About the Artist

Commissions

Sep 2002
Scottish Woodlands 2002 Tree Fest Sculpture Commission.
Collaboration with Mark Humphreys to produce a large scale Hard and Soft wood Sculpture representing the diversity of Scotland's Woodlands.
May 2002
Willow Sculpture - Fusion Arts Sculpture Trail.
Newcastle Green Fair, Northumberland England.
May 2002
Living Willow Dome and Tunnel Complex.
Whithorn Primary Schools, Dumfries and Galloway.
Mar 2002
Living Willow complex - Moncrief Primary School. Perth, Scotland.
Dec - Feb 2002
Hardwood Seating and Living Tunnels, Arbours and Sculptural pieces using Willow and Hornbeam.
Lochmedeary Sensory Garden, Thornhill. Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
Aug 2001
Ten randomly woven willow and hedgerow 'nests' for board members of 'Millennium Forests for Scotland'.
Mar 2001
Living willow ' Dome and tunnel Monster' Gartmore Primary, Perthshire, Scotland.
Dec 2000
Living willow Tunnel - Lochmedeary care in the community home, Dumfries and Galloway. Scotland.
Living willow Arbour Argyle, Scotland.
Nov 2000
Living willow Dome - Knoydart Primary School, Knoydart peninsula
Western Isles, Scotland.
Feb 2000
Living willow arbour and oak seating, Edinburgh.
Mar 2000
Living willow hedge - Dumfries and Galloway Scotland.
Nov 1999
Living willow Dome - Gartmore Primary School Gartmore. Perthshire Scotland.
Aug 1998
Dried willow and Hazel Sculpture for permaculture garden,
Northern Green Gathering Association, Yorkshire.

Exhibitions

May - June 2003
'Spring Fling' - Fibre and fabric work. Gracefield Art Centre & Whithorn Gallery. Dumfries and Galloway Scotland.
Sept - Nov 2001
'Fabric and Fibres' - Felt and silk hangings. Perce Tucker Gallery, Townsville Nth Queensland, Australia.
Aug - Dec 2002
'One Tree' - Tailored Canvas for Oak Yurt, collaboration with
Mark Humphreys - Touring Exhibition.

Aug - Sept 2001
Contemporary willow and felt work Mill on Fleet Gallery, Dumfries and Galloway.
May - June 2001
'Return the Natives' - willow and hard wood sculpture. Royal Botanical Gardens, Edinburgh.
June - July 2000
'Garden Party' - traditional and contemporary willow work. Steading Gallery, Dumfries and Galloway.
April - May 2000
'Natural Chaos' - Contemporary willow work. The Art Garden, Dumfries and Galloway.
December 1989
'Final Year Exhibition' Acrylic and watercolour paintings. Palms Gallery, Townsville Nth Queensland Australia.

Workshops

Dec 2002
Willow workshop, Creative Connections Conference, Scotland.
Sept 2002
Willow workshop Kinneil House, Falkirk, Scotland.
June 2002
Willow workshop Laurie Park, Falkirk, Scotland.
Willow workshop SLAB event, Falkirk, Scotland.
May 2002
Lantern Making - CSCT Event, Calendar Park, Falkirk Scotland.
Willow workshops - Newcastle Community Green Festival, Newcastle apon Tyne, Northumberland.
Oct 2001
Mask Making - Kirkcudbright Youth Club, Dumfriesshire.
Lantern Making - Wigtown Community Centre, Dumfriesshire.
Aug 2001
Banners and Kites - Wanlockhead Community Centre, Dumfriesshire.
Willow workshop - Castle Douglas Community Centre, Dumfriesshire.
Lantern workshop - Northern Green Gathering, Yorkshire.
July 2001
Wind socks and Kites - Castle Douglas Community Centre & ARC Centre, Newton Stewart, Dumfriesshire.
Willow workshop - CSCT Event, Stirling.
Puppet Making - Langholm Community Centre Dumfriesshire.
June 2000
Willow workshop - Millennium Forests for Scotland Event - Perthshire.
Lantern workshop - Big Green Gathering, Wiltshire.
May 2000
Willow Workshop Knockengorroch Folk Festival, Carspharin, Dumfries.
Aug 1999
Lantern Workshop, CSCT Event, Calendar Park, Falkirk Scotland.
June 1999
Lantern Workshop, Eco System, Orchardton House Dumfriesshire.
May 1999
Lantern Workshop, Knockengorroch Folk Festival, Carspharin Dumfries.
Aug 1998
Lantern Workshop, Glasgow College of Art "Recreation Week" Stirling.
June 1998
Lantern Workshop, Green Heart Festival, The Borders.
Aug 1997
Lantern Workshop, Orchardton House Art Festival, Dumfriesshire.
Aug 1997
Lantern Workshop, Knockengorroch Folk Festival Dumfriesshire.

Education and Training

Tertiary Education Associate Diploma of Arts (Commercial Art) 1987 - 1989
Townsville College of TAFE - Nth Queensland Australia.
Subjects: Photography, Layout and Design, Illustration, Camera Ready Art Work, Typography, Communication, Print Making.
Diploma of Clinical Aromatherapy 1998 - 1999
The Ross Clinic, West End, Glasgow
Subjects: Therapeutic Massage, Anatomy and Physiology, Chemical plant composition, Essential Oils, Client relations
May 2000
Willow Sculpture, Ian Hunter, Cumbria.
Living Sculpture using Hard Wood trees, Ewan McClewan Wales.
March 2000
Propagation, and Identification of willow, Jane Wilkinson Monimail, Scotland.
Nov 1999
Silk Painting, Anthea Summers, Dumfries and Galloway.
Aug 1999
' Making the extraordinary out of the ordinary' Julian Crouch International Workshop Festival, Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast.
May 1999
Weaving with Silver Birch Bark. Scottish basket makers, Royal Botanical Gardens, Edinburgh.
May 1999
Willow Sculpture, Valerie Pragnal. 3-day residency, Moncrief Island Perthshire.
Dec 1996
Hedge Laying. BTCV, Cumbria.
March 1996
Willow Basket Making, Ms D Durham ATB Landbase, Cumbria.
Nov 1994
Creative Welding. Digbeth, Birmingham.

Professional Membership

International Felt Makers Association
Scottish Basket Makers Circle
North West Coppice Association

Other Relevant Work Experience

1997 -present day
Joint Partner in 'The Nomadic Tent Co.' The Company makes and hires hard wood Yurts from my home in South West Scotland.
1989- 1992
In-house artist for the Australian Health insurance Commission 82 Anne St, Brisbane, Queensland Australia. The position involved - Design, Layout and finished Art Work for POS material and press advertising, Producing Props and Back drops for thematic conferences, client liaison and editing The State staff magazine.

 

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