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  • Calne Music and Arts Festival Exhibition

    Calne Music and Arts Festival Exhibition

    Instagram is one of those places where I have been able to find lots of local open calls for artwork in the past year. There have been countless opportunities local to my area, as well as open calls for London, online and across the waters in the States. I decided to keep the majority of…

  • Swindon Open Studios

    Swindon Open Studios

    Swindon Open Studios is an annual community exhibition during which artists invite members of the public into their studios and homes for a chance to see where and how their art is made during two consecutive weekends with a chance to buy original pieces of art. – Swindon Open Studios As part of my aim…

  • Swindon Paint Fest

    Swindon Paint Fest

    Founded in 2022 by Artsite Ltd, Swindon Paint Fest is back again and about to turn the town into a creativity hub of all kinds ranging from large scale murals, live painting, art market, exhibitions, workshops, dance and music! – Swindon Paint Fest I participated in the 2023 Swindon Paint Fest, celebrating local, national, and…

  • Solo Show, Mam’s Gallery

    Solo Show, Mam’s Gallery

    My first solo show was held at Mam’s Gallery, Swindon and showcased a variety of portraiture-based works from 2013 to 2023. The exhibition was also the first look at a new series of abstract portraits that I have begun this year, with a focus on the bold shapes and colours of the human body. The…

  • Megadoku

    Megadoku

    As part of Project 365 in May, I completed a 50 x 50 cm canvas of a 10 x 10 large sudoku on an 8 x 8 grid. Using pastel colours in acrylic paint, the calm and soft hues change throughout the day depending on the light that streams through my studio window. It was…

  • Coalesce

    Coalesce

    Date: May 2020Size: 1.3 x 1.24 x 2 mMaterial: Bamboo, twine, plaster, sellotape Coalesce “To come together to form a single unit” Arms of plaster support forms of bamboo. Stretching the limits of the relationship between the materials and space. Fighting balance, tension and gravity. A constant stream is drawn with bamboo and plaster.

  • Outline

    Outline

    Date: May 2020Size: A5Material: Ink pen on printer paper Transformation between materials and scale, practising, planning. The intricacy of layers in transformable objects. Determining the next steps.

  • Hexahedron Wafer

    Hexahedron Wafer

    Date: April 2020Size: Under 3 x 3 cmMaterial: Matchsticks, tissue paper and glue Planning, preparing, balancing. Producing transformable structures, under gravity and tension. Small scale weight to determine a future of sculptural installation that encompasses an area.

  • Stasis

    Stasis

    Date: March 2020Size: 2 x 2.5 x 2.5 ftMaterial: Bamboo, twine, plaster Gravity takes its toll when adding weight. Unpolished, it could be disturbed by a simple knock or push. Holding itself in the moment. Two materials forced into a moulded relationship, to work together, to balance. Too heavy to hold itself without support.