Playing with monoprinting - Ardnave Point, Islay.

...collaging papers from failed prints. Based on Ardnave Point - Islay.

Spring Squill - felt balls.

Two more 'botanical balls'. Made with a polystyrene inner, then felted in the washing machine and then needle felted. The beads were a pain to sew on, but the best bit will be taking them to Cornwall, finding a dramatic backdrop on the coast and then photographing them in situ.  Hopefully on a windless, sunny day!

Trail Camera Trap Results

Over the past couple of weeks Tom’s camera trap has been out in various locations often baited with apple or nuts. Some of the images are compilation images where a series of images have been compiled to create a single picture using photoshop.

Compilation image of a pair of male and female bullfinch, blackbird and a robin.

Compilation image of magpies over an old sheep carcass.

Compilation image of carrion crows over an old sheep carcass.

A series of three individual images : wood pigeon, badger and rabbit. 

Criffel from Mawbray...

...it looks nothing like this today! Apologies for the poor lighting - not the best day for taking photographs indoors today.

20" x 20" oil.

Felt pebbles

Felt pebbles - part of the on-going sea-post project - doing the experimental bits is fun ...the problem will come when things have to be made in bulk!

Goose barnacles washed up - Mawbray towards Silloth.

An extremely cold and blustery walk on the beach today. So much so that we came back via the dunes! We found three separate items that had been washed up with goose barnacles on them: a plastic tray; a long length of timber and a fishing buoy.

Goose barnacles washed up on the shore. 

It was a lot colder than it looks! 

Blencathra - oil painting