Author Archives: debbiesshed
Going with the flow…
‘Tis like living in an aquarium’… said the house-owner, gazing up at his newly installed panel. A pair of salmon… so lets swim backwards through how I did this one… A fluid gentle colour palette… detailed delicate painting… flowing lead … Continue reading
Rubies are forever…
Well, rubies are for forty.. years of marriage…and to celebrate a panel that celebrates all that they love and value. So working backwards…
Love letter
Funny what life throws at you. In January I was searching for something like this … haha i mean….a few week sabbatical of navel gazing and self improvement. Ha. Careful what you wish for eh. Thankfully Boris gave us clues … Continue reading
Strawberries….strawberries
Well, every project has its challenges… This project started out as a north cumbrian town scape with a mountain backdrop.. it grew and grew and strawberry thieving blackbirds were introduced! Yikes. This is quite a size… said I, when I … Continue reading
Sometimes it is like working in a sweetie shop..
Really. Just look at it. (ha. but don’t eat!) C U T . This. The beautiful multi-spot sheet of handmade glass that would form my coil of cyclists whirring through the Yorkshire countryside. This sheet of glass pinned the whole … Continue reading
In the shimmering shadow of Ingleborough…
Cavort swallows and hares. Dancing amongst grasses and Swirling through seedheads. Between the sun and the moon Tossing a riot of colour. This one made me smile. Beautiful subjects… (and not least because I was to ensure the hare was … Continue reading
Swiftly goes it..
…And so now door and panel are in place. And this door and window composition work well on many different levels… Solid beautiful oak door. Simple gentle floating panel. Shiny polished leadwork complimented by burnished iron mongery! When viewed from … Continue reading
Blackbirds
And the many colours they come in! Remember that lovely commission I had at Brantwood. Well, I have just completed another composition, similar, but different. It was so lovely to revisit this idea…. Similar but different. And this one is … Continue reading
Pure Goldie
And Ouli. Two. Well. Never had a commission quite like this before. My initial response was to say no, oh no, i don’t do folk. But when Laurie sent me her photos and i saw the wonderful glamour of Goldie … Continue reading
To hatch an idea..
Lapwings…. eggs…. feathers… landscape. Were the elements that the customer came to me with…. I have taken my time (i usually do!) to get from doodle to cutting board. I like the design.. the ‘thinky’ part of the process. The … Continue reading