Toy Think Tank Show Norwich

My little critters will be exhibiting themselves in the Attack of the Creatures beyond the forbidden Island at Nunns Yard Gallery in Norwich on the 4th and 5th of August 2018. This is a one off rare show in Norwich with Toy makers from all over coming. Not to be missed.

Hive Alive Sydney

Hive Alive opening night is 6pm 21 September 2016 at Alpha House just off King street on Union street. A show about bees to save bees.  My sculpture travelled from Norwich to Sydney via my visiting brother Justin who resides in Sydney with his family. The sculpture is made from Plasticine it may be reshaped from the long journey. Very much a rare Sydney show of a collection of artists that hung out in Sydney in the 1990's and had a Golden Bee theme back then. The exhibition is the start of a World Golden Bee community and happenings.

Nominated for Norfolk Arts Award

Some jolly news I got married to Robert at Norwich Castle on Tuesday and got nominated for Norfolk Arts award the same day so a fantastic wedding present. Its an EDP public vote so please do vote for me. Its just a click beside my name on the EDP website http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/vote_for_your_favourite_individual_solo_arts_practitioner_in_the_2016_norfolk_arts_awards_1_4676830

Ceramic Tux penguin

Anonymous Quacker kindly said they would make ceramic TUX penguin’s. Profits from the sale of the Ceramic TUX penguin goes to refurbishing old computers for the disadvantaged. They are 7 and half inches high and 5 inches wide (19cm x 13cm) They are for sale at 105 pounds each. All the money goes to bigger memory for the old computers. The computers get completely wiped and then get Linux program put on them which is free to run and get upgrades. The person who refurbishes the computers does it completely for free. The famous artist who remains anonymous who makes the Penguins makes them for free too. The profits go to the memory upgrades or bits the computer might need. There is still lots of people out there who cant afford to buy a computer or the programs and then this can be catch 22 for getting work which is done on line now or writing CV or being computer literate for a job. I am one of those disadvantaged people and all the computers that I have had over the last ten years have been given to me. I have a hand me down Mac with Linux on and a hand me down lenovo laptop with Linux on. I don’t claim any benefits from the state but earn very little money to pay bills and the rent. I grow my food on allotment that I rent from the council. Being an artist is not easy I work day and night. When I do sell a painting the money goes back into buying more paint or paying a bill. Get in touch through my contact page on my website if you would like to buy a penguin.

Ships Wheel Art

This year for the Cromer and Sheringham Crab and Lobster festival the theme for artists was a Ships Wheel. Shops in Cromer and Sheringham sponsored wheels that artists painted and they put them in the window for the whole summer. Gallery Norfolk asked me to paint a wheel. I imaged being at sea and the seagulls that followed the boat reflected on my Ships wheel on a sunny day.
I painted the gulls on the beach in Cromer on paper then painted them  on the wheel. Exhibiting the seagulls along side the wheel in the window. On the 30th August all the wheels came together at the front of Cromer pier and were auctioned off for charity. They made a record amount of cash this year. All the charities will be local ones that need help.

Clay busts in London

I carefully carried Clay heads commissioned by Semra to London on the early morning coach. I met up with Semra at the cafe opposite and we had a coffee and chat.

The heads are made of plasticine and put in a jam jar. Semra is pouting her lips in sculpture. I also made them a necklace each. I started making little heads at school as a secret obsession. This is the first time I taken it up again in over 40 years. 

I made them from photos as I had not met Garth before.

Pride without Prejudice time to catch

A poster by David Shenton of Pride without Prejudice show time to catch last few days of exhibition.

My work is on the right hand side and postcards are behind the desk. 

Norwich Dandies fundrazr

Norwich Dandies are fund raising for next year. They have quite a few big plans for next year and they have applied for Arts council funding but in order to receive the funding from the arts council they have to raise 10 percent. So I started a crowd funding campaign as we have quite a few perks to offer that make donating easier. Next year we plan Dandifest 2015 bigger and brighter and better and also to major shows in London for disability week and a tour of Norfolk round the villages. Please do donate and if you cant do share the funding page. A big thanks from the Dandies and we hope you can come and join in our events next year we try to make as accessible as possible for everyone. Click here to link to page

Pond Bingo in the Super natural Garden

Pond Bingo with Herb Fondevilla

Supernatual garden with special plants to find for the Bingo.

Japan hospital arts plant there sculptures part 2

Super Natural Garden at the NNUH hospital pond near the Colney centre. 

The Japanese artists all made amazing sculptures in Japan and sent them over all carefully wrapped that were secretly planted in the garden. 

The sculptures are all different plant like shapes with wonderful colours.

We planted them very quickly before they caught a cab back into town, as they had a ghost tour of Norwich booked. 

The next day they moved the sculptures to new locations around the pond.

Cactus behind the chair

Planting season in Norwich

Where is the little piggy hiding?

Another little piggy sitting in the garden.

Whats that plant growing in amongst the elephant ears. 

Pride without Prejudice 2014 exhibition

I will be showing new work which I making this week and I will be drawing Partner Portraits of couples or friends for Pride. With the hope of borrowing them back for an exhibition next year.

Launches 21st July 7-9pm Private view all welcome

Open daily 10am to 5pm (sunday 11am -2.30pm)
21st July -2nd August at St.Margaret's Church of Art on St. Benedicts street, Norwich, Norfolk, England.

My work that I will be making hopefully will turns some heads.

Houghton Hall in November

A crisp breeze blowing across the Norfolk flat lands. Here I find a land drop Haha at Houghton Hall. Miss O'Haha meets Haha

Richard Long in the round at Houghton Hall where Emma Jarvis is inspired and on top of the house

 A reflective sculpture in the bush

Green velvet rooms radiate from the house 

This is close to how the planets landscape should look but would need more plants and ponds.

Breath out the death of the leaves for winter

Houghton stone

White Deer on green