Bees at large!

Remember my bees? Now it's time for their first outing and you can see them here from tomrrow ...

I had a look at all the art being set up today and it all looks really good. If you come to the opening tomrrow you can meet lots of the artists too and me as Queen Cat helping to open the exhibition at 11am. Drinks and nibbles and a voucher below if you bring it with you :-)

And here are the sock bees that turned out so well! Everyone wants to stroke them! Naughty!

Cats of many colour ...

Hello everyone, one day I went to messy church with six cats to finish up while my girls had fun. Six cats were sewn up and given faces, but only four came home again with me!

Once home, I dressed them in ribbons ready to meet this years artwey visitors, but of course if you live too far away you can also have a kitty shipped!

Each has his own personality and could do with a name!

One is sweet, one thoughtful - but which one is the naughtiest? 

The flower filled face makes this one my favourite, and I've been calling her gypsy! Thanks for popping by. Enjoy this fine, spring day!

Artwey at The Engine Room

Two members of Artwey are currently showing their work at The Engine Room, Poundbury...

One of them is me! And you can see our Topsy cat smiling down as you eat your lunch!

My mixed media pieces look really cool on the natural brick walls...

Roar! Behold the Lion of Judah!

Let me know if you pop in to visit!

I love mirrors and have included quite a few ...

And one frame, Guard your heart!

And I'm hoping to spread a little joy too!

Here's a fresh and figurative piece, a red squirrel, executed with paint and oil pastels and a little pencil.

And here's a scene from The Sea Life Centre also created using paint and pastel. 

Artwey at Dorchester Library ...

It ends on Saturday but here is my work in the lovely cabinet which I hired as part of Artwey's two-week exhibition ....

I have included work in a variety of media this time!

As I like to make and draw owls a special visitor came to visit the work. Here is Angel owl with our own Oliva Nurrish!

And you can see the picture I did for Angels owner in the cabinet behind Dorset's favourite snowy owl ...

How challenging it is to draw white creatures! Have you ever tried it?

Here is seven-year-old Daisy's portrait of Angel xxx

Getting Ready for Artwey!

Some fun hamsters I will be exhibiting with Artwey starting this weekend at the Old Town Hall ...

Artwey Art Trail 2012

All ready for visitors and open for 10 days!

Exhibiting ....and 'show me the rejects!'

As well as showing Donkeys and seagulls at St Mary's, I am also exhibiting in the workshops at the back of the brewers Quay.

You can also see part of the giant wall here, it is still growing, with portraits of those who inspire us - oh look, there's Jesus!

Show me the rejects? Like us on facebook!

Delightful Donkeys!

Sandy, Smokey and Rocky are all finished ...

Rocky can now me found in the Plus Team Etsy Shop.

Smokey and Sandy can be visited at St Mary's, Weymouth, from next week. Many of the churches are open as HUBS - cafes and galleries, during the olympics. A little oasis, and much of the work is sea themed!

I do like Donkeys! WIP ...

Tiger at Cat's Porch!

He is Number 1 too!



The Tiger had a lovely time back in weymouth - you too can visit Cat's Porch next weekend ...

this was the weekend that was ...

The first weekend of ARTWEY! Quick, grab that camera, and snap the first visitors!



It might be cheating asking Daisy to sign the book, but my girls really enjoyed the display too ...



Steam punk goat is here for a little while longer, then he goes off for big adventures ... he is very much admired by those he meets ...



'I'll take this please,' says Mary, about her own dog-on-wheels!



spot any familiar faces?



Here is the Cat, at work on Barn Owl soft sculpture number 4 ...



The fuzzies even start to ask all the kinds of questions that my visitors do. Then they go one better, and turn up with fake money, to buy me out!



Do come and see us next weekend, won't you?

Getting ready for Artwey 2011 - opens 28th May!

Open Studio event, details here!

papoose - closing down ...

papoose in weymouth is closing, but for the last two weeks artwey artists took up an offer of gallery space and hels an exhibition there ...



artwey members always willing to dive in and cover some walls!



some even sold some work, and I got one or two leads from the exhibition that I know of ... my four-year-olds liked this charming chair!



here is my little display with some of my new cards ...



daisy admired it ... but seemed surprised to find it there!