http://www.theotherartfair.com/ “Now in its 5th edition, The Other Art Fair has firmly established itself as the only event art buyers of all experiences and tastes need attend, to buy directly from over 100 of the most talented, unrepresented artists. Coinciding with Frieze Week, the most important date in London’s art calendar, as well as sharingContinue reading “Saturday Addition 11: The Other Art Fair”
Category Archives: exploration
New blog – Little Stories by Sophie
I have a new blog/art work! Little Stories by Sophie is a story telling art project. I am interested in image and text together, and am using this as a way of exploring ideas. Within my art practise I use photography and illustration, and this blog is my virtual studio for experimenting and working outContinue reading “New blog – Little Stories by Sophie”
Wine and cheese on a rainy day
This work is created by Sophie Mayer ©www.sophiemayer.com
Saturday Addition 10: The Watts Chapel
I grew up in the village of Compton. This chapel is part of my memories. Growing up with spaces like this on your door step, create a visual and spatial understanding and appreciation of the style that was part of the arts and crafts movement. I love that these works were about society and theContinue reading “Saturday Addition 10: The Watts Chapel”
Saturday Addition 8: Floating cities
Today I am talking about “Paper” at the Saatchi Gallery, Sloane Square, London. “Paper” showcases works on paper from around the world. The work ranges from political, to surreal, to architectural, drawings, paintings, installations and more! It is colourful, and dull, detailed and base. It is all about paper and as an artists that hasContinue reading “Saturday Addition 8: Floating cities”
Chutney making
Today was my first attempt at chutney making. As I am impatient, and didn’t have all the ingredients to follow one recipe, I mixed a few together as follow’s: 1 medium marrow (about 250g middle seed bit cut out) Half red onion 3 shallots 1 cooking apple 250g cherry tomatoes 150g of currents Large pinchContinue reading “Chutney making”
Saturday addition 7: Welcoming Autumn
After last weeks focus on the grey, this week is focusing on the good bits of this time of year. The colour, the form, the fruit! So here are a few photographs of my own. And here are a few little colourful bits of art by others, as usually I take no credit for thisContinue reading “Saturday addition 7: Welcoming Autumn”
Nature giving us hearts!
I found this in the woods today and it makes me smile!
Explorations with photography – abstraction through colour removal and composition
Explorations with photography – abstraction through colour removal and composition. Photographs taken of woodland,and plants. The images are put through multiple colour correction processes, changed to black and white, cropped, rotated, and recessed again. During the process I hold ideas of composition loosely,I try to be experimental, to allow something to evolve naturally, to learnContinue reading “Explorations with photography – abstraction through colour removal and composition”
When it all goes wrong
It started out so well, a new culinary experiment! stuff a giant mushroom with spinach, bread and cheese, and the old favourite if chicken thigh cooked in a bacon, tomato sauce… It was going so well… And then I attempted my first experiment in a baked desert. It sounded so good, a raspberry and darkContinue reading “When it all goes wrong”
Sophie Douglas and The Arts School 