I am constantly drawn to  fragility, light and transparency and try hard to incorporate these qualities within my practice.   I am in awe of the  beautiful translucency of the turquoise sea down in Cornwall as it rises and crashes towards the beach.  I love watching the contrast of the dark seaweed spinning in the pale blue/green waves, against a backdrop of shimmering sunlight. 

I recently acquired a clear quartz stone with inclusions that reflected the qualities I love in the Cornish sea and a sharp reminder to me of how to work.

As this was formulating in my mind I found the most amazing leaf from a delphinium that had gone transparent, so I have been playing around with this image and intend incorporating it within a print.

New Drawings from the beach, mixed media

 

I am working on these photos and some drawings to make a new series of prints, at last I am feeling some creative movement and inspiration.... 

The evening light was amazing when I took this one

Chaos Theory Dance

 Chaos Theory

This is my first movie.  Drawings made during a collaborative residency with Emma Park and her Black Swan Dance Theatre combine with words used by the dancers and photos taken during the rehearsals all put to the music (with kind permission) by Four Tet.

It was wonderful when a car drove past after I had done this, the pine needles exploded in the air blazing a trail behind it.  So wish I had the camera poised ready to record it.

I have decided after much soul searching that I need to create work outside.  I need to be outside, I hate being cooped up indoors. I have been looking through my photos for the germs of work I am beginning to make outdoors