I have been working on things...but not ones I can make public just yet.

During January I did a lot of singing (which made me very happy...but it still wasn't enough singing for me!) here is one piece... 

I also produced two competition pieces, something different for me in that these were just plain old boring paintings ; )
...I'm only giving out tiny previews at the moment...

Christmas is closing in and, while I still have deadlines before then, they are not construction type ones.
This hasn't stopped me from constructing though... it is very hard for me to stop making things!

I've been working on a couple of things. One is making my own glue and gluesticks and the other is making round boxes of a different type to my folded ones (and using my own glue to hold them together).

I'm also sourcing some large packaging so that in the new year I can make some more of my cardboard and fabric canvases and get painting again. Today I found a box from a huge TV....only just fitted it in the car...that should make a few pictures!

So...watch out for updates on round boxes, home made glue and huge cardboard paintings!

...and here is a preview of the round boxes to come...

Truly unique collage christmas cards have been my recent project and here is one example. My desk and floor are covered in clippings and tools!
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Will this be the last in the series?

I don't know but I am pleased with how this one developed and I love the broken egg!


Phoenix & egg,
acrylic and collage on fabric and cardboard,
approx 74 x 57 cm

available as cards and prints

Another expedition into late night paint brought me to this bird falling off a rock...I can see progress here both in subject and construction.

Following on rather quickly from my mythology series is another mythological work in a similar vein.
Without a doubt this was inspired by the Gustav Moreau exhibition not so long ago at the NGV …
there is quite a thing at the moment with portraying human bodies with animal heads…think people with cat or dog faces or lions heads…you’ll find them all around  in photoshop and illustration work…
in classical mythology and its retellings we find the animal bodies with human heads, think centaurs and sphinxes…I’ve been wanting to tackle this theme and even tried to photoshop my head onto my cat’s body (unsuccessfully!)

Today I tackled a large canvas using the same technique as for my recent mythology series…some collage of weathered materials, some scribbly painting, trying very hard not to draw anything until something just pops up. In this one the hint of a mouth could be seen after a while and the eye (which apart from the black line is just a collage piece.

I’m so pleased and excited to have produced this strong character, the woman who eats people when they can’t answer the riddle! I love her twisted Escher-like body. This is a Greek Sphinx, winged and woman. She is far too precious to sell in original form.
Original is mixed media (acrylic and paper on fabric and cardboard) 57 x 74 cm approx.
Available as cards and prints.

I've finished the series (see previous posts), sadly, really, because it would have been fun to keep creating such wonderful creatures....but I have run out of canvases and feel very happy with the final character...

The six works here together are only available in print form at the moment...it is far too soon for me to part with them (if ever I could!)

They are from top left to right
Masked Thief, Sweet Kimono, Heavy Load,

and from left to right on bottom row
Dancing Cricket,
Fancy Cape,
Pure Freedom.

They are all mixed media (acrylic, pastel and paper on fabric and cardboard) and while varying slightly are approximately 37 x 57cm.

A little story about them all can also be found here

Enquiries welcome

I have worked very quickly on my latest series of collage/paintings (see previous post) and have created 3 more characters from the depths of my imagination. I had no idea what would appear!  I only have one more to do to complete the set...then I will need to make some wall space to be able to display them all together. These have been a great experience...now I would just like to tackle a series of larger canvases!
More pictures of the originals here where they are also available in a variety of print forms (cards, framed, canvas)