website link;

http://www.melkart.co.uk/

This website has just been re-activated, there's some of my other work in the gallery, and i will be progresivly working on myportfolio page & adding to the sight with various work & updates.

work in progress;

nature verses nurture; Reflecting the struggles of gender-role identities & subvertions that creep into the subconciousness.

work studio

studio space

working up of my current & on going design for next sculture/ vessel;

Inks & meths on high grade transparancy; intended for screen print.

working from sevral sights ; home based, uni ceramic & print studios & also the fine art studio; which since taking a tumble is somewhat challenging ; ) Still, heading in the right direction for the finnal show.

trial part screen print of my imagery on stone earthenware & porcelin slip

Part of screen print inagery being built up for screen.

How the experimanentation has started to come together; Mixed media of stone-earthenware smoke fired.

Forming an unique double sided vessel with symbolic printed imagery; merging the gender-typical qualitys.Still a work in progress.

mapping out my inspiration; Symbolic imagry.

drypoint print. lotus flower

intial draw up for a tat design of the Lotus flower. ( still a work in progress ) requested by a female friend

Intal working up for a friends tat design.  Both these flowers have a richness of symbolism, the reason I decided to incorparte these flowers into my design for the screen print on this project for ceramic torso's. Flowers often desplayed within tatoo's for both men & women; this design was for a male friend.

oorganisation of outline, working on covering & combining an existing element.

Pen , Ink & Water colour wash on cartridge paper.

cast of childs hands praying & challenging cast.

photograph of the cast tinted to give a watery sureal feel . Not sure at this point where the experimentaion would lead.

binding as in the bonds of marrage / ties of unity.

Combination of ideas including mapping a journey. I like the idea of a wish & a prayer.

Open - Bite Glove Print; Gloves being used for protenction cross gender roles within most occupations, also for riding & as genral health & safety, seemed like as good as symbolism as any to combine gender related stero-typical imagry for the p.c. modern equal right outlook to employment ....more experimentation, as this was later taken into photoshop with a combination of collaged personal diaristic imagry.

Mapping the Journey ; Pen & Ink on Paper Photographed; then enhanced oval shaped & blured edges.

 

(the trail of the pen ; via lorry & bus. each colour represents a diffrent route)

getting plastered.

first casting

hot vynal

first ceramic trial of screen printed image; using crank clay, porcelin slip & red pigment

second casting : plaster

first male casting; plaster.   

starting point

paper mache collage; first mock up of ideas.

Opppsie

Well i have not been on for a while peeps ; this is because not only have i been studing & also to the open evening @ the new Turner Contempary in Margate, I have also been trainning for my motorbike Direct Access; going from my little learners 125 c.g to a larger bike; 600 js Yamaha; This is to be able commute to Uni.

Well i'm pleased to say i am half way there, having passed Module 1 - However i did have a bit of a learning curve & came off the bike exiting a duel carrageway I miss judged both bend & speed which effected no one but myself & saddly the lovely yellow Yam. loaned ; Thankfully not to bad an accident ; hence delays with art works & updating on Blog.  : )