Monthly Archives: October 2009

London Inspirations

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Fast, furious, fantastic.

Chihuly Chandelier at V & A

Last week I slipped away aboard a southbound train for a few sneaky days of culture. As always, London is a hub of ceaseless movement and energy and when you are there you either embrace it or curl up in your hotel room and hide. I hurled myself into the melee and managed to hit all my favourite museum collections in three days: British Museum (early Britain stuff this time), Royal Academy (Anish Kapoor), V&A (everything!), National Gallery (Italian Renaissance), Wallace Collection (Damien Hirst paintings, out of curiosity).

Without doubt, one of the loveliest things I saw was Dale Chihuly’s huge chandelier in the entrance rotunda at the V&A. My photo just does not do it justice, so have a look at the V&A’s own website for great photos from odd angles.

I also love the option of sending a webcard of Chihuly’s work on this page.

A Post-Open Studios Update

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If you have been wondering what happened to me over the last two weeks, suffice to say things have been crazy busy and show no signs of letting up.

Our WASPS Open Studios event on the 3rd and 4th must have broken all previous records with hundreds and hundreds of visitors over the two days. I met loads of interesting and enthusiastic people from gallery owners to school teachers and, of course, plenty of children who completed the Treasure Hunt. Thanks to everyone who ventured in to see my work and have a chat.

I’ll be posting some new paintings here soon and have plenty of news on other fronts. Have a great weekend!