Tuesday, 24 August 2010

Woody's Portrait

Commissioned by Bev and Reg, we agreed that Woody's ultrasound scan would make a great starting point for a painting. After close scrutiny of the colour swatches in B+Q's paint section, a bold palette of browns and oranges was decided upon. 84cm in diameter, the painting is made up of layers of acrylic. Woody is now 7 months old and spends time looking at his portrait en route from the front room to the kitchen.



























Wednesday, 26 May 2010

Foraging in Axmouth

'Did you know goose grass is a member of the coffee family? It's delicious stir fried with curly dock and sea aster.' My mother is marvelling at the unusual words coming out of my mouth. inspiration of a new disciple fresh from my days foraging experience with Robin Harford (http://www.eatweeds.co.uk/) at Combe Farm,
shaded undergrowth to harvest my main ingredient... Nettles! Nettles have 6 times more Vitamin C than oranges and 3 times more iron than spinach.. Nettles Rock!! I treated my unsuspecting parents to a bowl of nettle, pea and mint soup with coconut yoghurt and they bloody loved it! Thank you everyone at Combe Farm on Sunday for such a sensory extravaganza!

Wednesday, 24 February 2010

Carnaval!!!






















Sunday night at The Sambodromo in Rio de Janeiro. 6 schools were parading that night. Each parade is made up of between 3 and 5000 people. The atmosphere is extroadinary - the competition fierce.