Quack quack...

Something a little different here...I happen to have this little Roman brooch in my kitchen this evening...as you do... Anyway, I thought I'd post a quick photo of it because its such a beautiful object, you can still see the enamelling, blue on this side, green on the other, traces of thin silver over the head and down the beak, the base metal is bronze....I've been thinking a lot about the value of craft lately, particularly as I've been working on the gilt frames...craft is something not always valued in the modern art world....alas...but this is a tiny object, nearly 2000 years old, its maker was a wonderful artist and craftsperson, it's an amazing object to spend a little time with...I wonder who has worn it and where.....

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Forest leaf mould...

Okay, here we have the next stage for the forest leaf… First our ingredients are assembled, then I’ve stuck the finished leaf carving into a container and Slowly….oh SO, slowly…poured in the Silicone…finally we have a strawberry milkshake looking substance drying…next stage to be blogged later in the week :)

And, I had to take a photo of all these lovely spray cans when they arrived last week…lots of lovely colours…I started priming the boards for the forest paintings this week, so they’re all ready to go…:)

Orange Forest paintings and...jewellery

Something new for you to look at here. This is a very early stage of carving of a leaf, I’m going to cast this and use it on the ‘orange’ paintings I’m about to start…it’ll also be used as the basis for a range of jewellery I’m going to make to go with the paintings… :)