WHAT ARE THESE?

Not sure what theses are. Found them on the beach today at Aldeburgh.
Are they ray skulls, or other type of fish.
They are lovely forms, strange to find 3 in a short space along the tide line.
I did see a few dogfish washed up too which was sad to see.




Longest one is 6 inches.

IN CONVERSATION

Had a very interesting 'in conversation' event at Gallery East yesterday with fellow artist Jane Human. It was a full house. Always good to give context and process to work and people engaged fully, with lots of questions and comment which was great.

STUDIO DETAILS

Here are some elements in the studio. Collected over time. The bottom piece is an elbow from an old fishing boat in Aldeburgh. A nice find over the Easter period.

DRYING

Here is an area of drying wood that I have collected over quite a period of time. It can take a few months to dry the larger pieces. When they are nearly dry, I select some pieces and bring them into the studio for consideration. Not all pieces make the grade, but most seem to have their place.

TODAY AT THE RIVER

Had a good afternoon collecting material at my 'outdoor studio' on the River Alde. Hadn't been for a few weeks, so I found several very interesting pieces. All now pressure washed and will be stored in the outdoor area of the studio to dry out slowly. This process can take months.

Always inspiring being out in the landscape. Lots of wildlife, sounds, smells and fresh air.

NATURAL COLOUR

Here is my selection of ground earth pigments.

Adding depth and natural colour to my work.

EARTH PIGMENTS

Here are some detail photos of a recent sculpture in progress with 4 layers of different art pigments.

AMBER and other finds...

Had a good morning on the beach and walking in Dunwich Heath. Had some good finds.
A very luck piece of amber. Plan to set off for a late afternoon beach walk today too, while the sun is still out. Fingers crossed for some more interesting finds.

HEAD

Here are some detail photos of a recent sculpture in progress. Building up layers of earth pigments. Picks up the detail in the texture of the sea worm holes that pepper he piece of wood. I think it is a piece of old oak. Probably a fragment of ships timber. It is very dark, suggesting it has been on the sea bed under mud for a long time, until the recent storms on the East coast.

GUARDIAN ANGEL - INK FESTIVAL 2019

Here is a large winged figure, Guardian Angel. It has a wing span of over a meter. The two pieces of wood that create the figure were both found on the river Alde at low tide. Worn beautifully over a very long period of time. Many tides carving the forms.
I will be showing this piece along with others at the INK festival in April, at The Cut in Halesworth, Suffolk.

MOTHER & CHILD

This is a new small sculpture of a mother and child. It is a piece of black oak wood that was washed up on the high tide at Aldeburgh. After all he stormy weather we have been having I had a good morning collecting elements. Sadly there were a number of Dogfish washed up. Beautiful fish and a sorry sight to see. I did collect a number of interesting pieces of wood which are now slowly drying out, ready for consideration in new work.

Mother and Child. 12cm high. Exc. base.