by heather | Jun 17, 2015 | Blog
We have now reached the year 2007 in my story blog. I had been invited to a drinks party and was introduced to Rear Admiral John Lippiett who is the Chief Executive of the Mary Rose Trust. He asked me what kind of work I did. I know from experience when people find...
by heather | Jun 16, 2015 | Blog
When I first started painting I visited a cross section of artists who were part of the Chichester Art Trail to find out how and where they worked. Feeling confident about my own work, and having a commission and three solo exhibitions under my belt. I contacted the...
by heather | Jun 15, 2015 | Blog
2006, my third year of painting was one hell of a year and gave me so much more confidence. Before I tell you about my second Commission I should let you know that I was also offered a third solo exhibition by the Guernsey Arts Council. What was going to be so very...
by heather | Jun 14, 2015 | Blog
When the Touch Tours Department of Tate Modern gave me a commission to make a tactile version of Wham I was not given a deadline. In fact they insisted I take my time. It normally takes me, about a month or so to create one of my own tactile paintings, so I...
by heather | Jun 13, 2015 | Blog
The success of my Tactile Exhibition at the Salisbury Gallery, took place in 2006 and the subsequent media interest, renewed my search to find at least one gallery that shows tactile paintings. Success at last, the Touch Tours collection at the Tate Modern had a...
by heather | Jun 10, 2015 | Blog
I have recently been contacted by someone who asked if my blog covers what is happening now. It is not. The blog started a little further back,where I discuss my having attended college and University later in life. It then moves through to how I taught myself to...