Moss Deer's Head

This was a piece carrying on with my 3rd year project on nature, at the end of my 1st semester. I made is using papier mache, which I then stuck pieces of moss on to it using PVA glue. I like its earthly feeling, and it looks fun once hung on the wall. 

Branch Chandelier

This was a chandelier that I made from a collection of branches which I wired together. I wanted to do a series of nature inspired furniture. I made some little candle holders out of pieces of wood, which then hung from pieces of wire. It is a fun piece, but temporary as the wood will become brittle and break before too long. 

Wire Figure

Carrying on with the use of wire in my work, I decided to make a wire figure instead. I used a closer kind of mesh to make the figure. I also made the chair from pieces of wood for the figure to sit on.

The sculpture is life size.

Wire Deer

Carrying on with my nature project, I made 2 wire deer sculptures. I made them using a special kind of wire which I bent in to shape. I like their transparency against the background of the garden.

Second Deer sculpture 

Nature project.

This was the start of my 3rd and final year of my degree. I decided to go back to a nature project that I did during my foundation course. I wanted to look at nature combined with the human form.

I decided to make these little mushroom people. I made them using clay for the legs and then papier mache on chicken wire for the mushroom caps. I then decorated them with acrylic paint. 

Blood paintings.

These paintings look a little gory, but they are to represent the internal part of our body. I painted them with a mix of dried pigs blood, PVA glue and water. I then applied the mixture with a spoon as I wanted to be quite expressive and rough with my strokes. 

I did a few paintings, some on prepared canvases, and some others on unprimed canvas. 

Offal paintings.

I visited Smithfield meat market in London for research during my 2nd year of my degree. I went there to collect photos of meat hanging so that I could work from them. I wanted to show that offal, and internal organs can be beautiful and that the beauty comes from within.

I did a series of 4, 4ft x 2.5ft paintings, and 1 large, 6ft x 3ft painting. They are both oil on canvas.

Painting 1.

Painting 2.

Painting 3.

Painting 4.

Painting 5.