Profile
Born
London 1962
Education
1984-87 Higher Diploma in Illustration. Distinction. Harrow C.H.E.
1983-84 Art Foundation. Hastings College of Art and Technology.
Exhibitions
2009
‘Wild Women and Other Beasts’. Solo show. Black Swan Arts. Frome.
Stourhead Gallery Summer Show.
2008
‘Winter’s Tale’. Group show. Brewery Arts. Cirencester. Glos.
Stourhead Gallery. Somerset.
Wellclose House Sculpture Garden, Bradford on Avon. Wilts..
Duo Show. La Strada. Frome Festival. Frome, Somerset.
2007
Christmas Exhibition. Bay Tree Gallery, Bradford on Avon. Wilts.
Fresh Air. Quenington, Glos.
2006
Bishops Palace, Wells, Somerset. (Somerset Arts Week).
Black Swan Open. Gallery One. Frome, Somerset.
2005
Wylle Valley Arts Trail. Atheneum, Warminster, Wilts.
2003
‘Angel’ Black Swan Arts, Gallery One, Group show. Frome. Somerset.
‘Insects’ Black Swan Arts Craft Shop.
Pre 2003
Various group and solo shows including; Rye Art Gallery, Sussex. Prema Arts Centre, Glos.. Minories, Essex. Feeringbury Manor, Essex. Essex University. Wolf at the Door, Cornwall. Association of Illustrators, Directors Choice, London. Conway Hall, London.
Education Work
Part of my practice is leading art workshops in a variety of mediums but particularly wire. I am keen to work with groups with health issues and also developing installation pieces for public areas possibly working alongside various participants. I have been involved in teaching in a workshop environment for many years, below are recent examples.
2009
Black Swan Arts (Wild Women and Other Beasts),
Black Swan Arts, (spring family art day),
Walford Mill Crafts, Dorset. (Garden Birds),
Bath International Music Festival, (Procession workshops).
Warminster School Arts Week.
Hayesdown First School, Frome. Developing work with the children for a tree of life project to be completed for installation in the new building , 2010.
2008
NESA (North East Somerset Arts). Creative Links Project. Running a series of wire sculpting sessions with public through health teams. Continuing into 2009.
Brewery Arts, Cirencester. Adult one day wire course ‘Angelic Beings’
Selwood Middle School, Frome, giant African puppets for Multicultural week.
Bath International Music Festival. Opening night procession artwork made with three schools from the Bath area.
Black Swan Arts. Movers and Makers Project. Creating a permanent Tree of Life installation for the Key Centre (Family Centre), Frome. Incorporating elements made by participants.
Warminster School. Making wire pigeons with pupils.
Commissions and Collections
I have sold many pieces to private collectors including Sonia Coode- Adams, Freddie Robins, Edwina Bridgeman, World café, London; Vortex Jazz Club, London.
I am currently working on private commissions.
Other Work
Venue dressing for Bath International Music Festival 2006, 2007 and 2008.
Other privately commissioned venue dressing.
Organising children’s procession Bath IMF 2007.
Organising art workshop programme for Frome Festival 2006 and 2007.
Making exclusive pieces for www.dee.puddy.co.uk (ongoing)
Illustration: Past clients include Island Records, The Observer, Quartet Books.
Textile Design: For agencies. Past customers include Ralph Lauren and Paloma Picasso.
Coming up 2009
August 2009. ‘Behold!’ Fine art and sculpture at Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen, Painswick. Glos.
September 2009: Somerset Arts Week.
September 2009: Urchfont Manor, Wiltshire. Garden Sculpture Exhibition.
Stock in Stourhead Gallery, Brewery Arts Craft Shop, Cirencester. Walford Mill Crafts shop, Dorset, Silver Wren Studio at Black Swan Arts, Frome, Colour Gallery, Wincanton, Somerset.
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