Wednesday 27 February 2013

WORK IN PROGRESS - Farm World


With the recent horse meat scandal amongst other things, I find my attentions recently brought back to my Farm World project. I still have to realise my drawing for 'The Human Milk Cow' in ceramic, this piece was inspired by the above news story of Chinese Scientists genetically modifying cows to produce human milk. I'm also starting work on a couple of ideas I have for a brand new piece, this time focusing on pigs.   


The Human Milk Cow, Drawing by Karen Thompson

Monday 25 February 2013

WORK IN PROGRESS - Gordon

Today's Offering.

I've enjoyed making this chap today... it's funny seeing the changing stages within ceramics, things alter dramatically with kiln firings and each stage of the process seems to have it's own different attractive qualities and life forces. This stage, the most vulnerable and fragile always seems to hold an extra special enchantment for me.

Tuesday 12 February 2013

STUDIO - Open Studios, Exhibition & Artist Talks

How Many Artists Does it Take to Draw a Light Bulb? A joint exhibition of current work from the six resident artists at Crescent Arts. I'll be giving a couple of artist talks as part of the Crescent Arts Open Studios and Exhibition this coming weekend as part of the Coastival festival. The Artist talks are at 1pm on Saturday and Sunday. Do also check out Jade Montserrat's talks at 12pm. 

Saturday 2 February 2013

OUT & ABOUT - The Charity Shop Psychic

Stephen D Bilton - The Fortune Teller.

During a rare treat to Pawz for Thought in Roker, Sunderland (one of my favourite charity Shops), I came across this little character - Stephen D Bilton. It turns out that he is a fortune teller! He asked to see my palm and then told me that the future looks very ok! He said to me "you know you'll have made it when you see a big W", he also told me that the next place that I travel to will have a volcano, although I won't know that it's there until I arrive... The mystery deepens!