by heather | Jul 5, 2015 | Blog
Apart from the line ” I wandered lonely as a l cloud” written by Wordsworth, there was little else I knew about him. The Wordsworth Museum holds 90% of WW’s literary manuscripts. I was invited to the Museum and given a commission to create a piece...
by heather | Jun 27, 2015 | Blog
I made a second copy of ISOLATION because I wanted it to be tactile. I adapted the images lightly, built it up with sand and plaster so the viewer could feel the rough with the smooth, just as life is. When people see works of art, they either like or dislike it,...
by heather | Jun 26, 2015 | Blog
I have painted two paintings both called ISOLATION. This blog is about the first one which is a flat painting as opposed to my normal tactile works. A few years ago, on a dark drizzly evening in London, I walked past a church, it was lit up and the door slightly...
by heather | Jun 25, 2015 | Blog
The year is 2010 and the story continues. I had been painting for just over six years and am work in the studio most every day during the winter months and try to not work for a few months in the summer months and go to my allotment which is my retreat. I am...
by heather | Jun 24, 2015 | Blog
Prior to my trip to the Art Beyond Sight Conference in New York, a friend who enjoys Cruise Holiday asked if I had ever considered giving talks on the Ships. She said there are a variety of Speakers and felt I could talk about my life changes and work. I had given...
by heather | Jun 23, 2015 | Blog
The story continues. In 2008 I attended and showed my work at the Tactile Graphics Conference hosted by RNIB Centre for Accessible Information. Whilst there I learned about the amazing and impressive American Organisation Art Education for the Blind, and its...
