studio practice
earth materials that limit my impact on the environment
my working practice
for the past ten years I have painted with ground earth pigments blended in my developed homemade soya milk binder on linen and vintage hemp; materials that limit my impact on the environment and reconnects my work to the land.
using a blue mineral pigment that contains cobalt gives me muted blues when mixed with ochres
processing pigments & making soya milk
the starting point for my work is the preparation of the binder - a grounding mindful process
‘pigment road trip’ reference book
hand stitching
the slow mediative repetition of hand stitching stills the mind and is reminiscent of the time spent walking and observing.
my reference books of stitches
mark making stitch from the Arctic Circle
book of my adapted hand stitch vocabulary
commission - book of marks (sold)
working & sketchbooks
pocket sketchbooks
in the basket.
I have used a A6 Daler Rowney book for 20 years & always stick an image on the cover
work books
with notes, colour samples, sketches, threads
field trip reference books
Harris & Lewis 2019
art sketchbooks
making cloth and paper books to record ideas or places
pigment landscape coast 2017
Katie Lochhead a second year MAF candidate from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville invited me to participate in her Sketchbook Exhibition.
Read about Katie’s introduction and outline for the exhibition that focuses on the role of the sketchbook.