newsletter#12 May 2022
Welcome to my twelfth newsletter Last summer’s show, ‘Worse Things Happen At Sea’ at Townmill Galleries in Lyme Regis was […]
newsletter#11 May 2021
Welcome to my eleventh newsletter. Firstly a massive thank you to all the people who came to the Winter Arts
newsletter#10 November 2020
Welcome to my tenth newsletter. Plenty to report this time, with several new repetition works completed and published on my
newsletter#09 September 2020
Welcome to my ninth newsletter. It has again been some time since I last posted, and considering how much more
newsletter#08 May 2020
Welcome to my eighth newsletter. It has been some time since my last update, so I am casting my mind
newsletter#07 October 2019
Welcome to my seventh newsletter. It has been a busy few months preparing for the 21st Bridport Open Studios, my
newsletter#06 July 2019
Welcome to my sixth newsletter. The new studio in the countryside is now up and running ready for the Bridport
newsletter#05 March 2019
Welcome to my fifth newsletter. Two exciting events are happening soon. Firstly, I have two works in the ‘Micro’ artshow
newsletter#04 December 2018
Welcome to my fourth newsletter. I have started a series of short blogs on how I work in relation to
creative thoughts – #3 – garage kits
Part 3 of a collection of model making observations, techniques and processes from Adam Savage at tested.com. Garage kits are
creative thoughts – #2 – knolling
I have just got obsessed with prop maker Adam Savage and his tested.com site of amazingness. I have a feeling
creative thoughts – #01 – kit bashing
Model makers are resolved to any means possible when recreating their visions. Along with vast amounts of specialised components, scale
Offshore crews keeping lookout for toy ship in Atlantic
I was very excited to find this story as I have made a piece, my Ghostship from the same Playmobil
newsletter#03 September 2018
Welcome to my third newsletter. Lots more thoughts and ideas on shipwrecks, adventure and life in the ocean deep at
Thousands of plastic toy eggs wash up after Germany storm
This container story is almost as good as it gets for me. In fact if I had been there at
newsletter#02 June 2018
Welcome to my second newsletter. I have created several new works this year, some of which have been published on
newsletter#01 January 2018
Welcome to my first newsletter and thank you for taking an interest in my work. These are early days for
How to Make Your Own HDPE Plastic Anything
Here is a great plastics DIY process from one of my favourite makers websites, the wonderful instructibles.com. Follow the instructions
Five shocking facts about the scale of plastic pollution
A recent article in The Telegraph Lifestyle, partly in reaction the the final episode of The Blue Planet II, broke down
HP cartridges wash up around UK and Europe after spill
Here is another container story, not quite as exciting as some, but all the same, the kind of event that
Collector Crows
The story, ‘The Girl Who Gets Gifts From Birds’ originally appeared in the BBC news in February 2015, written by
A microplastic blanket on Tregantle beach, Cornwall
This is an amazing haul of plastic debris as collected by Rob Arnold from Rame Peninsula Beach Care, as reported
The Great Lego Spill
Here is my all-time favourite container story to date, it is just too good! In February 1997, the day before
Around the World in 15 Years
This is the story of the incredible journey of some 29,000 plastic bath toys. In January 1992 boxes of these
Diary From the Middle of Nowhere
This post comes from a BBC news, science & nature article from March 2008, The Battle of Midway, section 2,