The work I am making for the Neither Use Nor Ornament exhibition bears only a passing resemblance to the work I originally proposed for the project way back in 2017. No surprise though as that is what generally happens when I begin to work on something new. Initial ideas become the research and new ideas develop from these. It is what makes writing proposals difficult as the process of making invariably leads to ideas that wouldn’t have occurred otherwise. My usual approach t

Since doing the castings from the pillowcases and subsequent prints i have been asked by a few people to explain the process. So here is a brief point by point set of instructions. 1. Materials you will need: household filler in powder form, waterproof PVA glue made in to 50/50 mixture with water, flexible plastic bowl, spatulas, fabric to cast, backing board which can be mountboard, plywood or perspex 2. Seal the backing board, if using card or plywood, with a thin coat of P