The pots are finished. The window sill shrine to the artisan is complete.There’s my parents at the back, four sisters and four little Milton Head tiles representing their families Our passing fads are gathered in little … Read More
Saturday 15th September 2018 First day and launch of the re opening my Chapel of St Catherine and Virgin of the Passion venue 151 Sinners and saints welcome Launch between 12-3pm (Open 11am – 6pm) Subsequent dates 16th, 22nd, … Read More
We all start small and in my case, very small. As a child, I saw the heights of creativity and ambition amongst the adults. I lifted myself up, crept out of my shadow and stood at the very edge, nervous … Read More
I love the local art community, its supportive embrace and its enthusiasm. I am its loyal advocate and standard bearer. I’m also a member of Torbay Culture Board and as such I’m its representative but also its challenger, critic and questioner. I … Read More
I am a bit obsessed with Kurt Schwitters, I am a bit in love with him. I was shown his work in 1973 at art school and I used his quote in my history of … Read More
I have never before joined an art group or society, other than art school, and I’ve never won anything for my art, except grade 1 O Level in 1973. In 2014 I decided I would acknowledge WH Auden’s command that … Read More
In my adolescence, I visited the artist, my father, in his London flat. There was a room designated for the studio; I could not smell turps or white spirit; I could not see a Francis Bacon tsunami licking the … Read More
Last year I was shortlisted for the RA Summer Exhibition with “Bedroom Shrine for the Virgin of the Rocks” which will be exhibited at the Riviera Art Fair The Spanish Barn Torre Abbey Torquay 3rd Feb – 25th Feb 2018 … Read More
a poetical life poems circa 1968 to the present day. My early specialities seemed to be hyperbole, extended metaphors and a heavy dose of Victorian Romanticism and gloom. It seems to have come together alright in the end though, with … Read More
“Somebody lied, I say it’s hip to be alive” (David Bowie) “Illustrating the sacred and profane” (Becky Nuttall) Established artist and poet, Becky Nuttall, invites you into her studio to view her new work this year … Read More
Laura’s Wedding Poem 3rd June 2017 Lifesaving Do you know you saved my life? You saved my life. By degrees and piece by piece, you stilled the faltering part of me, joined us in perfect symmetry, … Read More