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What is life like working as an independent artist? For nearly two years now I have worked as an independent artist in Liverpool. It’s definitely been a bit scary at times knowing that I have to generate my own income and work schedule, but overall I love it. This is what I am truly passionate about, and in turn I create things which you will hopefully be passionate about.  I am my own boss - I decide which hours to work each day, and what to work on. I can manage my own time to suit my lifestyle, and I...

We’re past the days when cutting boards were plain and simple; for a stylish accompaniment to your kitchen look no further than this unique cutting board guide. This unique cutting board guide will cover every decision making aspect of buying a board. Unless you’re prepared to ruin your beautiful countertops, a good chopping board is an essential part of any kitchen. And the kind of board that we choose is an expression of our own personal style and taste. Now, we have so many choices available for creating a modern flair in our kitchen spaces. And if aesthetics are a...

As many of you will have seen on my social media pages, I have recently been working on a new and exciting project - Racetrack Art! I had no idea this kind of thing even existed! I was approached on Instagram by a previous customer who had bought one of my chopping boards at Manchester CheeseFest a few months previously. After discussing themes and colour schemes for the racetrack art I was ready to begin! The racetrack sculpture depicts the complete current layout of Nurburgring, which is located in Germany. Nurburg racetrack is 13 miles long with 70 turns, blind...

In this article I am going to discuss the issues surrounding the preservation and reproduction of artworks. I will examine the ways in which Young British Artist Damien Hirst, born in 1965, addresses death and mortality in his work through the use and presentation of decaying materials, focusing particularly on one of his most famous works, ‘A Thousand Years’ . This work involves the observation of the life cycle processes taking place within a glass box involving thousands of flies feeding from a decaying cow’s head (the flies in fact fed from a sugar-water solution). The rotting head of the...

Olivia Rubin x Etsy Designer Collaboration This article was originally written in September 2019. The collection ran from 1st October - 31st December 2019.  I'm very proud to say that my work is part of the limited edition collection in collaboration with British Designer Olivia Rubin and Etsy UK. The collection features 6 other sellers who have made a rainbow inspired range of homeware products. In May 2019 I was contacted by Etsy to ask if I would like to be part of the collection, and a few weeks later I was off to Etsy headquarters in London to...