Art+Life+Me

I am an artist working across the spheres of fine art and craft, working in printmaking, embroidery, drawing, collage and photography. I enjoy creating, imagining, laying pen to paper, thread to fabric, collage, printing, etching, writing, stitching, paper of all kinds, text, physical objects, forgotten objects, the disregarded, the decayed, the lonely. It has been two years since I graduated from Bradford School of Art, I have in that time lived in Bristol for over a year, had several exhibitions, moved to Manchester, started taking commissions, but also been un-employed, moved back to Halifax, really got into drawing again thanks to a day job in which not much thinking or concentrating on the actual job needs to take place, drawing has been my heart and minds saving grace. I am making things I love and hoping to get my foot on the ladder, exhibiting and selling at art fairs. I'm here and I hope to develop and progress, draw, inspire, create and with this blog I hope to make sense of ......art+life+me.

Friday 17 December 2010

ART & CRAFTS MARKET TOMORROW (18th DEC) - PIECE HALL, HALIFAX.

I have my second art stall tomorrow, ooh its a cold weekend for standing outside on a market....but hopefully plenty of people and that great christmassy feeling will stop me and my ever faithful buddy Sally from feeling it too much.  I will be selling photopolymer and etching prints, of limited editions.  Along with my handmade, recycled 'art cards', there will some mixed media framed works also on sale.  Sally has a lovely selection of cards, button necklaces and craft pieces.  Come along and see us at the Piece Hall, Halifax, West Yorks, we will be there from 8.30am, its the Victorian Weekend at The Piece Hall, so it should feel like you have stepped back in time. The market is on until 4pm.

Sunday 5 December 2010

My Next Exhibition at Brass Gallery, Leeds December 2010.

Click on the link below to see details for my next exhibition, starting in January 2011 (date tba).   My response to the theme 'Cartograph' will feature along with several other Brass Agency exhibitors from 2010.

Brass Gallery

Small Works Exhibition, Todmorden, see my work amongst many others!!

A wonderful gallery, The Water Street Gallery, in Todmorden, Lancashire invited me to exhibit in their Small Works Exhibition.  It runs until 30th January 2011, and its a really beautiful space and there are so many other great artists involved.  I have 6 prints in the exhibition, I sold one on the preview day...how exciting!!!

My First Art Stall, Cookies Bar, Halifax, 2010.



 My friend Sally Neale's work, Sally shared the stall with me, and we had a very successful day.  We have another one on the 18th December at The Piece Hall in Halifax, West Yorkshire,  Its the Victorian Weekend, get all christmassy and come along for goodies.



 My half of the stall, it looked very pretty.

 Sally's beautiful button necklaces.


Monday 30 August 2010

My trip to Thailand 2008.

Many things changed for me on this trip, I loved being on the road with my ruck sack for a month with my buddy Sal, it was, well, truly liberating.  I can say without a doubt that travel inspires me, not just my work but my soul, it's where I feel free, I suppose most people feel the same but for me it was a chance for me to be just me, no boyfriend, no work, no worries, just my best friend and the open road.....oh and plenty of bumpy bus rides.  If I could recommend anything to mend a broken heart it would be to travel and explore.

Just a thought .....

A thought carries a long way
It can stay around forever
It can be dangerous and wonderful
Magnificent, Crazy, beautiful.
It can be neither here nor there
Or never destined to be.
But it exists and its all in your head.

Flickr: Your Photostream

Flickr: Your Photostream

Take a look through my work so far, there will be more to come, everyday, I hope.  Its like an art diary a doodle blog if you may, soon there will be my doodles from the everyday, enjoy and let me know what you think.