Ineffectual Retardant Prints

#tweetart at Westgate Studio

2012-02-07T21:30:00.000Z

As part of the Wakefield Artwalk, Westgate studio in Wakefield is showing work by artists using Twitter.

My (possibly reluctant) penpal Bob Milner curates the space with his collaborative partner Alice Bradshaw

Bob put out a call for work to be shown.

I knocked this out.

Find out more about Tweetart

Mail Art

2012-01-23T13:20:00.003Z

Postcards and a sense of mischief.

LAS VEGAS - WIP

2012-01-18T20:51:00.000Z

In Vegas, things are different.

This Week

2012-01-15T04:20:00.001Z

Along side my gilding, this week saw

Time Travel

A Hipster prairie marmot with a lava lamp collection

And a little embroidery.

Texas flea market skull - Finished

2012-01-11T16:55:00.002Z

Imitation gold leaf is thicker than real gold leaf and I feel that perhaps real gold leaf would have been easier to fit closely to the curves of the bone.

However my intentions were never to completely cover the turquoise, I wanted to see it through the gold and so the overall effect of the cracking was satisfactory.

I am pleased with the result.

How jealous are you?

Texas Flea market deer skull - WIP

2012-01-11T16:52:00.000Z

I bought a white deer skull from a man at a flea market in Texas

I haggled him down to $40 for it after contemplating the ramifications of buying such a large thing, getting it home via another 6 or so states and a flight.

I thought I had done quite well getting it so cheap, but found myself worrying about getting it back to the UK from pretty much the second the money changed hands.

For the last week of the trip, I couldn't sleep thinking about the logistics of bringing the thing home, and eventually ended up spending rather too much money on the world's largest suitcase in order to secure the skull a space on the plane with me.

It made it in one piece, sandwiched between knickers and sleeping bags and after ordering an imitation gold leaf kit, i set to work on making it fancy.

Turquoise and gold are the colour of the deserts of Arizona and Texas.

Christmas Cake 2011

2011-12-24T23:39:00.001Z

This is another one of those things I'm going to hell for isn't it...

Creation Museum inspired Christmas cake - Gingerbread, Royal Icing, Marshmallow, Chocolate chips, Sugar decorations and Fruit Cake

Christmas Cards 2011

2011-12-23T11:12:00.000Z

Finished Christmas cards for 2011 - potato print and mixed media with cynicism

Message inside: God bless this christmas

Inspired by the Creation Museum

Chronologically Impossible Festive Greetings

2011-12-21T03:33:00.000Z

This is the only card I've had... from the company demolishing a bus station at the end of the street.

The ones I'm sending this year are inspired by the Creation Museum

Potato prints

Much harder than anticipated

USA Photographs - The Bad and The Ugly

2011-12-11T21:39:00.001Z

USA Photographs - The Good

2011-12-11T20:58:00.001Z

I am in America

2011-11-04T14:08:00.001Z

Photographs From The Big Bang Exhibition

2011-09-19T21:18:00.002+01:00

Featured on Folksy

2011-09-19T20:48:00.005+01:00

Thanks to Kate Holmes for bringing this to my attention

The Big Bang

2011-09-16T01:49:00.000+01:00

I haver a piece of work in this exhibition.

The gallery is above a pub, down the road from the Swizzels Matlow factory.

I can't work out which of the two above statements is more important.

Draw Gaddafi

2011-09-02T15:44:00.000+01:00

Nicola Rowlands has started a Tumblr displaying artist impressions of the missing autocrat

Draw Gaddafi

This is my submission

Balls, Bacon, Bunting, Batman.

2011-08-24T23:36:00.002+01:00

Poster for Craft Fair - WIP

2011-08-16T21:48:00.002+01:00

FREE Tables Available at Three Day Art and Craft Fair in Bolton

2011-08-10T13:00:00.005+01:00

I am organising a Craft and art fair in Bolton Over the weekend of 27th 28th and 29th of August at Saint Andrews Court.

WHAT ST ANDREWS COURT USED TO LOOK LIKE

Saint Andrews Court is being regenerated, when finished it is planning to offer low rent to small independent retailers to help them establish and grow their businesses.

The tables will be FREE as this is an event to draw attention to the space and its imminent re-birth as a hub of independent loveliness.

If you would like to sell craft, art, food, anything hand made at all, you are welcome to have a table at the fair on one or all days that it is running. All of your profits will be your own, we are asking only that you come and show off your work.

We will provide a table, but if you have your own then do feel free to bring it.

The fair will be running at the same time as the Bolton Food and Drink Festival, and so the centre is expected to be busy.

More info on Bolton Food and Drinks Festival

We will be adversising with A boards, in local shop windows, locally with posters and online.

We have keys to all the units, so if it were to rain then we can put you inside, and also if you would like a table for the whole 3 days, then you can put your gear away over night.

Artists, we have the ability to open units for you to display work if you would like to have an exhibition, if you fancy putting some work up or doing a mini group show. then let me know, I think this would be a fun thing.
Musicians, if you would like to come and play some music, get in touch with me and we can convene.

E-mail me faz_@hotmail.com subject: August Craft Fair if you are interested in taking part.

Please forward this to anybody you might think would be interested.

Bad Art Salon 2011

2011-08-03T21:58:00.004+01:00

On Monday 1st August I went to pick up my work from the Royal Festival Hall, where it had been on display in the Bad Art Salon

Apparently the green spots mean "good" the red mean "bad"

Alexander Heaton - Triune-Triffidic-Tryad (2011)

I didn't write down who did this, but it is so beautiful it makes me weep.

Corinna Spencer - Blue Curtain (2010)

Left: Otto Farkas - Rubedo: Blood Sacrifice 2008

Right: Hell Clark - Woman, Bird, Green 2011

Top: Raoul Hausmann - Not Like Buster Keaton (2011)

Bottom: Claire Simmonds - Bichon Frise (2011)

Dartmoor Arts Week 2011 5

2011-08-03T21:53:00.003+01:00

Massive hard on.

Dartmoor Arts Week 2011 4

2011-08-03T21:43:00.005+01:00

After three days of being hunched over my slab, I has had enough and felt in necessary to try a three dimensional sculpted form.

Of course, given the chance to carve something out of stone I resorted to my default setting.

Dartmoor Arts Week 2011 3

2011-08-03T21:37:00.003+01:00

Dartmoor Arts Week 2011 2

2011-08-03T21:13:00.003+01:00

I used my collage of Heston Blumenthal as the starting point for my design

It became apparent very quickly that, due to my lack of experience, I would be unable to achieve the tight, thin lines that the design required.

I made the decision to enlarge a portion of the image and use this as the design, this made the slab look a little like a piece of a larger work and also abstracted the image.

Dartmoor Arts Week 2011 1

2011-08-03T20:54:00.005+01:00

Initially I chose a slab onto which I wanted to carve a relief pattern, that might also be used as a printing block.

Here are some images of my practice cutting.

Why Not Eat Dogs? - Prototype

2011-08-03T16:47:00.002+01:00

I've a new publishing program to work out some of the printing issues that I encountered, which I will use soon.

Things to come

2011-07-24T14:13:00.000+01:00

IMAGINE THIS

2011-07-22T12:28:00.003+01:00

But CARVED IN STONE...

Bad Art Salon 2011

2011-07-17T23:04:00.002+01:00

I follow artist Corinna Spencer on twitter @Corr_ and she mentioned that she had entered her work into the Bad Art Salon .

The Bad Art Salon is part of the Vintage at Goodwood Festival, the annual music and fashion led celebration of creative British cool from the 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s & 80s, featuring the leading DJs, bands, collectors, purveyors of vintage clothing and vintage vinyl from each decade, as well as contemporary bands and brands inspired by Britain’s rich creative and cultural heritage.

I decided to enter Attack of the 10,000 Foot Macaw because it is terrible, hilarious and entirely stupid.

As such, it was accepted and will be exhibited.

Last year up to 50,000 people saw the work at the Bad Art Salon, and the chances of me ever getting a piece of work shown at the Southbank Centre under any other circumstances are very slim so I am really rather pleased with myself.

My Number 1

2011-07-15T19:17:00.002+01:00

Centerfold for Zine

2011-07-11T21:39:00.003+01:00

Ephemeral Collections

2011-07-09T16:07:00.002+01:00

Up to no good with collage - Dogs WIP

2011-06-29T14:57:00.003+01:00

Smash your face in, with love.

2011-06-29T00:54:00.002+01:00

Green Lantern Felt Brooches

2011-06-27T14:57:00.003+01:00

Handmade green and white felt brooch

Available to buy from my Folksy page

Dogs - WIP

2011-06-21T21:49:00.000+01:00

A Private Function - Event & UHC Group Exhibition

2011-06-05T21:13:00.005+01:00

My omelette commission appeared in A Private Function
"A Private Function is an artist led project and unique one off event for survivors of Housing Market Renewal in the neighbourhoods of Derker, Sholver, Werneth, Primrose Bank, Hathershaw/Fritton Hill and Alt."
A Private Function - More information
A Private Function - Photo Blog
UHC Homepage

Circuit Bird

2011-06-04T10:21:00.002+01:00

Available as a print on Society6

Spider-Man Brooches

2011-05-31T23:07:00.005+01:00

New Spider-man brooches
Hand stitched
Available to buy from my Folksy page

http://www.folksy.com/items/1832481

There is no flying without wings

2011-05-29T15:30:00.002+01:00

I have submitted my FIRST EVER design to Threadless.

-edit-

It has not been accepted as a design to score

I have requested an explanation as to why so I can work on the design and make it appropriate

Self Portraits

2011-05-29T04:02:00.001+01:00

Watercolour Practice

2011-05-22T13:15:00.001+01:00

Reinterpreting my collage. Just having a mess around really.

Attack of the 1000 Foot Macaw

2011-05-19T14:41:00.003+01:00

There was never really any competition

Bernard Matthews Factory

2011-05-18T18:02:00.003+01:00

The shocking undercover photographs they did not want you to see.

Interviewed today about my Crafting

2011-05-15T21:40:00.000+01:00

PhD Blog: Interview with Rag Thug Crafts: "Had another great interview today, this time it was with Faye Scott-Farrington, who creates and makes under the name of Rag Thug Crafts. No..."

Rag Thug Crafts Online

2011-05-15T17:40:00.006+01:00

I now have an online home for Rag Thug Crafts

http://www.folksy.com/shops/RagThugCrafts

Please take a look around and check out my stuff

COVERED IN BEES

2011-05-12T17:47:00.001+01:00

It's getting near summer

Omelette Commission Finished

2011-05-02T17:16:00.004+01:00

Provided my client is happy with this drawing, it will be used as the illustration on a printed poster with a slogan along the lines of 'to make an omelette you have to break eggs'. And this will be shown and given out at the event "A Private Function" at the end of May in an empty shop unit Oldham, Greater manchester.

Omelette commission WIP

2011-05-02T17:14:00.001+01:00

Omelette commission

2011-05-02T17:13:00.002+01:00

I'm running Race For Life 2011

2011-05-01T13:54:00.000+01:00

Faye Scott-farrington is fundraising for Cancer Research UK
I'll run faster if you give me money.

Sometimes things don't work out

2011-04-23T19:49:00.007+01:00

Orange "Pull-Apart Bread"

http://whisk-kid.blogspot.com/2011/03/prof-d-orange-pull-apart-bread.html

The above recipe went fine until it came to putting it into my loaf tin.
I didn't understand the instructions and was left with a sentient yeasty escapologist...
It tastes delicious, but it doesn't slice at all and pretty much fell apart.

I later found the original recipe. With a delightful and informative illustration of how to put the bread in the tin, and realised I had done it totally wrong
http://manggy.blogspot.com/2008/12/pull-apart-lemon-scented-coffee-cake.html

Ugly Mugs

2011-04-22T17:50:00.002+01:00

new mugs for The Sunday Market at Islington Mill, Salford

"Sunday, April 24 · 12:00pm - 4:00pm sees the first in our weekly Sunday Markets where specialist craft makers, designers and artists from across the UK will unite in showing and selling their wares."

http://thesundaymarket.tumblr.com/

Unfortunately, She Was Allergic to Nuts

2011-04-16T19:47:00.005+01:00

"Unfortunately, she was allergic to nuts"

Another collage for a birthday card.
Fish heads and squirrel quiche.

Natural History Museum

2011-04-16T03:58:00.002+01:00

On my way to London Town

2011-04-16T03:53:00.002+01:00

Craft Fair April 9th 2011

2011-04-09T20:20:00.001+01:00

Cookie Kits for Fair

2011-04-07T15:59:00.005+01:00

Raisin Cinnamon and Oat cookie kits & Chocolate Chip and Oat cookie kits
Fun alternative to Easter eggs
Comes with a recipe to make your own when you have used the contents of the jar

for upcoming FUSE Craft fair
9th April, 11-3pm
Longsight Methodist Church, Harwood, Bolton

Making Emergency Cookie Kits

2011-04-07T15:53:00.004+01:00

Custard Cream Felt Brooches

2011-04-06T11:57:00.002+01:00

New Rag Thug brooches for upcoming FUSE Craft fair
9th April, 11-3pm
Longsight Methodist Church, Harwood, Bolton

On the Streets

2011-03-30T17:32:00.003+01:00

Street Kit Drum Skin for Shoshin

2011-03-30T10:05:00.002+01:00

http://www.weareshoshin.com/

Happy Birthday

2011-03-26T12:28:00.003Z

A collage for a birthday card
I'd like to pursue this

"I arranged for Levi Roots (who is actually a merman) to make you a delicious birthday meal.
He insisted on using Reggae Reggae Sauce"

Tea and Biscuits

2011-03-21T23:32:00.004Z

A lamp for my little brother Finished

2011-03-11T15:31:00.004Z

I'll have that Best Sister in the World Award now please.

a lamp for my little brother WIP

2011-03-11T15:25:00.002Z

I had a dream that I made a lamp for my brother.
Using the following ingredients

A lamp for my little brother WIP

2011-03-11T15:15:00.002Z

Question Number 17

2011-03-09T09:09:00.001Z

The most disturbing question on the census.

A bird for Georgia Rusch's Little Bird installation

2011-03-06T23:25:00.003Z

Now for something completely different...
Caught wind of the project on Twitter
http://www.dukes-lancaster.org/event/little-bird

"The exhibition will be an installation comprising a flock of little birds hanging from the gallery ceiling above the visitors' heads. Each will be unique, created in 3D by a different artist or craftsperson, in whichever medium and style that they choose. Each will be a beautiful little work of art in its own right that visitors can buy and take home to treasure at the end of the exhibition. All birds will be sold to raise funds for Women for Women International."

I have not made anything three dimensional in a long time and so thought I would join in, I used the provided base pattern and embellished it a little.

Bear Music Poster Final

2011-02-24T00:17:00.002Z

WWW.BEARMUSIC.CO.UK
Come to the gig, or you are a gay.

colour tests

2011-02-20T14:35:00.002Z

finished ad

2011-02-20T14:34:00.001Z

Billboard Chat
Watch the ad...

Poster WIP LINES

2011-02-19T16:01:00.001Z

Spot the musical notation II

2011-02-14T22:31:00.002Z

spot the musical notation

2011-02-14T19:43:00.000Z

Tidy up.

2011-02-07T12:45:00.001Z

ART DEPT ASST/WARDROBE: FAYE SCOTT-FARRINGTON

2011-02-07T12:37:00.001Z

2011-02-01T15:55:00.000Z

Logos WIP

2011-02-01T09:34:00.003Z

nearly there

http://www.bearmusic.co.uk/

Text trials

2011-01-29T13:45:00.000Z

Bears WIP

2011-01-27T09:59:00.003Z

a few photographs from Dartmoor Arts week 2010

2011-01-27T09:32:00.001Z

This does not happen with paintings

2011-01-20T18:29:00.000Z

Today in pictures

2011-01-20T18:27:00.002Z

2011-01-16T12:45:00.000Z

Books

2011-01-15T19:59:00.001Z

A Saturdai Night

2011-01-11T19:44:00.002Z

The first drawing of 2011

2011-01-03T10:53:00.001Z

Let's start as we mean to go on, shall we?

Christmas cake 2010

2010-12-24T21:44:00.001Z

It was Star Wars or Fargo for this year's christmas cake theme
Star Wars won.

Retweet Project 2010

2010-12-23T20:16:00.000Z

A few Images from my Retweet project, completed for the Drawing group whilst at uni
I text to a closed Twitter account over December, January and February 09-10
Months later, I used these tweets as the base for post-it note sized illustrations, trying to interpret/re-interpret sometimes cryptic phrases.

Installation View

2010-06-23T17:26:00.000+01:00

Degree Show Jun 18th 2010

2010-06-19T19:45:00.002+01:00

All attempts to take a reasonable photograph of my final piece have thus far failed. Obligatory degree show photograph will have to be one of my gurning face.

2010-05-16T21:37:00.000+01:00

2010-05-16T21:36:00.000+01:00

2010-05-16T21:35:00.000+01:00

Etching Experiments

2010-05-16T21:17:00.001+01:00

Not the medium appropriate for what I wish to show

2010-05-15T19:57:00.001+01:00

2010-05-03T17:30:00.001+01:00

2010-05-03T17:27:00.001+01:00

2010-05-03T17:21:00.000+01:00