…. as Spike Milligan famously asked. I managed to get in my planned trip to Almscliff Crag this morning, and returned with a bag full of stones, which are now sitting on the table in the studio waiting to be interpreted. I am quite pleased by the differences in colour and texture that can be … Read more
I have been quite pleased by the way in which my study of rocks from Mynydd Parys turned out. It struck me that it might be interesting to do something similar based on local materials.* So the plan for tomorrow morning is to drive over to Almscliff Crag (where else?) and collect some rock samples … Read more
During November I will have on display in local venues two selections of my studies of Almscliff Crag …. one in the Square & Compass and the other in the South Square Centre. In preparation I began looking through my racks before we went on holiday. A couple of pieces I decided were rather weak, … Read more
The next couple of months promise to be pretty busy from the point of view of exhibiting, so I am in the throes of deciding what I will put on display in several different venues. Among these is my regular slot at the Square & Compass, for which I am just finishing a couple of … Read more
Today I really had to get my head down and complete preparation for my contribution to our forthcoming group show at the South Square Centre. The theme we selected was “Current Obsessions”, which like the best exhibition themes is sufficiently compendious to give us all something to get our teeth into. I decided that what … Read more