A Splash of the unusual through textiles, photography and illustration.
Susan Elizabeth Parkinson was born in 1925 in Calcutta, the younger daughter of a wine merchant (who was also honorary secretary of the Bombay Natural History Society) and his wife. When she was 5 the family left India for a farmhouse in Kent, but she never forgot sailing off Bombay with her father, who would [ ]
An updated repost from 2019 ! Hello everyone, and welcome. You ve found me at the final Fishink post for the year : ( but don t be glum, because there s plenty to see : ) I ve used some of these images before but to be honest when I was assembling ideas for the christmas blog, I [ ]
What should make a tapping sound against my window as I sat down to write this (I kid you not) I m hoping that s the seal of approval now for this post lol. Like thousands of other children, I grew up with Ladybird books around me. I didn t collect them, however, like many others I [ ]
I was fortunate to recently come across the work of Jane McKeating and was instantly and completely taken in by her beautiful illustrative and textural artworks. This prompted me to get in touch and last week we did a great Q A session which I m sure you will find as fascinating as I did. 1. What are [ ]
Mark was born in Solva, Pembrokeshire in 1953 and was educated in the county. He went to Reading University in 1972 to study Fine Art and received his BA in 1976. Mark worked in theatre and opera as a scenic artist and prop maker at the National Theatre, Royal Opera House and the Coliseum. He [ ]
Well, we re here and now all set up. If you are around the Manchester area this weekend, It s the Heatons Arts Trail Summer 2025 and I m in the lovely house which is VENUE 1, 13 Hooley Range, SK44HU. We are showing a collection of my brand new ceramics and the work of painter Sarah Riley [ ]
Hi everyone, I want to dedicate this post to the memory of a very special lady. I was very fortunate to interview her 5 years ago with the help of her son and would like to share that post with you again today. In her son s words Mom remained a fan of Fishink and [ ]
I first encountered Shelle s paintings on Instagram a couple of years ago. Through following her, I would often see new updates or pieces of work and would always like or comment upon them. I think my love for her work came through two connections. My own love of nature and animals and a link (I [ ]
Berit Ternell studied at the Handicraft Society School in Göteborg. After graduation in 1950 she worked for a year as an intern for Upsala-Ekeby where her job included decorative painting of the studio ceramics by Ingrid Atterberg and Mari Simmulson. Before being contracted by Gefle (Sweden) in 1957, she mainly worked for Bo Fajans (Sweden) but [ ]
Originally posted in 2020, I think it s great to view this post again. There are two words that spring to mind when coming across the work of Karen McPhail and her daughter Eve Campbell, creativity and professionalism. Both graduates of Glasgow School of Art, they presently work from their family home in Renfrewshire, where you [ ]