This page provides an insight into my working process, including blogs on exhibitions and curatorial projects
There are also links to a series of walks produced for The Bridport Times and also The Sherborne Times between 2018 – 2024.
Blog Posts
Drawing on Nature
The Rewilding Britain Garden RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2022 Published in The Sherborne Times, July 2022 In spring 2021, a chance conversation at Wincanton Town Festival led to a commission for a unique piece of artwork. Intrigued by Urquhart & Hunt’s stall at the Festival, and knowing a little bit about their work as environmentalists…
A Post Industrial Picturesque
A Post Industrial Picturesque Brampton Museum, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, ST5 0QP 28 June – 7 September This exhibition presents a range of new works from over 30 artists which explore the subject of industrial ruins; their allure, fascination and histories. Winspit Quarry has never failed to hold my fascination or intrigue, returning repeatedly over thirty years. The…
Every Step of the Way
Making the Spot – a walk in Longing and Loss In August 2024, I walked a 10 mile section of the South Downs Way for an Arts and Place project, Every Step of the Way, where artists have been invited to respond to allocated sections of the entire 100 mile route. The exhibition runs at…
Witness
The Arborealists – Ancient Trees Nature in Art, Twigworth, Gloucester GL2 9PA 10th Sept – 13th Oct We live in a belt of mixed woodland, both public and private, on the north Dorset border, which contains fine examples of veteran and ancient oak. The tree I have depicted for this exhibition is no more. It…
Hogback Hills
I am one of 21 invited artists contributing to an exhibition in summer 2024 at the Sidney Nolan Trust in Presteigne which explores the geological, ecological and human story of Hanter Hill, Worsell Wood and Stanner Rocks. The area, on the mid-Wales/England border, contains remnants of Pre-Cambrian volcanoes and some of the oldest rocks in…
In Pursuit of Spring
Originally published 10 April 2021 on Somerset Art Works’ website Fifty works by SAW Members feature in a new exhibition at Black Swan Arts in Frome, celebrating the book of the same name by Edward Thomas. In Pursuit of Spring sees Thomas setting out from London, westwards by bike to find spring, but it also…
Walking West Dorset
From January 2018- June 2020, monthly walks were published in The Bridport Times. The walks delved into the network of ancient lanes, pathways and tracks in this secretive corner of West Dorset, accompanied by hand drawn maps, notes and photos. You can see online copies of the publication here
The walks were republished in The Sherborne Times from 2020 and in autumn 2022, further new walks were featured, completing the set of 40 which had been originally planned.
Somerset Art Works Blog
From January 2020 to October 2023 I produced a monthly blog post for Somerset Art Works, covering different aspects of the organisation’s work and the many creative endeavours across the county. You can read the posts on the Somerset Art Works website here.
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