Introducing Benno

Hello! There will be lots of short in-progress blog posts coming up as I am in full swing preparing work to take to Germany so I will be posting from my phone and resisting getting lost in the cavernous world wide web! Just over a month to go and an exhibition and an arts trail [...]

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Sculpting away …

Sculpting away, originally uploaded by gilfling. Hello there! Thanks so much for all your recent comments – I am terribly behind with replying to them all (as ever) but hope to get it done soon. Today is a day of appointments, my creative writing meet-up and odd jobs. I have been busy sculpting away this [...]

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A future antique?

  As you may know, I have been selling my work on the wonderful website – Seek & Adore for a few months now. I love the look of the site, the quality of work and the extra wee touches that let you see behind the scene’s of the life of an artist and maker. [...]

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Where I’m at….

awaiting arms, originally uploaded by gilfling. Hello there. I am so behind at blogging all the works in progress I have on the table at the moment, but here is one, just to let you know that I am here. I am spending alot of time in my studio these days and I am so [...]

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WIP wednesday

WIP wednesday, originally uploaded by gilfling. It is as hot as a midsummers day here as we are nearing the end of September (seriously?? October already?) and I have spent the day in my studio. It is time now for me to get really focussed on making for all the shows and exhibitions I have coming [...]

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A wee bit rabbity….

whimsical creature, originally uploaded by gilfling. Just a quickie this morning as it is time to go up to the studio and I have an exciting appointment later today (more on that later…..) But I just wanted to show you the prototype that I made for the class I taught just over a week ago. [...]

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Celestine

Celestine, originally uploaded by gilfling. Good morning to you! No flickr mosaic this week unfortunately as I am currently on the train to Edinburgh to spend the week with family and friends – it has been far to long!! I will be seeing my mum, my sister and her children for the first time in [...]

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Marcel and Millicent

    Hello! Just a quickie as I have to pop out for a work meeting soon but I just wanted to show you a couple of the characters that were made for the Home..Oh! shop…Marcel and Millicent. I was absolutely over the moon last night to find out that they both found a new [...]

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Falling in love….

yorkshire, originally uploaded by gilfling. So much to love about the weekend we just had camping near Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire. I love camping… the fresh air, the being away from home with no distractions of tv’s, pc’s …stuff. Mark prefers campsites with better facilities…. me… it does not bother me so much and [...]

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Mosaic Monday 18th July 2011

Mosaic Monday 18th July 2011, originally uploaded by gilfling. 1. ceramica, 2. # 1322 “After The Rain”, 3. why, 4. Mary, 5. Fallen Tree. New painting. Acrylic paint on canvas., 6. angelo cerca l’uscio, 7. DREAM, 8. Tapestry 4, 9. The Wayside Confirmation, 10. big thicket, 11. weave grunge, 12. pross 008-väike Another selection of inspring images from my [...]

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