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Gallery Welcome to my online gallery, where you can view pieces from my collection. My work is mixed media and created using handcast plaster, embossed metals and decorated with a myriad of beads and sequins. If you would like to find out more about how I create my work take a look at my about page, where I take you through my processes. My pictures are unglazed as I would like you to feel closer to my little worlds, but the backgrounds are varnished to protect them from light marks and dust. I frame my work in a natural wood moulding and dimensions quoted below each image include the frame. |
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archways Venture through the archways to glimpse passing sailing ships on their journeys to swashbuckling adventures on the high seas. They were inspired by gothic church architecture which I always have to photograph when on holiday and the poem 'The Dream Ship' by W.K. Holmes about a little boy's dream of sailing to Arctic shores and coral islands. |
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special occasions Pictures to celebrate the joyous occasions in our lives... whether it is finding a soulmate, marking that special engagement celebration, commemorating the perfect wedding day, moving into a forever home or celebrating the momentous birth of a child. I can personalise these to make them extra special with a baby's name and date of birth or a couple's first names and wedding date at the base of the little metal frames alongside the picture title. Just email me to discuss this option. |
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cats & dogs View the playful antics of our four legged furry friends - these are inspired by my childhood adorable labrador retriever and my teenage years with an afghan hound (don't ask - he owned us, we didn't own him!) and by the many different kitties that I have been lucky to have shared time with. Presently it's Hector, an old, soppy, full-time purring, stripy ginger and Brian, a pent up ball of pure black fur, whose only task in life is to staunchly defend his territory! |
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on the water Little boats braving the high seas, sailing purely for the thrill of speeding through the waves with the wind filling the sails or bringing in the nets of shimmering silver fish to grace our plates. Pass over unseen sea life below the surface and be guided back to safety by the welcome light from the ever-present lighthouse. |
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little angels Little guardian angels looking after us from the heavens and guided by the sun, moon and stars. Angels have appeared in many religions, mythologies and philosophies offering guardianship, protection and healing evoking in us a sense of comfort, peace and wonder. |
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bird life The lives and activities I'm convinced my little feathered friends get up to in the trees and hidden hedgerows in my countryside garden once my back is turned. I can just imagine them finding a soulmate to share an umbrella with, building intricate, delicate nests and bringing up broods of playful fluffy chicks that need a lot of encouragement to make their first flights. |
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home sweet home The little forever homes that I imagined we would all live in as a child. Just picture walking up the hill to the front door, turning the key in the lock and stepping over the threshold to a warm safe refuge from the hectic world outside. |
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karen shannon handcrafted design dromore : county down : northern ireland |
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