Monday, 6 December 2010

Freak Exhibition, Shoreditch opens 9th December




I'm making multiples to be sold in the 'Freak' Show shop that accompanies the new Exhibition ( The show opens this Thursday evening: 5pm - 10pm at Shoreditch Town Hall - all welcome.

About the Show:
Freaks and misfits hold a vague and mysterious place inside human consciousness and outside of human comprehension. They can take many forms; a freak of nature, a freak accident or a freak appearance. For centuries freak shows and circuses have fascinated and perplexed the imagination of countless audiences. They show us something which is so close to home but living in a reality so far from what we call normality. These misfits serve as a reminder that our reality is only as concrete as we decide to make it. This exhibition serves to explore the notion of the Freaks and to wholeheartedly engulf its self and viewer into the mysteries of things not quite of this world.
This exhibition displays 35 artist's from around Europe and their visions of what happens when we peer behind the curtain and see the glitches in the makeup of our reality.

Opening Night: Thursday 9th December 5pm - 10pm. All welcome.

Exhibition: 9th - 16th December
open from 10am - 7pm on weekdays and from 10am till 6pm on Saturday and Sunday.









Tuesday, 28 September 2010

No.93 - finished canvas, painted at Fjellstad

No. 91 - so named after the mixed veg and cashew special from Jades Cantonese in the village. I think this is kitsch enough to grace most Chinese Restaurant walls. The finch has a gold leafed beak...details below.


Thursday, 20 May 2010

Shadow puppets





Mondays shadow puppet session at Little Horton Primary School with reception and year 2.

Thursday, 13 May 2010

Ellar Carr Pupil Referral Unit -painting project

For the last few weeks I've been doing short sessions with Ellar Carr pupil referral unit. They've been mark making and painting to music. Today was my last session with the 5th and final group - here is some of their work.

Monday, 10 May 2010

just a doodle - mad bird in the wood

just a doodle using up the inks on the palette left over from my carnival designs ....

Carnival designs

Its carnival time again! These are my designs for SIRF 2010, Stockton Carnival parade - my section is based around relaxation and leisure - hence the pets + gardening type themes.




















Wednesday, 7 April 2010

And another one from Norway


Another 'troll' / non specific bird combination - all i know about trolls is that they're supposed to have xmas trees growing out of their heads (tho I may have been misinformed on that too) so I'm daubing like those medieval artists who'd never actually seen a lion (or a non specific bird) but drew one anyway. This tr...oll is avoiding being shat on by wearing what looks eerily like a post-op/ post life Michael Jackson mask.