lifes journey

Rare is it that the work involved is seen by the average and casual viewer, beneath the layers exist hours of construction, contemporaneously or historically, it is this that makes ones work stand out. In order for this to occur it must be considered that a piece of work is comprised, not just of layers of paint, clay or individual parts but also a series of Techniques and processes that have been practiced and mastered, also this familiarity is important to ensure a balance of work and unity across an entire series or body of work, tried and tested means, Research and Development, success and failure, manipulation and, sometimes, an element of innovation. To this end I am revamping the process of making my bricks, drawing on experience and knowledge of other techniques combined with a specific approach to the forming and hand priming of the clay within the silicone mould, for me this ensures sympathetic preservations of fragile detail of the original form, also, it is importa...

  "First I saw the mountains in the painting then I saw the painting in the mountains" Chinese Proverb Don't you love it when a plan, combined with a series of unconnected parts, all comes together in unison, inspirations, materials, technique and passion, an explosively expressive combination? Today I started and completed the first component of my first biomorphic work for a couple of years, combining a love of Sumi-e mountains, a fascination with repetitive pattern, a specific technique and of course, Biomorphism; a recognition and understanding of all of these elements have been a part and parcel of my daily life though always it seemed one or the other was absent, worse still, incomplete leaving naught but frustration and dissatisfaction with any work completed, today I am satisfied.     Though each is created from a mould the Clay is literally spooned and guided into each of the grooves cuts and depressions creating multiple Individ...