Having made the discovery that the cathedral Beech Tree was now a growing space for new life on the forest floor I decided that the Silver Birch might be the inspiration for the hanging tree columns in my eventual installation. […]
After months of research and development focused on glazes made from kaolin (1) and materials sourced from local wetland and woodland sites impacted by climate damage, I had thirty small wheel-thrown, ceramic pieces ready to be passed on to Josh […]
During my visit to the GF Smith Factory in Hull with the Feral Re-wilding Practice program, I was amazed by the wide variety of paper surfaces, textures, and colours. The tactile, sound and visual nature of the papers was truly […]
The process of paper recycling is essential for the environment, as it helps to conserve natural resources and reduce waste. However, the production of recycled paper requires a careful balance of old and new materials, and this is where clay […]
During my recent visit to the GF Smith paper factory, I was impressed by the community and hand-made processes that underpin their work. I saw firsthand the skills and processes involved in creating bespoke products from a huge variety of […]
GF Smith produces eco-friendly papers used by artists, printmakers, illustrators, and graphic designers. I recently visited the G F Smith paper factory, thanks to the Feral Art School’s re-wilding practice programme. During my visit, I was impressed by their commitment […]
First invented over 2000 years ago in China, paper is one of the few entirely sustainable products manufactured (1). The main components of paper are Cellulose and Lignin (both sourced from plant fibres such as trees or cloth) along […]
Re-Wilding Practice: A Year-Long Program for Art and Environmental Sustainability Re-wilding Practice is a year-long intensive research and practice-based program developed by Feral Art School in collaboration with an industry partner, G F Smith (a paper manufacturer). Together with nine […]
Re-Wilding Practice: Art and Environmental Sustainability
On the 21/04/21, we continued to work with our Riso prints. I had brought a range of colour/size paper to trial in the Riso, mainly pastel colours as the inks are so bold, they possibly need a soft paper behind […]
After discussing my first prints for the Riso with Srin last week, I wanted to get more hands on e.g. think about layering, the formation of colours and possibly text. I created these stencils with no bitmap to play around […]
Trying to get a man with dementia to do anything is difficult. Trying to get him to work on anything for more than 5 minutes is impossible. My grandad can become stubborn when he gets fed up about doing something. […]
The Tractor, one of my grandad’s all-time favorite vehicles. A vehicle that he spent most of his adult life driving. He became a collector, purchasing vintage tractors that he could then restore. This paper tractor I made as an experiment […]
I’ve restarted chemo treatment after it being suspended due to covid-19 restrictions (which I have to say the consultant was very fuzzy about), so here is the first drawing of series 2, 12 May 2020. There was another patient also […]
My first solo totally on line art exhibition with Aleph Contemporary
Just some pics of my lino prints using oil-based inks on Chinese book pages (I won the books as a prize ages ago when studying Chinese at Cambridge). For the red images I tried black over red then red over […]
A page from Picasso’s sketchbook Can’t believe I haven’t blogged since Nov. 2019 !!! Been rather busy I suppose. But had to report on the visit to The RA. I was persuaded by my daughter to go […]
So I didn’t get the DYCP grant as other applications were preferred. The silver lining is that I am not under pressure to deliver a project … although the work I wanted to do for the project is work I […]
