Artists' studios

The studio of Anthony Gormley photographed by Eamonn McCabe for The Guardian newspaper in February. The Guardian features the rooms of writers and artists every Saturday and I love to study these pictures looking for clues to their creative process.


Lenore Tawney's studio photographed by William Seitz in 1994, I found this in the Feb/Mar issue of American Craft magazine.

In the studio (today)

In the studio

Heart triptych

Heart triptych (back)

Reconditioned (detail)

I had an intensive night finishing off work that I had to take to Milton Keynes today for a group show that I have had work selected for. The exhibition is called Stitch and I am thrilled that Shelly Wyn-De-Bank is also showing work there. The show is on from the 6 April until 5 May. The venue is Artworks-MK. It is in a very beautiful setting on the outskirts of the city. I will post some more information about the show soon.

In the studio (21 years ago)

Cable Street Studios, London E1. 1986

I was lucky to find a studio, soon after leaving art college. I don't know if I would have continued to make art consistently without having this space to work in. There was an advert in Artist's Newsletter for artists to come and join this new project - the only catch was that we had to build our own studio, put up walls and hang a door ! The building was an old sweet factory in Limehouse in East London. I was there from 1985-1990. This picture was taken just before the studio open - the drawing was of some shelves with favourite objects. Indian ink on brown paper. I have always loved drawing. In those days I worked LARGE, mainly with charcoal on paper.

In the studio (17 years ago)

The last time I had a purpose built studio was in 1990. It was in a run-down Georgian terrace house, in Whitechapel, and was one of 3 houses run by Acme Studios in that street. Each house had 3 studios, one on each floor. The location was great for Brick Lane market and the Whitechapel Art Gallery. The charcoal drawings are of flowers I got from Columbia Road flower market. The map was for friends who might come to visit. We had open studios in conjunction with the Whitechapel Art Gallery. I rarely saw the other artists who worked in these buildings. That is why, 17 years later, I find the blog and flickr community such a revelation of communication and encouragement.

Red Sculptures

In the studio