Greens near the hospital

Pickles & Pies

If you want a meal near the hospital in Govan...

Megan Auman - jewellery & sculpture

I came across Megan Auman's ace work on Flickr recently. See more of her work on her website, blog and her Flickr portfolio sets and you can buy jewellery at her Etsy Shop.




This is Megan's MFA Thesis show...

Pictures not words - Gourock not Greece

Discovered while waiting for my Uncle's clothes to dry at the launderette...





He's doing better, by the way.

Sebastian Buescher - jewellery retrospective

Sebastian Buescher (via Klimt02) is still being busy with his work even though he is off on world travels, and he's even managed to put together 'The Pygmy Retrospective' showing some of favourite pieces over the last 3 years. Showing until 1st December at Alternatives.
Sebastian Buescher: Pin, Untitled 2007
Silver, epoxy resin, ceramic, coral, fossil


Sebastian Buescher: Ring, Untitled 2006
Porcelain, silk, amazonite, amber, thread

To quote Sebastian... "The Pygmy Retrospective is a collection of my favourite pieces over the past three years. The work is taken from several collections and is meant to show my evolution, the introduction of new materials, processes and the development of my ideas. Since I view my work as emotional, pieces are linked to specific times of my life, sometimes hard and sometimes joyful.”

Sayumi Yokouchi, Sondra Sherman - jewellery

Sayumi Yokouchi: Urban Topographia 2 Brooch, 2007

Such a beautiful piece by Sayumi Yokouchi at Sienna Gallery, makes me feel calm and reminds me of the pale lichen on silver birch trees. Also at the gallery these strong pieces by Sondra Sherman, I love when people make the back of a brooch as beautiful as the front...


Sondra Sherman: Lavandula-Lavendar (back) 2007


Sondra Sherman: Corsage-Passiflora-PassionFlower 2007

Maria Phillips - jewellery

Beautiful etched cedar in these brooches by Maria Phillips, found here on Klimt02


Maria Phillips: Brooch, Striped Twin
Enameled steel, etched cedar, silver


Maria Phillips: Brooch, Cedar Floral
Enameled steel, etched cedar, silver, string

Lack of blog

I'm realising I've not posted, I plan to as soon as I feel a bit better, same with email, goodness knows how much is filling my in-box. Also briefly lost my camera batteries but I found them yesterday so hope to add new pictures by the weekend. Gusty winds blowing outside, lovely, I love gusty winds when it's dry and reasonably mild.

Annamaria Zanella & Karin Kato - jewellery

Annamaria Zanella: Brooch - Cuore bionico rosso Silver, pigment

I'm not a fan of Annamaria's previous work (seen in The Scottish Gallery) but I really like this more piece shown on here on Klimt02. Makes me think of cupcakes and barnacles, two things my eye is always drawn to.

And since we're talking about brooches that conjure thoughts of cupcakes and barnacles, here's another one, shown here on Klimt02, this time by Karin Kato...


Karin Kato: Brooch - Nerosso 2006
Sand, resin, silver

My work: the 4 day sketchbook - papercut & colourways

Papercut in parchment and tracing papers (detail) 1991

In '91 I loved neutrals (still do), but the California part of me still enjoyed a good shot of colour. If I'd done a colour version of the cell drawing that those papercuts were based on, it would probably have looked like this...


drawing from the 4 day sketchbook 1991
colour added 2007

Marjojo, I'm not making work just now due to lack of my own home/health but I have talked to Mr P about the possibilty of having space in his heated house* to try finishing some half finished work that I've been unearthing. The theory being that the creative, messy, energetic stage has been done already and all that remains is the final touches, trimming, covers for books, taping seams, filling the gaps on drawings that were abandoned when new idea distracted me in another direction.

Given that I am bound to finish things differently now than I would have then, it will be like doing a collaboration, only I'll be doing it with myself so no scary 'I'm not worthy' feelings to wrestle with. That said, there are quite a few of you out there who I am REALLY keen to work collaboratively with in the future, when I am feeling more able, and more confident.

*I couldn't light a fire yesterday because even the old newspaper in my house was to damp. That's bad isn't it. Will have to use electric heaters to get my place drier so the pellets on my stove will light.