Author: Sally Harrison Artist
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Footprint Gallery. Our pop-up studio exhibition.
Over the next couple of weeks, 23rd February 2025 to 9th March 2025, there will be an ad-hoc exhibition of work from the artists, including myself who have been using the pop-up studios in February. Yesterday the 22nd I had been encouraged to participate and display three older pieces that I had bought to decorate…
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Focus on One Piece
As part the continuing development of my art practice I am delving into what I do and why I do it. Here in this exercise, I am concentrating on one of my smaller pieces and doing some deep diving and investigating. I chose this piece because I like the tower, it provides a good solid…
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Sketchbook Course – Day 1
I’ve always dreamed of taking Karen Stamper’s Free Up Your Sketchbook and Grow course. I’d known for a while that it was packed with information on how to fill a concertina sketchbook with interesting images, and all of it done with a playful and fun approach. So, I’ve gone and done it, signed up, ordered…
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A Safe Space
In 2023 my studio journal was bulging with ideas and lots of painting experiments and colour. Studio Journal 2024? It’s a wet squib! Started in January with lots of enthusiasm but hardly touched since. It’s a sad thing to see. This year has been a dry one for me and I’ve been floundering around trying…
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Sunshine in May?
We’ve have some wonderful weather in Wales this May. In the best beer garden in the world, The Castle Hotel in Bishops Castle. Watching music at the Six Bells Aberdovey Beach, our little dog loves this place. Out of the sun but how amazing is this!
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A Special Treat
When away camping or festivaling I always grumble when I have to get up and trek to the loo at night. But to be honest I moan about it at home too! Then on Friday night/Saturday morning this usually frustrating inconvenience became a gift! As I pounded off head down, determined to get there and…
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Trying out AI
I drew this little doodle a couple of afternoons ago and I’ve used an AI website to create a description and a title. I’m quite blown away by how much I like what it’s done. Is this the future!? Hello there art lovers! I am thrilled to introduce you to my latest artwork, “Abstract Forms…
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It took 40 years but …
Today’s blog is a special one. Way back in the day, I was a 15 year old arty girl, when art wasn’t a viable career ( is it now!) and I was fascinated by album covers, they presented art in a different way from the fine art and purely realistic art that was presented as…
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Collage Self Portraits
Back in 2018 I was studying Textile Art with The Open College of Arts and one of our assignments was to follow a process of noticing one of our daily rituals and continuing that into a series of altered self portraits in A3. I found this a fascinating exercise. It felt stupidly uncomfortable and exciting…
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On the floor
Sometimes I can’t just help myself and I just have to take photos of the floor! or a wall. Inspiration is everywhere.
Sally Harrison Artist 