Whitewall show

Whitewall exhibition at centre:MK installed despite inclement weather. Thanks to Jessica at Norcottarts ( I think that's right ), Nikki, Ewen and Clive for being there and helping hang things. Also thanks to Alyn at the Crocus Gallery in Nottingham for coming out to meet me at the Gallery so I could collect one of the drawings. With all that help from others I really think you should go and see the drawings if you happen to be nearby.


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Many hands

More work on the good doctor's hand portrait. At this stage there are copious amounts of measuring and very methodical marking out. There's been a lot of discussion of Euan Uglow's work at the studio this last week or so, and it feels like he used a similar level of rigorous measurement as a sculptor has to apply.











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Exhibition in a can

Two Laocoon drawings fitted with hanging eyelets and rolled up ready to deliver.


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Recent works

Recent activity has produced some life drawing, a few final touches on the self portrait and a bit more steady progress on the good doctor's hand commission- it's definitely a case of 'measure twice, cut once' to ensure the hand will hold the ceramic ball nicely and look like the client's hand. Monday sees me working with studio-mate James Oughtibridge to make a replica of a particular type of stone for a roofing manufacturer to cast tiles for a national trust property.

laocoon drawing.m4v

Here's a complete time lapse video of my epic laocoon drawing, one of those being shown at the Whitewall MK exhibition from 5th February to 5th March. I'll post a flyer here too.

Insert hand pun here

I spent this afternoon measuring up for a commission. The client has commissioned a sculpture of his hand holding a ball for his wife. Before any carving can start there are lots of measurements to take from photographs. This is the third time I've started this as the pieces of walnut and cherry I initially selected were both rotten. Luckily I discovered this fairly quickly and I had already warned the client that things might take a while.


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