2018 topnine... looking forward to planning/seeing where my work will go over the next 12months

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Whilst there are always crows and jackdaws there are also usually pigeons I went down to town today they were everywhere going about their day to day ❤ . . . .#pigeons #urbanbird #illustration #pigeon #urbanpigeon #mixedmedia #wildlifeartist. #humananimalrelationship #authorialillustration #contemporarypainting #narrative #art #conceptual #britishartist #contemporaryartgallery #nationalpigeonservice #collage

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More misty moorland painting... Fern, heather, gorse, moss ...I really enjoyed the process of pushing the paint around in search of communicating a feeling created on a damp moorland walk.... . . . .#contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #landscapepainting #landscapeartist #art #artoninstagram #cornwall #nature #artforinteriors #winterpainting #bracken #mist #moorland #suzysharpe #cornishlandscape #walkingingcornwall #lovecornwall #abstractlandscape #senseofplace

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Over the past few days I have had more time to walk, in woods, along lanes and over moors. We get lots of mist in this part of Cornwall and fortunately I love it. Even when it is misty and damp but the colours are often deep and highly saturated ochre, burnt sienna and deep mossy greens the landscape appears as i walk, no views, just shapes emerging, it's quiet too, the mist insulates and softens everything... So how do I communicate this in paint? Here is one of a few tries...

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I have been cantering towards Christmas with my sister today ... Such fun! Happy Christmas !!!

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Part 2..."Raven Steals the Light" Both father and daughter were delighted with their new addition and played with him for hours on end. As the child explored his new surroundings he soon determined that the light must be kept in the big box in the corner. When he first tried to open the box, his grandfather scolded him profusely which in turn started a crying and squawking fit the likes of which the old man had never seen. As grandfathers have done since the beginning of time he caved in and gave the child the biggest box to play with. This brought peace to the hut for a brief time but it wasn't long until the child pulled his scam again, and again, and again until finally only one box remained. After much coaxing and wailing the old man at last agreed to let the child play with the light for only a moment. As he tossed the ball of light the child transformed into the Raven and snatching the light in his beak, flew through the smoke hole and up into the sky.The world was instantly changed forever. Mountains sprang into the bright sky and reflections danced on the rivers and oceans. Far away, the Eagle was awakened and launched skyward - his target now clearly in sight. Raven was so caught up in all the excitement of the newly revealed world that he nearly didn't see the Eagle bearing down on him. Swerving sharply to escape the outstretched talons, he dropped nearly half of the ball of light which fell to the earth. Shattering into one large and many small pieces on the rocky ground the bits of light bounced back up into the heavens where they remain to this day as the moon and the stars. The Eagle pursued Raven beyond the rim of the world and exhausted by the long chase, Raven let go of what light still remained. Floating gracefully above the the clouds, the sun as we now know it started up over the mountains to the east. The first rays of the morning sun brought light through the smokehole of the old man's house. He was weeping in sorrow over his great loss and looking up, saw his daughter for the first time. She was very beautiful and smiling, he began to feel a little better. #ravenstealsthelight #Raven #printmaking #linocut #solstice #wintersolstice

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This one is in two parts with 2 Ravens... "Raven Steals the Light" This story is shared by many northwest coast nations. There was a time many years ago when the earth was covered in darkness. An inky pitch blanketed the world making it very difficult for anyone to hunt or fish or gather berries for food. An old man lived along the banks of a stream with his daughter who may have been very beautiful or possibly quite homely. This didn't matter to the old man however because after all it was dark and who could tell. The reason why the world was dark had to do with the old man who had a box that contained a box that held many other boxes. In the very last box was all the light in the universe and this was a treasure he selfishly kept to himself. The mischievous Raven existed at that time because he always had. He was none too happy about the state of the world for he blundered about in the dark bumping into everything. His interfering nature peaked one day when he stumbled by the old man's hut and overheard him muttering about his boxes. He instantly decided to steal the light but first had to find a way to get inside the hut. Each day the young girl would go to the stream to fetch water so the Raven transformed himself into a tiny hemlock needle and floated into the girl's bucket. Working a bit of his "trickster" magic, he made the girl thirsty and as she took a drink he slipped down her throat. Once down in her warm insides he changed again; this time into a small human being and took a very long nap. The girl did not know what was happening to her and didn't tell her father. One day the Raven emerged as a little boy child. If anyone could have seen him in the dark, they would have noticed that he was a peculiar looking child with a long beak like nose, a few feathers here and there, and the unmistakably shining eyes of the Raven. to be continued...... #ravenstealsthelight #Raven #printmaking #linocut #monoprint #solstice #wintersolstice #shortestday #myth #legend #folktale

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Starting points for some landscape explorations "veiw from here" . #landscape #inkdrawing #blackandwhitedrawing #blackandwhitelandscapes

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Happy winter solstice! Shortest day, Yule etc. However you celebrate I hope it is filled with warmth and joy! . .#solstice #wintersolstice #shortestday #yule #quoit #carwynennquoit #ancientmonument #sunrise #starling #linocut

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An Inuit Legend – Crow brings daylight A long time ago, it was always dark in the north where the Inuit people lived. They thought it was dark all over the world until an old crow told them about daylight. The people begged the crow to go and bring them daylight, but he didn't want to. He said it was a long way and he was too old to fly that far. But the people begged until he finally agreed to go. He flew for a long time until his wings were tired. He was about to turn back when he saw the dim glow of daylight in the distance. As he flew towards the dim light it became brighter and brighter until the whole sky was bright and he could see for miles. The exhausted bird landed in a tree near a village, wanting to rest. It was very cold. A daughter of the chief came to the nearby river. Crow turned himself into a speck of dust and drifted down onto her fur cloak. When she walked back to her father's snow lodge, she carried him with her. Inside the snow lodge it was warm and bright. The girl took off her cloak and the speck of dust drifted towards the chief's grandson, who was playing on the lodge floor. It floated into the child's ear and he started to cry. “Why are you crying?" asked the chief, who was sitting at the fire. "Tell him you want to play with a ball of daylight," whispered the dust. The chief told his daughter to fetch the box of daylight balls. When she opened it for him, he took out a small ball wrapped a string around it and gave it to his grandson. The speck of dust scratched the child's ear again, making him cry. "What's wrong, child?" asked the chief. "Tell him you want to play outside" whispered Crow. As soon as they left the snow lodge, the speck of dust turned back into Crow again. He put out his claws, grasped the string on the ball of daylight and flew into the sky, heading west. Finally he reached the land of the Inuit again and when he let go of the string, the ball dropped to the ground and shattered into tiny pieces. Light went into every home and the darkness left the sky. Cont...

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Light through the trees and an altered book inspired by the same woodland, lovely day for a walk in Cornwall today

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Gorgeous astronomical images at this time of year... looking forward to the returning of the light whilst listening to stories, myths, legends around the solstice and ideas of astrotheology fasinating

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If you would like to order any last minute paintings, linocuts or prints, everything posted today will go first class ... And then I will close for a couple of weeks..

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Everything posted tomorrow will go first class ... And then I will close for a couple of weeks... Thank you for all your support in 2018

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Starlings over the moor , digital collage at this stage just trying to work out some ideas ... My landscapes always feel a little lacking something... But I think it is just that they are better with birds 😀

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Apparently these are my top nine posts so far in 2018!...

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Already planning for next year? I never seem to stop, drivese mad sometimes...next...try to bring this lot together in a more cohesive printmaking practice 😂

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Reviewing some of my sketches... This one is of the Moors near Cape Cornwall...I would like to incorporate more landscape into my work... Thinking of some linocut or monotypes ... It will be fun anyway

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a selection of small original paintings, linocuts and open edition prints in my winter sale

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This one feels like it should be called the temple of the raven ....

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I don't often share paintings lately... so here is a small painting just on paper to share with you tonight ... Peregrine profile.. always a special sight. .#birdlife .#painting #mixedmedia #artiststudio #inthestudio #artist #art #worldwildlife #wildlife #naturalworld #birdssofinstagram #birdportrait #lovebirds #wildbirds #loveanimals #painting #wildlifeartist #onpaper #artforsale #mouseholewildbirdhospital #birdsofprey #perigrinefalcon

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A hare high on a pedestal

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Lots more work required with this little collection of stories but enjoying the design process . . #graphicdesign #bookmaking #illustration #printmaking #linocut #monoprint #textandimage #folktale #mabinogion #branwen #drudwy #starling #welshmythology

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I thoroughly enjoyed our InDesign graphics workshop today a bit of cpd for me and a step forward with my little book .... . #artistsbook #raven #crow #myth #folklore #linocut #monotype #ukprintmakers

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I also found a lovely story about Branwen and a starling from the Mabinogion ... I will be starting my book construction today... Brush up on InDesign time! Wish me luck 😂

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Great to be teaching in the @cornwallcollege @artdesigncornwall printroom today with their gorgeous Columbian press taking centre stage!

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Adding the last few paintings to my Winter sale today and remembering the puffins of @skomer_island that inspired my puffin paintings. I really must get back there soon. . #painting #puffin #skokholmisland #skommerisland #eildbird #seabird #50%off #wintersale #artforsale

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How excited am I to have found a wonderful story about St. Bride and oystercatchers .....❤❤❤

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On our way back from Morvah today we saw a beatiful Barn Owl dropping from the sky hunting in the reeds... so graceful and so close, the closest I have ever been to a Wild Barn Owl in flight I think... it was no later than 1pm ... In celebration I decided to pop a few of my little paintings on paper in to my 50% off sale too...https://ift.tt/2SA74Dd for further details 10% of all my December online sales will go to the wonderful Mousehole Wild bird hospital :)

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I am looking for some folk tales related to my linocuts for a booklet I am putting together does anyone know of any ... Short ones if poss. ... Rooks crows ravens jackdaw lapwings starlings cormorants magpies and hares

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It seems like weather for fish at the moment 😂 mackerel linocut ...

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I must return to working with the human form in my collages over Christmas... I liked where this was going but got distracted! So it remains slightly unresolved

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Moving towards the shortest day... Longing for the return of the light.... Starling and the sun

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It makes me so happy when someone reposts ... Thank you @thedesigntrust

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Hare On a Pedistal linocut with monoprinting... this one is in my Winter Sale with a 50% discount if you use the code...more details on my website link in my bio... #blackhare #linocut #monoprint #printmaking #ukprintmakers

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I don't make so many pieces with farmed animals these days... But this is Ulysses who was a favourite of mine he is a Leicester longwool rare breed ram .... And a very lovely chap

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We (me and Mrs Rook) are very excited to have received the 2019 Dream Plan Do journal. Thank you @thedesigntrust it is compulsive reading! I have already read through the first quarter and can't wait to start the planning! #dreamplando2019

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After my short transgression into ceramics back to printmaking today experimenting with drypoint techniques in conjunction with linocut ...

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This is not Raku fired but one I made a couple of years ago. . . #clay #cormorant #pottery #ceramicsculpture #ceramics

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I now have a better image of my Raku fired Raven just so pleased with it ... A goal for 2019 do more ceramics!. . . .#clay #raven #raku #pottery #ceramicsculpture #ceramics

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#Repost @justacard • • • • • IT’S SMALL BIZ SATURDAY! @smallbizsatuk What better day to repost this splendid image to remind people to visit, chat and shop! Plus also to give a BIG SUPPORT INDEPENDENTS shout out to others who also work so hard on this mission! HOORAY to @smallbizsatuk and HOORAY to @hollytucker who also flys the flag loud and proud. Thanks for the fab shout out during JUST A CARD week Holly. ❤️ We’ve a long way to go, but the harder we work the more we’ll be heard. So today - tell us WHERE DO you live?! Give your area a shout out! Tell us what's special about your town and why/where we should visit. Share your community - we'd love to hear about your favourite shops and places to visit! Tag a small business, shop, cafe, bookshop, artist/maker in your town and share them with us. Tell us if you’re running or doing an event today! Let's be friendly - Let's celebrate our towns/communities. Let’s remind people that those small sales really DO add up - JUST A CARD goes a long way......Don’t you agree?! . . . #justacard #wemakecollective #makersformakers #wearethemakers #supportthemakers #capturemycraft #sharinghandmadejoy #prettycreativestyle #slowliving_create #buyfolk #prettycreativelife #seekinspirecreate #thenativecreative #handmadeisbest #modernmaker #bestmadehandmade #shopsmall #smallbusiness #shoplocal #shopindependent #shopindependentthischristmas IMAGE: @dorsetmadefood

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Here is Mr Raven with a little white crackle glaze over some manganese (I think) any thing could happen just hoping for a window in the weather!🌤☀ 🙏☀. . . #clay #raven #raku #pottery #ceramicsculpture #ceramics

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Weather permitting we are having a Raju firing at college today and after popping a bit of glaze on this raven under the watchful eye of Simon and our ceramic dtudents.. It will hopefully take on a lovely smoke fired finish ....watch this space!

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Another Rook this morning ... Have a lovely day ...

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Feeling particularly obsessed with the sun as the daylight hours continue to reduce

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Looking forward to @krowji_ Christmas open studios and catching up with some of our lovely graduates from the multidisciplinary BA Art & Design practice course including @sarahlcoolingart 🎅🛍🎓

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What not to do! When you notice a finger print or two and you try to cover it up with another patterned ball... Never cover up mistakes! If you can't make a mistake you can't make anything! accept them, celebrate them, put them down to experience or file them in the bin 😀 and move on ...

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I am always interested to hear feedback on my website... It seems to work quiet well on a phone and pc ... I use Wix at the moment who do you use as a provider ?

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This is quiet an old plate now, I still like it but natural lino seems to suffer with my bad treatment .. Plaster and clay prints dry it out so badly.

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Does anyone think this or something similar would work as a pendant? In silver with oxidisation etc. Starting to plan projects for next year . .#ideas #ravennecklace

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