Just some photos of the work I have been doing recently. I will admit I have abandoned the BJP 2008-9 for now, although I need to update my photos of that, I see, as I have completed a few more since my last post. However, it has never been the project as I imagine it would be and until I resolved my feelings for it, I will not be working on it.
However, I have at last finished my portrait of Alan, the last in a series of beaded dolls of my kids when they were young. This one was, by the far, the hardest to complete and the hood was the sticking point for a long time. I did it one way and then decided it was too ugly, so I completely unpicked it and started again. I think part of the reason I took so long to complete this doll, are the psychological factors behind making them in the first place. I realised as I was finishing this one, each doll was made as each child had left home for good, making that break from childhood into adulthood.
The next beaded project starts in January and I am going to give beading a break until that point although I have decided on a theme already and started the research for it. This one will be less ambitious and will be only one element per month which should be more manageable. However, I am excited about the idea.
In the meantime, I am planning on getting on with my painting and drawing side of my art. One of the things that I realised as I was doing the BJP this year was that I was floundering basically because I had stopped looking around me and observing my world. So I will be concentrating on doing drawing and some painting for the coming months and getting back to the basics.
This was the first painting I did and as you can see I have a long long way to go before I manage to produce anything that is any good. However, as they say, you did it once so you can do again, you just need to practice.
A beginning
the Intermediate stage
The finish
Hopefully in the next few weeks there will be some more progress and more confidence.


















