Against the Grain: ARTSHOW

Please visit the Against the Grain: ARTSHOW blog for full details of all of the artists.



















A huge THANK YOU to everyone involved, and to those who came to see us, it was a great turn out.  Here are some pictures!

Ta da!

Here is Jam!

Me and our fabulous curator Pauline Carney.

Double Chocolate Cupcakes

Here is my cake recipe, I use it when I need energy for painting!

You can also see it here on 'They Draw and Cook,' which is a fabulous website, full of beautifully illustrated and yummy recipes!

Into The Wild

Here is the series which was created for the 'Against the Grain: ARTSHOW.'

Bizarre Mag

My face is in Bizarre Magazine! Go out and buy it!

Also, check out the other Readers' Art winners at their website here.

Patch Club

I was part of the York Patch club where myself and the other members created a beautiful patchwork quilt to raffle off for charity! It is for local charity SASH which helps to stop young people becoming permanently homeless and is a really good cause. I think tickets are still available, and can be purchased for £1 each from the Cath Kidston Store, on Stonegate in York.

http://www.safeandsoundhomes.org.uk/news.html

The Team

The Process

The Prize!

Home

Here are a few things I have made to make home more homely.

Other things I like to do

Besides drawing and painting, I also love to make/ restore/ customise things. Here are a few things I have made recently.

These scented mice were made using the pattern and instructions from a brilliant book called 'Everything Alice: The Wonderland Book of Makes.' They are very cute and make great gifts.

This is a sugar bowl I handpainted at Rainbow Ceramics Studio in York. There are loads of different things to choose from. You just paint your item, come back a week later and you have a beautiful and unique ceramic piece!

This Raven is a collaborative work with Jam Grantham. It is a felt toy I made of the character from his piece 'Poe Vs. The Raven.'

Bizarre Exhibition

I was lucky enough to be chosen as one of 20 people to show my work at the amazing venue 'The Last Tuesday Society' in London, curated by the lovely people at Bizarre magazine! See all of the winners here.

Merry Festive Time!

The Grady Twins

This is an image I painted for Bizarre magazine's reader's art competition. It is inspired by the twins from 'The Shining.' I decided to show them in a more playful light.

Trick or Treat

Happy Halloween Everyone!

A Spot of Baking

Beauty and the Beast

Here are a few characters I (very quickly) designed for the new Waterstone's competition.

Play with your food

Drawing and stuff

For the past few months I've been working on a picture book so no finished work to show you. However, here's something completely unrelated; a couple of pages from my sketchbook. I don't normally use pen but I thought I'd give it a go, and I quite enjoy it!

My Studio

This is where I work and create!

Teapot Robot

This is a piece for an upcoming charity auction. Details to be confirmed.

It came from outer space!

I'm currently working on a picture book and here are a few colour spreads, which were recently showcased 'In the Kingdom of Fiction' shows.

In the Kingdom of Fiction, York

http://in-the-kingdom-of-fiction.blogspot.com/ Curated by Pauline Carney

Thank you to everyone who came to the Barlane and Space 109 Exhibitions, they were a great success! For everyone who missed them here are a few photos.

Oh the weather outside is frightful

Merry Christmas!

Mr Prickles

Roll up! Roll up!

Happy Apples

Entry for Urban Outfitters design a fisheye competition.

H is for Hippo

A collaborative work of a character designed by Jam Grantham, which I made into a soft toy.