Well, after getting the plane parts home it was time to get to work. I came up with the idea for this piece from the roundel symbol, which appears on all RAF aircraft and was perfectly preserved on the large fuselage part that I had. Inspired by use of this symbol in the various art, fashion & accessories from the 60’s Mod movement, I decided to introduce this as the theme for this piece of work. Being a Mod in the 60’s was a complete lifestyle choice - clothes, music, clubs and scooters. The scooters were relatively cheap Italian Lambretta or Vespa models, often customised with an abundance of accessories; whitewall tyres, ribbons, extra mirrors, to name a few. With this in mind, I have used vintage Lambretta original parts within the work, with fully functioning lights, lock and speedometer completing a unique & quirky piece. I hope that you like the finished result!

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Just recently I had a fascinating invitation from a good friend of mine Richard Bevan from Beaver Metals to come and take a look at his scrap yard. With recycling being a worthy concept, I had mentioned an idea of painting on metal scrap. The scrap yard is filled with airplanes, rather than cars and the history and character emanating from each ragged piece of fuselage was quite stirring. I was lucky enough to be able to take some of my favourite parts away with me and I’m now very excited about researching the history of some of these planes, with a view to incorporating these striking pieces into a future collection.

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Hi there everybody & welcome to my new website for 2008. Please check out my new collections here

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