Rachel Whiteread Tate Britain, London. 12 September 2017 - 21 January 2018 This weekend I had the delight of an arty day out in London. This is something a try to do regularly, just getting out of Bristol is enough to shake things up. This trip was particularly inspiring and I thought I would share it with you. My main reason for the excursion was to visit Tate Modern to see the Rachel Whiteread exhibition and wow it was worth the coach journey. This is really exciting sculpt

Icarus flew too close to the sun. Icarus has long been an image held in my mind’s eye. The wings, the wax, the feathers, the burning sun. All the passion that taking flight to escape conjures up. I have never worked directly with the Icarus motif of the winged figure (man), although I have come close with installations of wax wings and tapered feathers (see pics) It continues to be a sauce of inspiration for me and I thought I would write about it, perhaps as a way of untangl

Today I have been further experimenting with glass engraving. I bought a basic Dremel hobby engraver a few years ago and made a couple of framed pieces which really intrigued me. I mounted the glass away from the white background in the hope to capture a shadow and heighten the elusive nature of a transparent image. It worked, a little too well maybe, as once again it’s a piece of work impossible to photograph! (see my attempts). Fast-forward a few years and my thoughts and d

I am very excited to extend the invitation to BV s annual Open Studios event. The details are as follows: BV Studios| 37 Philip Street| Bedminster| Bristol| BS3 4EA April 21 6pm- 9pm (bar till late) come and join the party!!! April 22 11am-6pm April 23 11am-6pm This is your yearly chance to nose around behind the scenes of this surprising and vast warehouse full of creativity. It's not to be missed, so come and say hello #bvstudios #supportyourlocalartist #Art #Bristol #BVStu