New…new…new

New easel (thanks to some birthday money) …tis now in my studio!  New brushes, and a couple of tubes of paint too… New painting – just finished today and as yet untitled. I seem to have alot going on at the moment with 2 upcoming exhibitions, an upcoming craft fair, 2 painting commissions and work to [...]

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This one or that one……

Wednesday…. Wednesday already, how the days and weeks race by! Today I have multiple tasks to complete before settling down to some luxurious  studio time. One of the things I had to do today though was take some ‘studio shots’ for an upcoming venture. A photo of me at work….. a lesson in torture for [...]

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Mosaic Monday 21st June 2011

Mosaic Monday 21st June 2011, originally uploaded by gilfling. 1. chillingworth , 2. A Well Respected Man, 3. WDS Front, 4. Ursula, 5. The Crown, 6. wait station 011, 7. This Boy Inside, 8. ready to bud, 9. Summer pins, 10. The Garden Gate, 11. disciple, 12. as blogged at http://mynameisfinch.blogspot.com/ Another late mosaic – [...]

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A moment in time….a gift

So the last couple of days I have been telling you of our amazing trip to London – today I wanted to tell you about the reason we were there… As many of you know, I was diagnosed with breast cancer last year and although I have made a good recovery, it was a rollercoaster [...]

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Warhorse….

One of the main reason’s for our trip to London last weekend was to go and see Warhorse at the New London Theatre and really it was the highlight of our trip, for both of us. I have had the book by Michael Morpurgo for a wee while, but as the only occassions I seem to [...]

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The Big City………

  So highlights of London were ….. … walking along the embankment with the sight of the incredible architecture of the houses of parliament – a stunning view even after seeing it many times … …. we missed the Trooping the Colour but saw some of the spectacular fly-past of the Royal Air Force overhead and in [...]

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Mosaic Monday 13th June 2011

Mosaic Monday 13th June 2011, originally uploaded by gilfling. 1. reverie, 2. Untitled, 3. Orchid Thief, 4. magpie cup, 5. Untitled, 6. Visionary., 7. treehouse tower, 8. Three books & their pages, 9. crofters handbook , 10. City trip – art doll by Anna Zueva, 11. WIP: Peacock Stumpwork – Final stages, 12. Fossil Strata [...]

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24hr SALE Launched!!

At last! After a very late night making draft listings in my etsy shop (2am I went to bed…) the sale has now gone live in my shop! Most of the clay characters are there and I have 2 more to add just now as well as changing the prices of some of my textile [...]

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Katya, Tomas and Aurek….

Katya collects books on wildflowers and spends her days painting delicate watercolours which she leaves in all sorts of places for strangers to discover and enjoy. Under bottles of milk left at the villagers front doors, tucked in hedgerows and hanging from tree’s. Nobody knows the identity of the mysterious artist but each picture is [...]

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Alexei and Sasa

Alexei, originally uploaded by gilfling. Alexei lives in the heart of the forest, and spends his days paddling in rivers, singing folk songs to any being that will listen and skimming stones. He only returns to his old wooden cottage at dusk where he carves animals out of fallen branches displaying them in ever nook [...]

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