I’m an artist working with drawing, textiles, installations and sound… Latest blog post talks about looking back in order to move forward…

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I spent yesterday in the woods of my youth, humming and recording material for a new sound piece for #juxtaposeartfair in June

In 2023 I made this art installation to protest about the fact that 37% of the children in my area were living in poverty. After these @teamlabouruk.bsky.social cuts how many more twigs will I need to add?

Had a fab time chatting at the busy PV last night at RBSA…

I’m increasingly troubled by the world, and what I do as an artist… when my work is quiet, how do I make it heard?

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As part of my upcoming exhibition in the ground floor gallery at the RBSA gallery in Birmingham I’ll be playing “Eggshells”, one of the songs from my Drawing Songs project from 2021/2 that was funded by @aceagrams. There will also be just a few limited edition CDs and lyric book packs available.

I’m preparing work for my exhibition May Break My Bones at the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists in the ground floor gallery from 25/2 to 5/4 … PV on 27/2… (on at the same time as the photography prize exhibition) all welcome! rbsa.org.uk

New EP from The Sitting Room now available on @bandcamp.com for listening and even buying!

Can’t believe the first gig of the year is in February!

Trying to remember to post more content here than on the other one… preparing work for exhibition at #RBSAGallery in #Birmingham #JewelleryQuarter in February

It’s really hard trying to wean myself and my work off Instagram, where I’ve built up some lovely followers… so I’m going to go slowly for now in the hope they follow me here instead… meanwhile, here are some photos of recent works:
Sadly only four at a time…

Armchair making… recycled fabric “coil pot”… for a series of pods and vessels… I think I must have around 100 now…

I write a blog about my art. It’s been going on for ages. Takes longer to read than a post here or on insta. But if you’re interested in how artists think about stuff, it might be the thing for you. If not, it doesn’t matter, I’ll carry on anyway!

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Today in the studio, experimenting with light, silk, and drawing…

Different combinations of ceramic work made at #MACbirmingham #twigs and #vessels

Drawing on silk today…
Smoother than cotton… translucent… but somehow more difficult to get smooth gradations because of the weave… interesting…

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Photo taken in a church in Örebro, Sweden during their Arts Festival. (On residency with Stuart Mayes)

Rearrangements in the studio today. Ceramic vessel with wrapped twigs…

Drawing. Textiles. Installation. Songwriting…