I have been doing a six week clay course with the amazing Clairy Laurence . I also did a heart workshop. I made this for my son's engagement. I had not touched clay for 20 years before the classes. lovely to feel and experience clay again.  His beautiful fiance loves daisies,  it got one little kiss mark from the kiln but it was made with love, using paperclay.  

 

Also working on my body paper sculpture casting a hat worn for the beach. I am always drawn back to the paper for its beautiful fragility and strength.

Coming along

I am really enjoying my clay class each week. I am learning so much. Like everything it is much harder than it looks. I love the Quote from Paula Modersohn Becker

" Everything good is difficult "

 

Experimenting and learning new skills

Hi everyone, hope the year has started well for you all. This year I am trying to experiment more and just enjoy the process without expecting myself to create a masterpiece every time. Just enjoying the experience and seeing what happens. Trying to bring a bit more curiosity into my work. I am just taking a class once a week with a new material for me to experience , clay. I am staying to my female figurative work and so far loving the collaboration with the material. I love learning new skills and the interaction with other artists is always rewarding. 

 

Happy New Year

 Dear friends, wishing you all a safe, healthy and creative 2026.  lets share love, kindness,
respect and strengthen our connections with one another. 

I have started the year casting some jean shorts to try and use on a sculpture. Not sure if it will work doing lots of trial and error at the moment. Also working on some paper hair. will keep you posted .

Merry Christmas

 Dear Friends,

Wishing you all a safe and joyous Christmas. May 2026 hold good health and much happiness, peace love kindness and respect for all. I am truly grateful for the year that is and look forward to a creative 2026. 

New experimenting with hands

I have been undertaking a course called" Making exceptional work "by The Daring Artist Amy Kennedy. 

The course goes for 6 months and it has given me lots to think about with my arts practice. I am really loving the learning and I am trying to experiment more. It has a pod group component where you meet up with other artists on zoom which is fantastic as most of the time I work solely on my own at home. I have been working on hands and decided to have my own hands cast. I of course couldn't

do my own so a fabulous artist Russ from foreverhandcastings .com did them for me. I brought them home and  poured the moulds with Plaster of Paris. They came out well , I got a few bubbles and can certainly learn from my mistakes with the plaster. I have been doing a daily exercise with contour drawing and the practice is certainly helping me. My new project has been decided on I am looking at GRATITUDE.  It is a huge one but one that resonates with me at the moment. Not sure where it will lead me yet but the exploration will be fun.

Experiment with wool

My wool frida is nearly finished. A couple more flowers and leaves to add. I am much happier with the colour skin. I have been experimenting with a few different materials lately but always seem to come back to paper. I have been struggling with the cost of transport for my life size sculptures and looking to make bust size to make them easier to move and much less cost. Not sure what direction I will go in but its exciting to play around and experiment more.