TAP: As the Crows Fly Show

Unfortunately, this show has finished now...

but here are some of the images of the great works featured! (as i've only just got round to it - sorry!)

I think I mentioned before I was showing here. It was an exhibition featuring the work of the artists in my studios - at SYNCHRO STUDIOS (no website as yet im afraid..). There is quite a wide range of artists and different work, although there is only 12 of us!

The venue was great - the old water works in Southend on Sea. The building has been changed into a gallery and artists studios by CoExist.

Anyway, here's some images from the Private view (just before we opened):

PRESS:Ceramics at Art School 09

A complete surprise for me this one. Was in uni visiting the now third years and one said to me 'hey you're famous - you're in Ceramic Review'


So naturally I rushed down to the library and lo and behold, there I was! I'd completely forgotten I'd sent away any images, it was so long ago - degree show time. I suppose I assumed they'd already published the feature...


There's some good work featured, I'm off out to try and buy a copy (dont really think anywhere in Southend stocks CR.. so it may have to wait til next trip into the big smoke..) but until then, here's the hastily scanned images:

George Bamford

A few weeks ago a lady called me and said she was calling on behalf of top UK photographer George Bamford and he'd like to photograph me for a project he was currently working on.

I went to the shoot yesterday, and he was great. Wasn't anything like I expected - He was young and trendy and reallly nice! Haha, that sounds bad, like I was expecting him to be awful..but thats not what I meant.

He was really nice to talk to, really put me at ease and his studios (The IRIS Studios) were great! Turns out he studied at the American version of Central Saint Martins - Parsons?

I'm not going to say anymore, because I'm not sure if I am allowed to...

WATCH THIS SPACE

PRESS: jotta online magazine

Fellow blogger, graphic designer and colleague on the course I am currently on - Calum Ross, interviewed me for the 'One to Watch' section on the online magazine jotta!

Hurrah! more press - the only way is up! and look - There is an article on Grayson Perry to the left of mine!

To read the full article click HERE

HALLOWEEN BIRTHDAY!

I know it's not really work related, but I guess its 'life related'...I've just celebrated my birthday with a Zombie Crawl on halloween around my home town of Southend on Sea!

Our make up and 'styling' so to speak, I thought was amazing, so I just wanted to show a few of the pictures off!

They were taken by my good friend Paul Gardner, who is a fab photographer (and helped me take the current photographs of my work) He also works at Bar 29, Southend on Sea as the promotions manager, hence him taking the horrific zombie photos! (check out both the Bar's and Paul's websites!)

ICADF

I exhibited at the Islington Contemporary Art & Design fair over the weekend!

Luckily, I was next to my good friend and fellow Central Saint Martins ceramic graduate Ruth Babajide (trading as MERBI - check out her work HERE - its amazing!), so it wasn't so terrible or as lonely as I thought it might be!

This was my first 'proper' trade show, so it was really scary - and an eye opener actually, of how much work and preparation actually goes into these things - you cant just bowl up and expect people to buy your work - (which is slightly annoying! hehe).


It made me realise I need a smaller 'diffusion range' so to speak... so watch out for mugs, jewellery, tiles etc... as people who walk in off of the street want to come away with things..

studio stuff and first glazed pieces...

So, ive finally started producing stuff in my studio!!

Its been a massive long slog of trial and error, with lots of spillages, noise and tears!!! But im finally egtting somewhere - slowly but surely. (i just have to keep the noise down!!!)

The first glazed pieces DIDNT EXPLODE - Hurrah!

Although the 'Rusted Decadence' glaze isnt coming out the way it did at uni, which is a shame. I'll have to look into the firing ramps. see whats going on!


Just a quick snap of the studio as is now: