Sketchbook Work for Collagraph

Working from a study of the sea and using watercolours, threads and bits of scrim I developed a simple design that helped me with the design for a Collagraph.

Collagraph Print of Sea

Collagraph print design based on the sea in Cornwall. I used drypoint card, string, textured paste, PVA glue and bubble wrap to make the plate and then I tried blending the inks on the plate before rolling it through the press.

Charcoal Still Life

Working with charcoal this was an exercise I did in observing negative space and chiaroscuro method.

Sketchbook Work of Rocks

Graphite drawing of the rocks in Pembrokeshire which I developed to a Collagraph design.

Collagraph Print of Rocks

In this Collagraph print I made a plate using textured wallpapers to create the rocks and glued sand around the texures to create the line and shadows around them. I experimented with differant wallpapers to find the best textures and mixed the inks to try differant colours.

Sketchbook Work for Textile Design

I really loved the form and colours of the pebbles in Pembrokeshire and made several studies of them when I was on the field trip. I took the basic shapes and colours to design a textile piece.

Textile Design of Pebbles

For this textile I started with a base of felting in pebble shapes and then I built on top of it with stitch, felt and found objects incorporating text form an old book which had etchings of pirates and relevant words.

Sketchbook Work for Ceramics

Using the studies of the textures and shapes that you see in and around the rock pools I developed the design for my ceramics. I practised using different coloured slips, oxides and glazes observing the different effects that I could achieve to use on my finished pieces.

Ceramic Work based on Pembrokeshire Field Trip

My ceramic pieces evolved from the visit to Pembrokeshire and through the studies I made in my sketchbook. I have always loved rock pools with their hidden creatures and plant life with different colours and textures. I worked with crank clay and used oxides with barium blue glaze to create the feel of the rock pools.

Sketchbook work of Dublin door

Working in my sketchbook I developed my idea to do a painting of parts of a door in Dublin. There are many beautiful old doors in Dublin and with one of them I was inspired by the peeling paint contrasting with the new yellow door and the beautiful glass work that this study was based on. I decided to work with heavy textures and practised using differant materials to achieve the effect I wanted.

Study of Door

This is one of a Triptych study of a part of a door in Dublin. I worked with many different media to create the textures such as plaster, tile grout, cotton,oil paints, emulsion paint and weathered copper.

Life Study

Working with oil paints to create flesh tones and using the underpainting technique whilst observing other artists such as Jenny Saville and Lucian Freud.