Blog Highlight 2012-Silk flags May 2012 (BID)

Blog Highlight 2012- Leamington Spa's 2nd annual Lantern parade,

The Spa centre was a great venue for  public workshops 

I visited different primary schools, running workshops 

Workshops and parade organised by BID Leamington Spa

13th December 2012

Our largest lantern, next year even bigger 

Blog Highlight 2012

at the beginning of last year I decided to write my blog regularly using it as an on line artist sketchbook/diary. Here are some of the best bits
1) My garden

I love the combination of natural and man-made

Spring I experimented  with recycled everyday objects colour and form

Summer-  CD teepee in the shape of a crown; very Jubilee

drawing for sculpture year 12, Well done

Happy New Year Everyone

They say the Egyptians invented writing so as they could collect taxes.After a morning down the council I realise nothing's changed.
I get a letter that appears very reasonable even doing me a favour blaa blaa blaa.
Then right at the bottom how much a week they'l take off me.
Now I have to write out all my in/out goings
nothings changed in 3000 years.
Housing Benefit want me to pay back nearly a grand because I overlooked a minor change to my employment. I have earned a consistently low wage and if I have to pay this back I cannot invest in my business This month I'm planning to build a workshop/studio space in my garden.
I have saved half the money and will borrow the rest. this investment will mean I can teach more from home and hopefully keep working in this difficult economic climate.
Writing should be uplifting and say something wise or important, not just a list of wealth/debt

my present studio is a tent 

tents aren't designed to be up continuously

the whole garden needs a lot of time and attention after so much rain.
but the willow's doing well

space cleared for workshop build

Work done over holiday period

Tin foil mother and child Toilet role cover

Easter Island head, yew
finaly fiinished

Easter island head in large slice of oak
coming on, should be finished soon

Large Yew piece just started

Mother & child in wood (not sure what )

Wooden Sculpture I'm working on

1. 

   I've been making the most of the limited day light
   and lovely mild weather

Power tools speed up the carving process
This a reciprical saw

I got a detail sander For Xmas

all the power tools are potentially dangerous
Use with care and never for too long without a break
as the vibration can cause nerve damage leading to conditions like white finger