Successful exhibition at 54 The Gallery, Mayfair

Artists outside the classroom

Our group show at 54 The Gallery, Shepherd Market, Mayfair  has been a definite success.

The exhibition of work by 9 artist makers looks fantastic and the responses from visitors has been so encouraging for all of us.

Sales have been good but it would be nice if a few more of the customers visiting the various restaurants right outside the gallery door would pop in and spend some money on art instead of another hottle of wine

The Opening party was crazy!!!!

So many people - thank you to everyone who has supported our venture this week.

Hacked email

apologies to anyone who has supposedly received a plee from me - I'm seemingly stuck in Istanbul.

Delete - it's a scam.

Has also managed to completely wipe ALL MY EMAIL ADDRESSESrom my yahoo account.

I'm going back to a typewriter.

Grrrrrrrrrrrr!

Fishing in the Harbour

Fishing in North Berwick Harbour
A composition plan for an etching. 
This has also made a really useful powerpoint teaching aid to help my students appreciate the stages involve in developing an illustration.

The image could do with a little tweaking - maybe when I have some spare time!

When did you last go to the zoo?

Just thought I would share my latest piece of project work.

Matilda & Lobster Flip Flops

I created this damask design in 1989 but it never went in to production.

The Lobster started off as a fine line pen and colour wash drawing.

Now they are getting a chance to be seen on a very limited range of adult flip flops

Quizzical Quills

Amazing what you can do with a few North Berwick beach feathers.

Freehand Machine Embroidery

Freehand Machine Embroidery
Kirstie Allsop has just described freehand machine embroidery as 
"the crack cocaine of the art world". 
Not very P.C. but I do agree - addictive.
Just thought I would share a few examples.