Here’s a new set of screenprints ready for the show ‘A Pair of Drawers’ with my sister Alison Porter. The prints are inspired by the resident bowerbird at Melbourne Museum, and show the variety of blue things bowerbirds like to collect – pen lids, bottle tops, clothes pegs, toy helicopters…in non-urban areas they collect snail shells and feathers instead. 

‘A Pair of Drawers’ is at The Brunswick, 3 Duke Street, Swansea SA1 4HS, October 8 – November 22, 11.30am to 11pm daily.

I saw lots of exciting and inspiring wildlife in Australia, from the embryonic Portuguese men o’war that look like inflatable blue slugs to some very very cute koalas including one that sat at the very top of a thin tree just like a pinecone. But my favourite is the bowerbird at the Melbourne Museum – I am going to write a new story about bowerbirds and their love of blue things. The cheeky runaway koala was at Sydney Wildlife Centre.

Lots of people came and enjoyed playing with the giant cubes and looking at pictures at the private view at The Old Sweet Shop on July 17th.

I am getting ready for my exhibition at The Old Sweet Shop. It will be on from 17th to 31st July.

I designed these origami peacocks for the National Trust at Osterley House – they will be on the back of the garden trail for visitors to make at home. Thanks to Freya for the colouring in.

…back and front view…

These were made at a workshop at the Hook Centre in February – selected children from 5 different primary schools took part and used collage to create imaginary birds. I love the lipstick baby bird and the winged polar bear.