Diane Marshall - Art & Ceramics

Fun workshop on monochrome collage with and

All set up for second day of Surrey Artists Open Studios. Studio 9 in the SAOS brochure. Hand made porcelain, jewellery and artwork.

This lovely rose, Koko Loco has only one flower but it is absolutely stunning!

This is what Chelsea Flower Show looks like at 8am! Lovely to be able to see all the gardens without the crowds, and some lovely stands in the pavilion.

Managed to get to the Chelsea Flower show early - lovely to see all the gardens without the crowds.

Porcelain pillar candle holders, available at my Open Studio 1&2, 8&9 June. Link in bio

Some house doodles first is a house near Tate Modern that is quite a contrast to the modern buildings nearby, the second and third pages are following a sketching workshop with

Just been on an amazing animal sculpture course with Felicity Lloyd-Coombes at her studio in Wales, https://farfrom.uk/lloyd-coombes-ceramics/ she is an amazing tutor and also runs an animal sanctuary with a wonderful collection of quirky Alpaca, miniature horses, donkeys, pigs, chickens, Nubian goats, ponies and horses.

Fabulous workshop at Kew Gardens with on creating a Botanical Sketchbook. Lots of tips and examples from the original artwork for Lucy’s new book.

House portrait for a friend. Watercolour on Khadi paper 15cm sq.

I was delighted that two of my paintings were accepted into the appART exhibition at Prior’s Field School in Godalming from 30/3 to 13/4/24.

A fabulous one day workshop with Virginia Porter at Guildford Adult Ed.

A fabulous one day workshop on William Morris’s calligraphy with Virginia Porter at Guildford Adult Ed

An experiment with collage, fiddly to cut but rather fun. I used clingfilm on granulating watercolour to get the texture on the leaves

SBA Talk featuring Laurence Hill, a distinguished botanical photographer and researcher, and his captivating exploration of “RHOPHOGRAPHY”

📅 Date: Wednesday, 21st February 2024
🕖 Time: 19:00 GMT

In this session, Laurence Hill will delve into the creation of the Meadowland Community photographic composition, a stunning portrayal of the diverse flora found in Ham Lands, a 72-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Ham, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. This remarkable site, bordering the River Thames, is currently under threat from development planned by Thames Water. Through his lens, Laurence has documented over 100 species found on the site and combined them into a breathtaking photographic composition, aiming to spotlight the richness and beauty of the flora in this area.