Remember, Remember the 5th of November

Bonfire night in Norfolk. We set light to a lifesize model of Nelson's ship designed, built and painted by our friend and fiddle player Steve. Cannons and muskets fired, fireworks whizzed overhead and sausages were sizzling.

Sandra Rowney
Art and Design Website at
www.sandrarowney.com

Making Mr Fox

I've just been to see the film Mr Fox and was delighted by the puppetry. This YouTube video is part of a pair that show the extensive work that went into creating the characters. I did a City and Guilds Puppet making course in the Norwich Puppet Theatre some years back and spent weeks making a few minutes of video. The "Mr Cardoon" puppet is shown on my website in the Designs section at the 3D designs page.

Sandra Rowney
Art & Design Website
www.sandrarowney.com

This One is for William

Hard to accept but William's funeral was today. I was fortunate enough to assist him designing the Maddermarket Theatre production of 'Merlin and the Cave of Dreams' the photos of which are on a slideshow to the bottom right of this page. There is a photo there of him surrounded by a shower of sparks whilst making the steps that the young Arthur used to run up and pull the sword from the stone.
I found this line and wash drawing in an old sketch book made at the Earlham cemetery where we saw him off today.

Sandra Rowney
Art & Design Website at
www.sandrarowney.com

Exhibition Design

.......a moment of calm in the oasis of the ship engine's corner in the Science Museum. Visiting museums these days takes stamina. Museum designers take note,not everything needs to go whizz bang!

Sandra Rowney
Art & Design Website at
www.sandrarowney.com

Having Fun

I went back to the Royal Academy again at the weekend for another look at the Anish Kapoor's exhibition. What a treat....a feast of sculptural shapes, colour and form, grown up artist having fun, po faced art goers heard tut tutting, children laughing and adults chuckling,animated conversations with complete strangers, WHAM! as the red goo hits the back wall. Hoorah! It was a good reminder of the fun to be had in art and design, never mind the slog of trying to market the end product. Have a look at www.sandrarowney.com

Warhorse

I went to see Warhorse at the New London Theatre last month. What a stunning production. The amazing way in which the horses were portrayed, the production, the acting, the story, the design, the backcloth drawings, the lighting, the musicians......wonderful. I appreciated the cage construction all the more having completed a City and Guilds course in puppetry.


Working with the late and sadly missed Technical Manager at the Maddermarket Theatre in Norwich gave me the real insight into the skills needed for this production. William would have loved Warhorse, but his legacy lives on. I'm including a Youtube clip that shows the horses in motion outside the theatre.

Sandra Rowney
Art & Design Website at
www.sandrarowney.com

Sandrarowney.com

My new website is finally out there in cyberspace.

The website contain paintings, sketches and designs. There are small videos which help by setting the scene of the paintings, preparatory drawings, a host of design work and a shop for paintings, prints, cards, and sketches.

Click on http://www.sandrarowney.com/