African mask from Cameroon
This large mask appeals to me. I like the odd shapes, the wonderfully rough stylised features and the double eyes. …
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African figures
These figures disturb me. Scary. Maybe it’s the teeth. Maybe it’s the eyes. Maybe it’s the rope around the neck. …
Who is behind the mask?
I spent the last few weeks playing with clay and these masks appeared from somewhere. It’s always …
Trust imagination
Trust imagination. I start with a few ideas and thoughts, sometimes an image in my head of the end result, …
How do acrylic paints age?
I have wondered for many years how some of my creations will age. I use acrylic paint on a number …
Norsk Drager
Finally finished my last piece and it’s on to the next, much smaller and more manageable project. I think it …
Finished!
This piece has really stretched me and I’ve struggled with so many parts of it. The colours, the shapes, the …
Where do you store your artistic creations?
I started creating an abstract piece last year and since then I have been trying to finish it (my real …
Finished first mosaic
I started my first mosaic a few months ago and wrote about it. Now I have finally finished it and …
Playing with mosaics
If I have a choice of using a media I have tried before or trying something new I find myself …
Free recycled inks
When a printer reports an ink cartridge needs replacing as it is “empty” I wondered how much ink there was …
Is “work in progress” seen by anyone else?
I always seem to have a number of pieces in progress at any one time. Sometimes they are half finished …
Opening Up
Several years ago I started to grasp various handholds to pull myself out of a dark, silent hole I had …
Another Dimension
I created this piece back in 2011 and, as I felt there was something missing from it, I left it …
Masks II
A second experiment with masks and I end up with 2 pieces. I wanted to try out different finishes and …
Finding Something from Nothing 