I love the fact that the Japanese have an expression for the beauty of the fleeting moment, “mono no aware” and a profound appreciation for the fragile and impermanent. It’s why people take time off work and gather in parks to admire the cherry blossom, and the weather forecast in March and April includes up…

I’ve got lots of ideas bubbling up to the surface and I want to make more big work, but the usual constraints of time, opportunity and space mean that right now it’s easier to go back to some smaller projects while the big ideas are percolating. The incised foil elements of the eye votives seem…

Protection charms against the evil eye are everywhere in Greece and Turkey, usually made of blue glass. These papier maché versions are my spin on the genre. I made several dozen of these to accompany “Orthodox Disco!” with different types of eye decorations, and put them on the adjacent walls in rows – like some…

Ingredients: one OHP (found in the yard at Bloc Studios, given new life with a good dusting and a new light bulb); one Ring light left over from all those zoom meetings in lockdown; one USB disco light stick; 6 painted acetate sheets and some paper cut outs; three friends; tea. Very happy with the…

I had a go at back-lighting the hangings with a spotlight for a stained glass / disco effect. Pretty pleased with this, and I love the way the light throws shadows across the ceiling. Oh my goodness though, it has been challenging to find a robust way to hang this. It’s always tricky to get…

For a few years running now, I’ve taken part in a “Sketchanuary” drawing challenge to make a piece of art every day. A group of us – some who know each other in real life, some who don’t – try to do something creative every day and post a picture online. Some people are doing…