Meanwhile, other art projects go on …

Just been packing up a commission to go to Denmark – a tiger which I started before the kennel and finished recently. I’m trying to think of a name for him. The first tiger I made was called Buddy because he contained several Jenga bricks advertising Budweiser…I’m also working (slowly!) on a version of Van Gogh’s Sunflowers for the TRAIL exhibition at the Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Bovey Tracey in November – it’s an ongoing project that I’m gradually adding to as I find appropriate materials.

But most pressing is a commission portrait of Audrey Hepburn – currently not going too well. Problems:

1. My supply of flesh tones are limited and I’m waiting to find some more natural colours. Wooden beads tend to have more subtlety than plastic and fade to lovely shades.
2. The client has asked for humour using quirky materials – its a delicate balance to keep Audrey beautiful yet witty
3. The picture includes Audrey’s hands and the cat – subsequently her actual face is smaller than how I’m used to working so the component materials need to be scaled down accordingly. Difficult to not end up using just beads…(boring)…

I will persevere…