Last year, during Lockdown I read Lewis Hyde’s influential book The Gift. It led me to think of making art as a passing on of gifts. In this spirit, 2 or 3 times a year I will be offering pieces of artwork as gifts to people who are interested in my work, through my mailing list. This May I am giving away this rust monoprint to one of the first 6 people to say they want it. If you would like to be in with a chance of receiving one of these gifts, please go to Contact and sign up for my mailing list.
Rust Dendrite, 2021, Acrylic medium monotype with rusted iron powder, on Somerset Newsprint Grey paper, 29 x 24 cm
The Gift also inspired Matthew Burrows to set up The Artist Support Pledge during Lockdown last year. This scheme encourages a spirit of generosity in the art world. Artists offer their work at affordable prices (£200 or less) on Instagram and when they have reached £1000 in sales, pledge to pass on some of their money by buying another artist’s work. The scheme has had a transformative effect for many artists, enabling them to keep going when other streams of revenue have dried up due to Covid. It also connects artists directly to people who want to enjoy their work without paying commission to agents or galleries. I have been selling work regularly over the last year through Artists Support Pledge and would like to thank Matthew Burrows and the collectors who have generously given me money in return for art pieces!