fairy light at the end of the first day of march.....

none of us is free.......

new! new! new!

your image that blossoms a rose in the deeps of my heart
ink and glitter on vintage serviette on box feb 2009

she was always a free spirit
ink and transfer on gessoed board feb 2009

feather dress

I collected these swans feathers on a lovely walk last week with my father ,sister and daughter......I bought the adorable knitted fairies dress from my secret "knitting ladies"...

talk to the hand...

I was just uploading some new photos when I spotted this old photo nestled in amongst the begining of our extensive photo library, I like it !

thank you very much Krzysztof Kieslowski

I feel a better person after watching this truelly magical film.

just before she left ......

I had a little informal meeting with the external assesor , well....um ...um...it was a bit ..well, how was it for you ?
A pure let down, useful only in so far as I had to get the work to its best ,its a lonely , lonely road.

between two worlds

I have been away, its been good,some special times were had, heres some random images ❋❋❋❋❋❋❋❋❋❋

film stills from ongoing...... the lady who carried her house on her back

been editing my film ALL DAY and its only 1 min 22 sec ,feel its going well , ho hum ,had to let go of lots of ''good bits'' to stay true to the essence of the piece, meaning I have a lot of excess -doll in the snow footage-, anyone interested !, her time will come , just you wait and see.......

fragmentary drawings are go !

Had a great day at college yesterday. I have only got 12 weeks left ,um, I actually feel fine about that , wouldn't want to get institutionalized or anything ! Studying for a degree over 6 years has been amazing. A real priviledge, to be able to learn in a way that is part of your whole life. It has introduced an increased awareness and vigilance that has become part of my practice as an artist
As I have become stronger as an artist, weirdly enough, my work has become more fragile, in its form. I know that it is an ongoing process , but, the more work that I see, it makes me want to say less and less and less..... resonance and meanderings are my work, um is there anybody out there ?

I have a piece in this and really hope to make it , but the impending big snow may get in the way....bother !

How are you ?

how are you ?
ongoing series of fragmentary drawings
ink on tissue

Tony Hart .. back in the day

Tony Hart Lettercraft (Book club associates) 1986

Tony Harts hands making patterns with letraset dry transfers
Sad to hear that Tony Hart has left us for the great art school in the sky.
The 1970.s were a great time for tv. he made art seem so funky ! His programme vision -on with its moog synthesiser -and the excitement of seeing the viewers gallery ,was one of my fav childhood memories . Along with Jack-a-nory, The Clangers and Magpie, thanks for all your zeal Tony ...rock on

two new drawings (different but the same)

what a month !

Everything seems so epic at the moment , you know , all the stuff going on out there in the REAL WORLD , apart from that...... (ie.getting overwhelmed).. it has been snowing , its v.v v. cold and I am finding it hard to locate my mojo.
I like pushing the enhance button ,see the two drawings (above post) I did , one is "as is" and one is ENHANCED ! , well seems we're all looking for a little bit of that right now , would you like me to improve your image ?, enhance your view?, tidy it up a bit ! I had a fab day in Dublin last week , saw two superb exhibitions in the Douglas Hyde Gallery, worth the trip up and I got crumpets in marks and spencers oh ,and I saw a heart on O'Connell street , magic lit up trees in Avoca (fancy pants shop), a cool bag and a scrummy dinner with voluminous piped potatoes on top , minty green mushy peas, actually it was my friend annes dinner! ,I had spent all my money on art catalogs but I had just enough for the lovely parsnip and parmesan soup OMG ! it was the man.

mooching around the studio

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poppy love to you all (may your year be full of oppurtunities and joy )

I could NOT believe it when I saw these poppies actually shed their pods in front of my eyes in this,the summer just flown past, I love ,love .love nature SO MUCH ,magically real, really magic, call it what you like , ITS OUT THERE AND ITS FREE , for all of us to enjoy.
image film still from work in progress THE LADY WHO CARRIED HER HOUSE ON HER BACK 2008-2009