How to make an enchanted garden!

I had a lot of fun working at Birley Community School last month! Have a look at the page to the right for lots of lovely and, be warned, very colourful images. Oh, and an explanation too.

 Well it's come to an end... my first curatorial project has finished! It's been a learning curve and my curious mind is wanting more. It was frankly rather fun :)

Look to the page on the right for a few more images...

Twas a fun night before christmas...

 

The private viewing of the Richard Combes' exhibition was a great success (I'm relieved to say!) with over 40 people coming down to Snig Hill Gallery to see his work...

 

 

...and of course the handmade chocolates and mulled wine went down a treat too!

 

Installation day(s)!

 

 

Mural painting at North Notts Arena!

This is a little (ha!) voluntary project, undertaken with the lovely Cat Storey and Liberty Pell in September. It's within the huge walls of North Notts Community Arena, where the bowls hall has been given an overhaul! Designed using CAD and projected piece-by-piece into place, the mural took two tea and biscuit fuelled days to complete.

 

 

An Exploration of Grey, hArtlid at Snig Hill Gallery, Sheffield

 

 

 For more information see 'An Exploration of Grey' page.

hArtlid showing at Snig Hill Gallery, Sheffield

 

Only two weeks.

The degree show is looming. Only two weeks remaining until the exhibition opening and assessment... every minute (not a slight exaggeration) of the last (and next) few weeks has been spent preparing. I'm buggered. But I'm loving every moment. And as I reassure myself that there's only two weeks of continual work remaining, I'm dreading its completion. "Only two weeks!" brings mixed emotions. It smacks fear and excitement straight across my chops.

Exhibition 21.May - 17.June

 

 

HARTLID

Taking place at Snig Hill Gallery between 21st May and 17th June is an exhibition of work by six emerging Sheffield-based artists. The evening of Saturday 2nd June will see an exhibition event take place at the gallery.

The work of Mark Batty, Louise Finney, Heather Gilberthorpe, Namra Khan, Paul Leader and Kelly Reed will come together in the first contemporary exhibition to be shown at Snig Hill Gallery since its recent official opening.

From explorations of hidden narratives and the private, to conversations in language lost, HARTLID offers an opportunity to see a diverse collection of contemporary art by practitioners who emanate from a variety of backgrounds and art disciplines.

Snig Hill Gallery, 24 – 26 Snig Hill, Sheffield, S3 8NB

10am – 5pm Monday to Saturday

www.snighillgallery.co.uk

so, this week I've moved into my very own studio.

at Bank Street Arts in Sheffield.

with the wholesome intention to create art.

Its the Arts Market at The Harley Gallery this weekend 26th & 27th November...it's a brilliant event and (bonus) theres lots of food there too.

http://www.harleygallery.co.uk/event.php?pg_id=56

Untitled

Oil on canvas

November 2011

'To my Knowledge'

Bank Street Arts, Sheffield

22nd Feb - 5th March 2011

exhibition:

http://bankstreetarts.com/exhibitions/occupation-to-my-knowledge/

'Portrait of Garrison Keillor'

oil on canvas, 2010

'Portrait of Bernard Schlink'

pencil drawing on paper, 2011

'Onion Skin'

pencil drawing on paper, 2011

'Discarded' 2010

plaster casts

(untitled) 2010

plaster

21 x 10cm

'Essence of Art' 2009

dry-point/solvent transfer print

30 x 21cm

'Empty Box' 2009

oil on canvas

30 x 25cm