2023 | Sit With Us | Eye
In aid of BLOSSOM CHARITY
“The Crystal Maze”
Eye, Suffolk July 2023
Auction 20 September 2023
2023 | PAWS-itivity Tails | Suffolk
In aid of SUFFOLK LIBRARIES
“Atticus | Magpie Murders”
Located at Woodbridge Library
Auction 12 October 2023
THE INSPIRATION FOR MY LIBRARY LABRADOR
I was looking for a Suffolk book for the theme. I really enjoyed reading Magpie Murders by Suffolk author Anthony Horowitz. It’s a detective story partially set in a Suffolk village and has the clever concept of a book within a book. I also have a personal connection to this book. I sometimes work as a tv and film extra and was cast in the TV adaptation of Magpie Murders. I played a mourner at the 1955 funerals, filmed at the Church in Kersey, Suffolk.
Atticus has been signed by author Anthony Horowitz
2022 | Piggy Tail Trail | Eye
In aid of the BLOSSOM CHARITY
“Blossom the pig”
Eye, Suffolk July 2022
Now in its fourth year, the art sculpture trail in Eye, Suffolk, features 24 large, medium and small beautifully decorated pigs and 15 minis. Visitors can walk with purpose to see them placed in locations on a route around this picturesque town.
The trail will be live until 16th September when the sculptures will make their way to market at Athelington Hall, Eye. They will then be sold at auction on Tuesday 4th October, raising money for the Blossom Charity enabling them to continue providing programmes so that men and women can make long lasting changes in their lives.
2022 | The Big Hoot | Ipswich
In aid of ST ELIZABETH HOSPICE
“Cherry Blossoming“
From 19 June to 3 September 2022, St Elizabeth Hospice is bringing a Wild in Art Trail to Ipswich with 50 individually designed Big Hoot owls placed around Ipswich for everyone to see and enjoy. Download The Big Hoot app to help you explore the trail. Available on the App Store and Google Play.
LOCATION: St Peter’s by the Waterfront, Ipswich | SPONSOR: Simply C Photography
2021 | Hare & Tortoise Trail | Eye
In aid of the BLOSSOM CHARITY
“Haremony”
‘HAREMONY’ is comprised of 3 key elements. Harmony: A harmonious rainbow of colours in the form of flowing fur-like brush strokes in an impressionist art style. Yin-Yang: The balance of opposing forces (there can be no light without darkness) positivity post pandemic. Moon: a moon-gazing hare brings good fortune and abundance. The textured moon is made from silver leaf with photoluminescent craters that glow in the dark
2021 Eye Art Trail – The Way Ahead Now in its third year, the art sculpture trail in Eye, Suffolk, features 26 large, beautifully decorated, tortoises and hares and 16 minis. The trail is designed to represent The Way Ahead as we navigate our way out of the pandemic and it is thought-provoking to see the different local artists’ individual interpretations. The sculptures will race to The Oaksmere, Eye where they will be sold at auction on Thursday 16th September 2021, raising money for the Blossom Charity enabling them to continue providing programmes so that men and women can make long lasting changes in their lives.
2020 | Trail of Hope | Eye
In aid of the BLOSSOM CHARITY
“Hope”
It was a great honour to be asked again to participate in the Eye art mini trail. This years theme is ‘hope’ and the sculptures are hares and tortoises. My mini tortoise is painted with feathers and is accompanied by the poem Hope by Emily Dickinson. In this poem, Dickinson is creating a metaphor of hope through a bird. The hope that is within the speaker is much like a bird that continues to fly inside her. While we may all experience some dark times, hope can offer some encouragement. The poem opens with the line ‘Hope is the thing with feathers.’
2019 | Sheep Trail | Eye
In aid of the BLOSSOM CHARITY
“Baa Baa Bug Hunt”
Hidden amongst the leaves I have painted 12 bugs for children / grown-ups to find.
In its hometown of Eye, The Blossom Charity has organised its first Sheep Art Trail – a theme chosen in celebration of the town’s historic connection to the Suffolk wool trade – in which sheep sculptures have been sponsored by local businesses and painted by local artists. Between Thursday 18th July and Friday 6th September, 24 life-size and beautifully decorated sheep, along with 7 painted lamb sculptures, will be adorning the town for all to see. The sheep will then flock to Kenton Hall, in Debenham, Stowmarket, where they will be auctioned on Thursday 12th September 2019. The money raised will enable the charity to continue providing the programmes and resources necessary to help the women they support.