Sunday Roast

Since I have started working with leather I have become very concious of the lives involved. As a life long Vegetarian I thought it appropriate that I come to terms with the process of cooking meat, handling it and carving it. I didnt manage to eat any, that would have been a step too far.

Jan Svankmajer - Meat Love

The Big Egg Hunt

For the past couple of months I have been working for Rachel Freire a Fashion Designer who was commissioned to design an Egg for The Big Egg Hunt.

My Minitue with Carmen Miranda

I Directed and made the costume for this short film. A snap shot into the imagination of someone (probably a housewife) from the 1950s. A moment of escapism from the hum drum of everyday life. Thankyou to Max Taylor for his excellent Compositing skills, Andrew Corrigan for his Photography, Daf Lloyd for the soundtrack and Leona Ekembe for her wonderful dance moves!

tutti fruitti part one

I have reacently started making my own objects out of leather. I have been trying to use the same visual language of that of my drawings. Which combine a dense variety of intricate patterns. The bright flat even colours are reflective of my screen prints and the dyed leather more related to my ink drawings. I have used a selection of different types of leather appropriate for the different techniques applied to them as listed below. Photography by Lucy Arup.

Skived, Dyed and Moulded Veg Tanned Calf Skin layered in a spiral, mimiking natures radial symetry.

Pinapple Base using pre dyed Fish Skin.

The beginings of a Veg tanned calf skin pomegranate half. To be Dyed. Moulded.

Calf Nappa Bananas, patterns made from real fruit to give a convincing likeness.

Lamb Nappa Grapes large and small. Pre dyed. Moulded, individually stitiched, Whipped round to fasten, cut, chain stitched together.

Leather Camillias

I have been working for Edward Griffiths and Takuji Mizuntani a couple of days a week. I am learning how to work with leather. I helped make this lovely bunch of Camillias for Takujis wedding ceremony.

Park time 2011