Art By River

 sculptor 24 years ago she went back to college. Had children. very relatable. Took an A.S level in fine art with Tom. Gave her confidence. continued with a level. Did foundation full time. had second daughter but still continued while pregnant 2nd time. Tom got her ready for uni. Tom gave advice i think you need to continue experimenting. went to uni. 2ND year in was into metal as a material, basketry. Made metal frames. welded metal. created welding frames. wanted to combine landscape with all this. lecturer advised to look at different relative artists, what happens when nature plays with sculpture? looked at art shows, asked for there demographic breakdowns on visitors, was not high enough. rhs Chelsea flower show!! wanted to get involved in this. went to check it out, so much art work and sculpture, felt this is where she needed to be. how does she get there> 6 months worked at tkmaxx for monies, but realised she needed to do the art full time so left. looking at small shows to

jUsT mAsK iT!   Masks I feel are a better option for my collections project. I can still express a level of emotional depth that I wanted to have come across throughout this project but not so deep that progressing through this project becomes a mental problem for me functioning through and getting it to a point of completion.  Masks i enjoy making, wearing and displaying or if they are worn as part of a fashion or wearable art piece. I like costume and fashion but i like the feeling more when i can wear these masks and being and becoming a different character. You can hide behind a mask. You can put on a smile, an act, a persona but that is a challenge in itself.  I would like to make more masks, lets see how many i can make. I will experiment making masks but with different material possibly for each one. I feel i would need a base to work and build up from. I am not sure what i could use for this. I do have ideas on how i can make each mask look like different emotions for example w

    Saad Qureshi This incredible display at Lakeside was quite special. Saad`s fantasy landscape sculpture really blew my mind. This one colour, bulk of possibly cement used as the main material, but that is a guess as materials where not noted and i could not find more info on this online but it was a mix of what i assume to be concrete with a metal structure for the main bulk of the piece and then crafted, possibly wood buildings, temples and places he collected of others peoples views worldwide on a what their paradise would look like.. When i saw this i wanted to be shrunk to scale and aboard this sculpture to climb and explore its pretty yet plain coloured contour.