A few photos of today, playing with plaster at @ArdsArts Class learned best way to mix plaster, and explored casting using balloons and zip lock bags, and using plaster impregnated bandage to build up rather than cast...

Restrictive exercise in experimental art class today at Ards Arts Centre. Class were given 2hrs, a roll of masking tape and some wire..

Sona (Sun-a) Embracing the inherent quality of silver clay which is soft & maleable, picking up marks that expose how each piece was formed revealing the duality existing between the solid, pure sterling silver it becomes through the firing process. Rings are size O hallmarked silver DM for details

Sona (Sun-a) Embracing the inherent quality of bronze clay, which is soft & maleable, picking up marks that expose how each piece was formed revealing the duality that exists between the solid, pure bronze it becomes through the firing process. Rings are size J DM for details

Today's experimental drawing class at Ards Arts Centre. Class did a series of short (2-3 mins) timed exercises...

First days of this terms experimental drawing at @ArdsArts today. Exercises were inspired by Hans Arp & Yoko Ono embracing the idea of chance and random marks & Sol Lewitt drawing using rules/parameters...then developing drawings intuitively...

Happy client... 🙂 #foxsculpture #update

‘Under the Open Sky’ new #smallheads on my website

Fox progress...

Last year I was commissioned to make a handmade book of my Jackdaw series for the Bodleian library. I made two books with original cyanotype prints, alongside a typewritten essay. The books are in their permanent collection.

Three smalls in my studio sale

Today's experimental art class at Ards Arts Centre. Class followed on from last week assembling bits and pieces, but this time wrapping them. Inspired by fibre artist Judith Scott's sculptures, using string, wool, and ribbon, we wrapped objects to change, cacoon and transform them....

Horizons

Little landscape of vessels in the workshop, some finished, some under construction. Solid forms and loose steel scribbles . Found objects, hammered steel, hand raised oxidised silver and guilding metals . #sculpture #silversmithing #irishart

No4 nearly done! #SculptureSunday #Sculpture #FinalTweaks #PentelicMarble #StudioDay #Sculptor #metaxourgeio #athens #greece ⚒️ @sculpturetools ⬜️ @nordiamarble

Slow progress #foxy

A little look at Celf Gallery Cardiff opening tonight

Today's class at Ards Ards Centre explored assemblage sculpture. I didn't have to do much, just bring in some collected bits and pieces and let them go. It's always inspiring watching how others think and approach a similar task... #experimentalartclass #assemblagesculpture

Fox progress - have finally taken the leap and doing the horrible fibreglass backing I've been avoiding... #mouldmaking

Very chuffed to have won the Landscape Prize for my tiny shipping container painting @discerningeye @mallgalleries in London. It’s on display amongst an array of brilliant art works until November 24th, should you be interested.

Some small heads

I refuse to be ‘chased’ off of Twitter but may well gradually migrate… hence this is my first post back on here in quite sometime. ‘Birch and Moss’, watercolour, 38x42cms.

A Wider View

'I use technology in order to hate it properly' - Nam June Paik

Fox progress Currently covered in silicone waiting for the next stage. Might be procrastinating (worried mould won't work) ...

Hello I’m over here to play! Fancy joining me 😂😂 wld ❤️to get back to the old days of mates on Tweeter here!!!

"Squirrel!" Commission for a little silver cartoon squirrel. His tail creates a loop so he can be hung on a chain or loop. #silver #squirrel #handcrafted

Hello. This is my first post on here. I’m a freelance designer / illustrator/ animator (who draws a lot) Lines from a late lunch break today. Looking forward to seeing who’s on here.

#wip #publicart learning as I go...

Beanie #smallheads series

Feels...

David Hammands 'Bliz-aard ball sale' 1983 Cooper square, New York