Sunday, 17 February 2013

feeling better





Well that was eventful! I was happily minding my own business and selling things to lovely people at my open studio event, ok I had a sniffle but really it wasn't that bad was it? Hmmmm the sale went really really well there are some things left over and I have been told I am not allowed to throw them against the wall (ceramic pieces obviously) so there will be a box of odds and ends outside the studio for a bit but the rest (paintings) need to find a home or storage as I love the space I have freed up in my studio and I don't want to give it up.

Anyway on the Monday after the sale we all awoke to snow and lots of it didn't we and well I couldn't see out of my left eye. Hmmmm I could when I went to bed, strange to wake up to a very swollen eye, so off to Urgent care in the snow but not without falling over first and to be admitted for 8 days at the Royal Blackburn Hospital! Eeek! Peri-orbital cellulitis by all accounts! And due to the immune suppressants I am taking from my auto immune disorder it was touch and go whether the antibiotics would work but luckily by Thursday it was responding and I didn't loose my eye. Phew! Apparently it was because I had Sinusitis and they are all wrapped around the eye socket. I was also told I was very very lucky! So that's my month what about yours? All well? good at least some of us enjoyed the snow though I was told it wasn't snowman building snow?






So this week I have gone back to work so playing catch up for nearly a months worth of stuff and also had a birthday. Was trying to keep my drawing up so was playing about with inks and hares I hope you like them as they will be on display at the Cross Gaits Inn, Blacko from March 14th. 


And this week I was in St Leonard's Primary School in Langho working alongside Year 5 on the Stations of the Cross for this Easters Palm Sunday Service with the Bishop! Nothing like a bit of pressure for my first week back is there!






They are drying now, waiting to be fired so will post when finished I think we were all pleased with our efforts in two days.

Saturday, 19 January 2013

Last day of studio sale


 So tomorrow is the last day of the studio sale. I am open from 11am - 4pm so you are welcome to come and visit no obligation to buy just come and say hello. The first day on Thrusday has been the busiest and the best for sales fo far. Quite a few of the drawings have gone including one of my new hares. I am thinking of changing the way I work and now maybe the time so a sneak peak at what I would like to do. I have been saying this for a while but have not been brave enough so it's now or never me thinks! 

Bottom pic sold!


Tuesday, 15 January 2013

sale starts Thursday

Possibly staring to sound like an advert for a sofa company but the sale starts this Thursday so am hurriedly cleaning and painting plinths. My original aim to make my studio tidy at the same time is slowly slipping away but it will be soon and believe me it will be photographed.

So some idea of the work in the sale are on the walls pics are hard to take with reflections on the glass and north lights but here are a few things below. 

Sorry for the strange blue tinge not sure the lighting is that great in there!





sold!

A selection of light boxes which hopefully will be lit on Thursday night. 



bottom painting sold



 
Various painting which were exhibited at Brantwood in Cumbria 
or Brahm Gallery in Leeds many moons ago.


sold

sold

sold





Porcelain on canvasses







Box framed dipped flower heads

sold




sold

odds and sods 


birch trees on large oak plinth sold

Home sweet home, Hen house and front bird house all sold


a snap shot of the plinth work to go out! 


Over view of the wall full of work!

 now to a price list! I maybe some time!

Sunday, 30 December 2012

Studio sale images



 Some samples of work on display and for sale at my open studio sale on 17th - 20th January at Higherford Mill, Gisburn Road, Barrowford, BB9 8PL.

All welcome there maybe cake.




















 













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