Painting: in Progress...

At least I now have some kind of idea of the look and feel of this collection of drawings now... i.e. nothing like how I initially imagined. I think I have now progressed to the 'very beginning' stage. I have 2 finished A2 sheets, this one being closest to how the rest may pan out, in three steps...drawn from a collage of photographs taken of motifs found on stones at Le Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris and a Parisian metro station entrance, using layers of original old 'found' wallpaper (in Darlington not Paris).

I'm intending to use these (when finished!) to design some embroidered fashion fabrics from ... am quite fancying using this one as is though - digitally printed on the front of an A line skirt panel? um?

The other paintings I started are no further forward (yet), may have to go urbexing this afternoon for further research and dirtiness.

New project... beading a 3 meter length...

This is my New Years Resolution; I started this on my flight to Havana last summer with a secret needle, no scissors (my mini travel tooth floss worked a treat) - then left it mostly alone for the rest of the year. So, anyway, I have to either finish this by February for an exhibition deadline or by the end of 2014 (which is absolutely the most likely)... I have kind of working titled it 'An obsession with distressed architectural surfaces' OR 'An excuse for beading'...

I  intend to post images of my progress regularly (to make me do it) on my Facebook page so please have a look occasionally and help me out when I get stuck!

  

'Claire A Baker' Collector Exhibition

As my exhibition is now over, I would like to thank the multitudes of people who visited and left lovely comments for me…

After the very busy preview evening with tea and cake, we had a steady footfall throughout the weeks it was open. I would like to thank all the student volunteers who manned the gallery and took time to chat to the visitors.

   

I will be pulling it all down next Wednesday and that will be that… although I would like to take the whole lot travelling; if anyone has a gallery or knows of a gallery that may want to host this ‘beautiful’ (!) body of work please let me know and I will send a promotional pack containing glossy photographs, a brochure and a copy of a very special film of the exhibition.