finally it opened, on thursday 14th october 2010 i dragged my tired family to the official opening of waterlooville library. Some of the children from Waite End primary school who created the original drawings that i'd used for the interior designs were there. They were absolutely thrilled to see their work on the walls, windows and carpets. It's a wierd feelling seeing your handcrafted work translated onto and into something so different. I probably ate too many sausage rolls and talked gibberish to the council officials who were there, but who cares!!? it is done and time to move on to pastures new.

Hooray hip hooray etc! Today i've been to visit the library at Waterlooville and saw the carpet down for the first time. Modesty permitting it looks bloody fantastic. The designs for the walls/windows and surfaces are now in print. Prior to this a special trip was made to the primary school where the original graphics were created. We (Katrina Talbot, interior designer for Hampshire County Council) and myself showed the children how their original drawings have been translated into graphics. There was a silence followed by big excitement. I have a glow! The official opening is 15 October. Can't wait.

the carpet is indeed done and i have my mits on the samples. they look so brilliant especially as i can picture each child who did the original drawing. they are going to be soooo thrilled when they see this.

i've been working with the children from waite end primary school in waterlooville, getting them to draw flowers, snails and birds from still life compositions. I've translated them into papercuts, the end purpose being a carpet design for their new public library. the colour scheme isn't one i'd naturally gravitate towards however it's also good to work to a restricted template, too much choice tends to take too much time. after many hours i've finally come up with these designs, which will be scanned and arranged digitally onto the floor before being printed onto carpet. how exciting. phase one underway.....

good grief it's been too long but it's been so very busy, which is good, but no time to look around and see what else is going on, or post on here. i've been very lucky and been awarded a commission by Hampshire County Council as the artist to work on the refurbishment of waterlooville children's library. it's a pretty drab looking building in need of much tlc. it's set in old concrete and as we speak is being stripped bare with a view to having new inards!! here are the before photos