Postcard with moustache lady

Part of the Widford Arts exhibition is to donate a small postcard sized artwork to be auctioned off on the opening night. Generous of me, I know.

I don't normally work at this size but I must say I really enjoyed the scale. It felt manageable, like an achievable sized work I could just whip up with ease.

So I started playing with some offcuts I had hanging around from my main works. Some of the map transfers, the impression plant prints, collage from newspaper and a mono print image of a girl...

Only problem is the girl looks like a man with long hair and a moustache. Somewhere along the lines, that print went very wrong.  Time to rethink using her/him! Shim!

Playing with the composition again, I hid the awful mono print behind the lovely print from my meadow plants. Ahhh, much better. Magical flower.

 This way, that way, until finally the final decision is sewn in place. It's done now, no turning back. And certainly no telling me you preferred the 2nd composition!

Field day

After 7 years of patiently waiting in the rain, I finally got a decent British summer this year. Every 7th one is a good'en apparently. Damn, should of got married this year..Anyway, the sunny mornings soften the hard fact I must get out of bed, and I have been strolling to work via the river and meadow route I found.

This is wonderful as I can delay the reality of the working day ahead and I pick myself some treasures up on the way. Plant treasures, just so we are clear.



The Widford Arts Exhibition is fast approaching and my mixed media prints are nearly complete!

Playing with plants and flowers found on my walk, I found that actually inking up the stems themselves works a treat! They create a delicate printed image on the fabric. The ink only touches the raised edges so it creates a stamp like look. I like this. Might have got a bit carried away with this.


These are some detail pics of just one of the final works. You can see the final pieces on display, along with other local artists, on opening night, Friday 6th September at Widford village hall, 7:30pm - 10pm.