Category: Art

This is a little snippet from a new animation which I started work on today.  I have failed to complete projects in the past because they contained a scene with a close-up face shot.  Capturing the right mood in a face scene is absolutely key to the narrative of a short film so if your […]… Read more »

How beautifully cool is this external staircase!  One of two, attached to Brandon House on Jacob's Wells Road in Bristol, I think it is 1950s but have not managed to find out for sure yet.  Apparently, so I am told, these external stair cases are considered such an architectural icon that they have gained listed status. […]… Read more »

I am proud to say my very first solar power project is a success.  A few domestic items in my home such as my bedside lamp and my electric fan are now running from a battery that is charged from solar power collected during the day. The bulk of the work was building the actual […]… Read more »

I re-potted this year's chilli crop into a brand new autopot twinpot system with 47 litre tank today.  The clever Australian designed system keeps the pots sitting in a constant shallow pool of nutrient solution, never allowing them to flood or dry out.  All gravity operated and completely reusable the tank is filled weekly with water and […]… Read more »

Hard to choose an image that sums up Sunrise Celebration 2010.  But to sum up the element that was most inspiring to me personally is slightly easier.  The fantastic British inventors who are producing tomorrow's energy solutions in their sheds were fantastic.  To see more visit http://www.ianmoore.org/… Read more »

I write this as I sip a beer in celebration.  My second steam box was a success, but only after some mid-steam additions. I bought some flexible ducting from a reclamation yard for £10, strapped it down to a study stretcher and blanked off the ends.  I steamed a few strips of 2x1 pine and maple for […]… Read more »

I popped into the Brewhouse on my way home from town today and found this wicked piece of cardboard sculpture on show in the gallery.  It's free to go in so take the time to check it out next time you're passing by.… Read more »

After gathering feedback on the initial mural project idea, one recurring thought is that local community may object to the bright Yellow and Red colours of the design more than anything else.  Jamie Corbett explained that when he works as a painter-decorator on council maintained properties he is given guidelines on colour scheme.  James P […]… Read more »