Norfolk Open Studios 2020 goes Online

Norfolk Open Studios goes online, Saturday 23 May - Sunday 7 June

Artists have had to close their studio doors during this difficult time, but they are still artists all year round. To continue to celebrate them and our local art community, Norfolk Open Studios is being brought into your home …virtually!

Over 50 wonderful Norfolk artists have been busy filming themselves, their workspaces, their work (both in progress and completed) as well as art demonstrations. Others have been taking photographs of their work and studios along with recordings of their thoughts about what the creative process means to them, especially during this strange time.

All of this is now available on the Norfolk Open Studios website from Saturday 23 May to 7 June to view at your leisure.  Grab yourself a cup of tea, sit back, enjoy and be inspired… you never know, you may even want to have a go at something yourself.

Studio research & new work

I have been sourcing materials and making new work launching in 2020.

Planning and making new work is such an investment as it takes time and research to produce a thought provoking successful image. The intense pinning process also takes its toll on my fingers which need time to recover between the specific stages of production.

I have some exciting work in progress including a Black Swan set in a landscape of used clothing labels, unpicked from rag garments. Other waterfowl are also of interest if I can locate the specific labels to reproduce these colourful birds. Following the success of 2019 I will be participating in Norfolk Open Studios again which runs from 23rd May to 7th June 2020.

Detail Black Swan.

Detail Black Swan.

1 Ton = 3000 Used Garments

Like birds and humans, garments also migrate from one country, region, or place to another. Starting their life as a plant for harvesting, followed by weaving and finishing, garment production, shipping and distribution. These 3000 garments have been intercepted allowing them to pause at St Margaret’s Church before they complete their journey abroad to new communities and trade. Arranged in a circle and linked by their sleeves the sculpture reflects the support and inclusion offered in the context of the Church.

Cley Contemporary Art 2019
Cley 19 - BORDERLINES
Exhibition dates: 4th July - 4th August 2019.
I will be installing a sculpture at St Margaret’s Church, Holt Road, Cley, Norfolk, NR25 7TT, comprising of approx 1 ton of used garments.

St Margaret’s Church

St Margaret’s Church