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Afon Teigl a Afon Dwyryd
Source to Sea
Inktense pencils on vellum, river branch, bones, ink and fishing line.
Size: 140cm (h) x 90cm (w) x 10cm (d)
This piece was made by following the run of water from its source at LLyn Y Manod, down the mountain, through the Ffestiniog valley to the place where it meets the sea in the Dwyryd estuary.
I carried a piece of vellum and laid it out on the ground near the water. Every mark on the vellum is
Emyr Evans invited me to paint a mural at the Dyfi Osprey Centre.
Monty was an iconic Osprey and his perch is now on display in the new centre building. In tribute to him I was invited to paint him coming in to land on it. The additional wall space was used to depict some of the bio diversity in the area including yellow flag iris, ragged robin, warblers and the newly resident beavers.
This piece was made by responding in real time to Sianed Jones improvising on the viol and singing while Jake Whittaker documented the process. Part of a larger sonic and video installation, this piece was made at Small World Theatre in 2019 and is included in a new publication, Critical Moss – Art beyond the Bubble edited by Aldobranti.
I have been working at Glaslyn Osprey Visitors centre again, drawing from the live video feed. It is another fantastic season. Mrs G and Aran have successfully incubated, hatched and are rearing two chicks. We don’t know what gender they are yet – but the bets are on. Many of us think this time they are the same sex – but are they male or female? We won’t find out until they are ringed. In the meantime, I’ll keep drawing.
I will be artist in residence at Beyond the Border this year. In addition I will be doing two performances of stories, one on stage using traditional materials, one on the iPad.
I will be talking about drawing the Ospreys from the live video feed at MarKings illustration and performance festival and symposium. Organized by Central St Martins School of Art in collaboration with House of Illustration, London.