ith bleach and procion dyes and finishing

Tuesday 2nd and Wednesday 3rd July - School logo and four rules themed mosaic workshop with primary school children in Cambridge.

Saturday 27th July - Batik workshop with children and adults to support the Batik Guild's International Year Of Batik exhibition at the Rugby Museum and Art Gallery.
 

Saturday 21st September - Mosaic Mandala workshop with  adults at Knighton Lane Artists Studios, Leicester.
A mandala is a geometric configuration of symbols with roots in various spiritual traditions.
This workshop is suitable for all levels of experience and learners will be taught all aspects of mosaic making, including design, materials choices including lead strip outlining and cut and shaped ceramic, mirror and glass, mosaic construction including grouting, cleaning and finishing.

Advance bookings are essential - £75 including materials
 

Saturday 2nd November - Abstract Batik Workshop with adults at Knighton Lane Artists Studios, Leicester.
A workshop suitable for all levels of experience with an emphasis on play and experimentation, exploring the unique interactions of the wax resist and discharge and dyeing processes on fabrics and paper.
Learners will be taught all aspects of batik, including abstract composition, historical and multi-cultural traditions, contemporary practice, application of wax resists with kistkas, tjaps and brushes, discharge with bleach and lemon juice and dyeing with potassium permanganate and procion dyes.
 

Advance bookings are essential - £75 including materials
 

II'm exhibiting with the Batik Guild at Naples Botanical Gardens in Florida, USA from 4th May to the 30th June 2024 for the 'Patterns of Change' exhibition. 

This is part of the International Year of Batik celebrations and will feature artists from around the world, each depicting a personal expression of their views on climate change.

My selected piece is a batik on silk titled 'Energy Flows'

I'm also showing two works: 'Life's been good' and 'Moonchild' with the Batik Guild at Rugby Museum and Art Gallery from the 16th July to the 10th August.

A selection of my works: batiks, mosaics and fine art giclee prints of my landscape art can be viewd at my studio in Leicester or at my home in Market Harborough by arrangement.

I've now been an active member of Knighton Lane Artists Group in Leicester for just over a year and A day in the studio now starts with me making random marks on my wall, purely as a symbolic act that I'm open to engage in the mysteries that are the creative process.
There's a willingness to take risks and my recent works have been a deliberate attempt to not only bypass my inner critic, but to be guided by a much more intuitive and wiser guide than my head.
There are often surprises along the way and a surrender so that true creativity can be expressed.