I’m having a a great time in Manchester on my residency at the Chinese Arts Centre. I was met from the station by the centre’s lovely exhibition coordinator Elizabeth Wewiora who found and liked my work in the first place. She gave me a little tour of the city. On Saturday, I attended a lovely […]
The view from my office
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I’ve worked in some strange places in my time, but recently I’ve been working in a sauna on a wharf on the River Thames! With Tower Bridge directly behind me, my office, literally on the river has one […]
Block Printing
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I recently helped out at another workshop for the lovely organisation, River and Cloth, celebrating the textile heritage of the River Wandle. The previous phases were dye and stitch and this one is print.
This print workshop run by Sandrine Case […]
Eschatological (vitrine installation)
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I’m delighted to announce that I’ve been selected to take part in W.A.V.E. 2010: Borders & Edges
Private View: Thursday 9th September 2010, 6 – 9pm
Exhibition Information:
Friday 10th September – Friday 8th October 2010
Friday 10th September 10am – 8pm
Saturday 11th […]
Character
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I’m excited to announce that I will be taking part in a ‘Whisper Residency’ at the Chinese Arts Centre in Manchester, starting later this month!
During the residency, I will explore how images can be seen differently depending on our comprehension of […]
graduation
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So….I did it! I’ve now graduated from my Fine Art: Painting Degree from Wimbledon College of Art, University of the Arts London. And I got a double first! It’s been a lot of work and a lot of fun. I’ve made great […]
From my degree show, “Forest Fresh”: this uncanny collection of wood has all been touched to a certain degree by the human hand, and the machine; an exploration of materials, our human impact upon them and the space we live in. There is a confrontation of the relationship between sculpture and painting; how the two […]
Wimbledon Degree Show
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Did you know that in 2008 five Wimbledon BA painting graduates were among the 20 finalists (chosen from 1000 entries) in the Saatchi/Channel 4 “4 New Sensations” Exhibition (Aiden Doherty, Jamie Partridge, Amy Moffat, Ginny Phonsthorn, Camilla Wills)? - that’s […]
fiona wimbledon guardian inner page
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The Wimbledon Guardian came along to see our “Away Day” event and posted this review on their website. I’m so pleased with this image the photographer took of my “Pylon Idol” with his fish-eye lens and the camera […]
Performance composed and conducted by Sonia Paco-Rocchia and performed by Colliers Wood Choir. Sonia responded to five of the Away Day sculptures and this is her response to my ‘Pylon Idol’. It was really interesting to hear the group’s musical interpretation of my sculpture. I was also amused by some local kids joining in over […]
