Word to Wonder at the Slade Centre  was curated by Glen Innes to celebrate art inspired by books. Word to Wonder includes work from Jindra Jehru, Johnny Bull, Jonty Sale, and Chris Edwick. ‘The Alienist’ is a painting on glass about a crime novel by Caleb Carr. Miniature paintings are installed inside a doll house gallery. The ‘Nutshell Gallery’ was inspired by the ‘Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death’ by Corinne May Botz and the ‘Miniaturist’ by Jessie Burton. Also on display is my new triptych ‘Transformations’ inspired by reading William Blake’s ‘Jerusalem’ and ‘Storylands’ a book by Amy Jeffs. Visitors are invited to stay a while and browse through the reference books while they look at the exhibition. ‘Transformations’ is pictured here, oil on canvas 120x350cm.

Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 29 Setember-15 October at the Buoy Store, Trinity Buoy Wharf, London E14 OJY touring

I am thrilled that Winding the Skein (animated charcoal drawing) was selected for the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize.  Winding the Skein is about the mother-daughter relationship using the metaphor of winding wool to form an attachment and then cutting the thread when it’s time to let go as the child individuates. This was inspired by a scene in Maya Deren’s film Ritual in Transfigured Time. My daughter Amy made the soundtrack to go with the animation.

Dante’s Inferno litho scroll featured in ‘Collaboration in Practice British Lithography 1900-2022′ by Paul Croft. The scroll was editioned with Catherine Ade at Lemonade Press in Bristol. It was made during a residency at Lemonade Press with the support of a bursary from a-n The Artists Information Company and Arts Council England. It was also the subject of an article ‘Turning up the Heat’ in Printmaking Today (Winter 2022). Dante’s Inferno litho scroll is on display in the Kenny Gallery at the Royal West of England Academy from 8 September-29 October.

Fish Face, hand coloured solar etching is in the Evolver Magazine Prize Exhibition at the new Yeovil Arts Space until August 26.  Fish Face is based upon a short story by Barry Yourgrau called Out of Water. In the story a man invited a girl to shelter in his flat from the rain. However, he discovers that there is something fishy about her…

The Royal Scottish Academy are exhibiting ‘Dante’s Inferno’ scroll in the annual exhibition from 6 May-11 June. The scroll is displayed on a story telling device. There is an online link to see the scroll which you can view here.

In 1989 I was awarded the John Kinross scholarship to Florence by the Royal Scottish Academy. On this scholarship I became interested in the story of ‘Dante’s Inferno’. In 1995 I was awarded a Commonwealth Universities research scholarship to India where I studied scroll painting. In 2022 I was able to combine these two areas of research when I was awarded a time, space, money bursary from a-n The Artists Information Company. This led to a residency at the Lemonade litho studios, in which I was able to edition ‘Dante’s Inferno’ with Catherine Ade. I treated the themes of the Inferno as metaphors for the politically challenging times in which we live, and my own personal journey.

This project was reviewed by the ‘Wonder book’ . The project was the subject of an article (‘Turning Up the Heat’) in Printmaking Today (Winter 2022 edition). It was also included in Paul Croft’s book ‘Collaboration in Practice British Lithography 1800-2022’.

Love and Worry is a Group exhibition at Pound Arts in Corsham 31 March – 29 April. Love and Worry includes the work of seven artists who put everyday life at centre stage. The exhibition is curated by Sam Heath. The exhibiting artists are Debbie Lee, Sam Heath, Catherine Ade, Pat Macdonald, Alice Macdonald, Abi Birkinshaw and Mel Pozniakow. This exhibition shows a warm response to the lives of the family and friends of the artists. Hall of Mirrors, oil on canvas 80x100cm, is a self-portrait wearing an apron which is decorated with scenes from around the home.