Cushion the Blow...

Another cushion, (made for me by Ellie Merrick). Love the stripes and the fact you can see the pattern through the eye slot.

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Look Out World!!

I've been fairly busy at work recently. It's half term which gives me a chance to post some of my new work. As well as finishing off the refurbishment of this seventies mirror, I've worked with Ellie from Textiles, here at Hereford, to produce these cushions. I'm bloody stoked with the results. They encapsulate everything I want to communicate with my work; they're tactile, soft, bold. They might just pursuade people to have me in their homes.
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Raise a Glass!

Trying a new design. This one's, obviously based, on a love of mine...beer. I'm also a big fan of the artist, Eric Ravilious; the three-dimensional, and somewhat grainy, aspect of the design is attributed to him, I obtained this effect by sand-blasting the design free-hand. Soon to be seen in a drinking hole near you?

I've also been continuing to produce monster mirrors. I was given this weird old wooden mirror. I decided to give it a burnt finish. Might just look good in the right house.

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Wake Up Worcester!

Something's stirring in the Worcester art scene...We'll go along and check it out, see if you can go too. I have a mirror on display and Chris has a mini exhibition of his latest lino cuts...should be a hoot!

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T.F.I. Friday

Looking forward to sinking a few of these.

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Art Deck Identified!

Congratulations Chris Bourke!! The bloody skating train-spotter guessed immediately that the deck, I sand-blasted, was none other than a new old stock Chris Miller G&S model...You deserve a free plug. Please check Chris's site out, he's got some nice new merchandise up for sale, (love the tote bags Chris!)

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Happy New Year.

Here's to a New Year. Here's to pushing myself into places where I can achieve my potential. I have lots of silent resolutions, that will only become evident with output. I've got a good feeling things are going to be okay. This skate deck was Christmas present from a good friend; he gave it to me with the intention of me turning it into an artwork. It works really well and shows, once again, just how the pattern can be applied to almost any surface, giving the object new life and meaning. I won't put the model name of the skate deck on the blog just yet, I'll wait for someone with keen eyes to identify it!
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Sandblasted skate deck

(detail)