A few years ago I made this dark homage to the multi format transfer department affectionately refered to as Mufty, where carefully locked away deep in the vaults, obsolete kit such as the Sondor, RTI 6120, Cintel Y-front and Bosch Fernseh have found resting places.
Monthly Archives: March 2015
Throwback Thursday – A dark homage to obsolete technology
Filed under Art, experimental, filmmaking, Video
New painting – Meadow nymph, Nomia
I’ve finally finished this painting, I worked on the face over 2 weekends using layers of acrylic glazes.
Morning walk, building and numbers
I had no idea what these numbers represented when I walked past this building.
But have discovered that it’s a Gavin Turk installation representing the world population.
Here is a Throwback Thursday! I took this picture a few years ago, it’s a Tuscan Cabbage plant in my garden :)
Filed under Photography
Morning walk – The great fire of London
It was a fair spring morning and although I was super tired from staying up late re-playing Mass Effect 2 :) I enjoyed the bustle of London and fresh feel of the streets.
I managed to snap this doorway to a very old building on the Strand, which was the only one in the area to survive the great fire of London. It’s now a pub and at some point I’ll try to photograph the interior :)
Here is also a look inside my Smash book, where I keep things that I have created and don’t want to throw away.. It’s also a journal and scrap book.
Filed under Art, Photography
Tutorial – Make a Midori planner with paper and gesso
The internet seems to have gone Midori crazy! It’s beautiful yet simple design as well as it’s flexibility as a journal, planner or notebook has inspired many people to get creative. I decided to try to make my own using paper and gesso after seeing how my paper stencils became more supple and durable after a coating of acrylic gesso was painted on them. The gesso plasticises the paper to look and feel more like vinyl or faux leather. So let’s get started!! :) 
Firstly take some cardstock or watercolour paper and decorate it with spray inks, I’m using Dylusions inks as the colours will stain the gesso giving a more layered effect. Decorate both sides of the paper. 
Then using acrylic gesso, spread it onto the paper using an old store card, this gives a very thin and even coverage of gesso. Gesso both sides with 2 layers leaving the paper to throroughly dry between layers.
I made one last layer of gesso, scraping it through a stencil to give an organic leather grain effect. 
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Filed under Books, craft, experimental, Tutorial
Mother’s Day card (Throwback Thursday)
I made a Mother’s Day card from the Cute Girl painting I made last year..
Filed under Art
Morning walk
I managed to capture this delightful doorway on my walk this morning, it’s amazing what you can see in London if you just look up, lots of decorative features and details. It makes me wonder about the artists and crafts people who created such beautiful things…
Here is a corner of my house where I’ve put some of my artwork on display :)
Filed under Art, Photography
