My Young Alpaca or 'Cria' will be at Sculpture on the Farm from 13th-28th June 2015. It is a beautiful venue where Alpacas are bred and there will be approximately 300 artworks to browse around, both inside and out in the open.
'Cria'is 60cm High and made from an assortment of selected recycled objects.
Cria the Alpaca
Flock of birds ready to go to Alphabet Soup in Great Missenden , Bucks
I shall be exhibiting a whole host of animals at Alphabet Soup in Great Missenden as part of the Bucks Open Studios trail. Opening times are 9.30am - 5pm every day except Sundays from 6th June - 20th June.
Alongside my work there will also be pieces made by Sue Freeman and ceramic animals by Ostinelli & Priest
The gallery is at 69 High Street, Great Missenden, Bucks HP16 0AL
www.alphabetsoup.co.uk
Make a day of it and visit lots of other artists at their studios, information to plan your route can be found at
These two dogs, Scottish Deerhound and The Haberdasher's Hound are both made from recycled fabrics ranging from Tartans and Hound's Tooth Tweed to curtains and Paisley.
They are some of my work showing at the Bath gallery 44AD, the PV is tomorrow 24th March (running until Sunday 29th March)
I'm part of a group show at the new gallery 44AD in Bath (just next to the Baths as it happens!)
'Fishoek' the Cat and 'Carriage Horse' will be among the many pieces that I shall be exhibiting next week on stand L8 with Art Amatoria at AAF, Battersea, London.
Other pieces of mine will include squirrels, dogs, birds and mushrooms!
The show runs from Thursday 23rd Oct to Sunday 26th Oct and is always really busy and full of fascinating works of Art.
more details can be found here www.affordableartfair.co.uk
Just back from setting up two pieces at this beautiful hospital in Reading, when I need surgery I want to go here as an NHS Patient. Even walking into the reception I feel uplifted, artwork and light everywhere, Fabulous!
So my zebra colt, Savannah and the Marlin, 'Hemingway' are now safely there and I hope they can bring some smiles to the hospital visitors.......
Some of my birds can be seen at One Church Street Gallery's summer show, "Focal Point" featuring sculptures for the garden and conservatory.
One of my wire Lurchers is also there, details on the website
There's a 'Sculpture in the Garden Exhibition' in the gorgeous grounds of Turn End, it runs until 13th July 2014.
One of my resin bronze Swans is there along with a wealth of other intriguing and beautiful pieces.
Entry is free and you can find more details here:
After a success at Chelsea Flower Show, the lovely One Church Street Gallery have asked me to provide more British birds for their stand at the prestigious Hampton Court Flower Show. It runs from 8th July-13th July, if you are going please come and say hello.
Here are some of the birds waiting for their perches, spot the species: Great tit, Blue Tit, Long tailed Tit, Greenfinch, Bullfinch, Goldfinch, Chaffinch, Wren, Robin and Kingfisher
Very excited to be exhibiting for the first time at this years Chelsea Flower Show with One Church Street Gallery stand ST31.
Small flock of birds tagged and ready to be installed there tomorrow, show opens next Monday 19th May
10 species of british birds
This little dog is 60cm high and is going to be on show at Art in Ardington
3rd - 11th May
It is called 'Shaggy Dog Tale' and is made using recycled fabric and my Grandmothers old tapestry.
I have just met the owners of this new gallery in the beautiful Cotswold town of Chipping Norton. The opening exhibition starts on May 2nd and will be well worth a visit. www.albiongallery.co.uk
This Little Horse of mine will be there along with some other pieces
63cm H x 76cm L x 19cm W
This show is running from 22nd March to the 26th April and there are several of my Kimonos, some large and some very small, made from tin and copper wire
The gallery is in Great Missenden, Bucks HP16 0AX
Sky Blue Kimono 138cm H x 123cm W x 8cm D
Floral Kimono frame size 26cmW x 26cmH x 4cmD
My solo show in Edinburgh went really well, a big thank you to Rob and Alison from the Union Gallery and also to all the many kind people who bought a piece (or two).
The first show that I am working towards will be at the Smithy Gallery, Glasgow in their "wee timorous beastie' exhibition in April then later in the year I'm hoping to be at the Hampton Court Flower show for the first time and I shall also be exhibiting at the Affordable Art Show, Battersea in October.
Here's couple of images of "Carriage Horse' which is on display at the Jack Tierney Gallery, Aberdeen at the moment. The name comes from all the wonderful small toy coach horses I found at a car boot sale and incorporated into the piece.
You can see one of the toy horses under the eye which is made from an antique spoon.
Typewriter keys, cutlery and knitting needles are also to be found in the piece. 52cm high x 67cm long x18cm wide
My solo show has now been open for just over a week and I'm so happy with the way Union Gallery have displayed my works. There is a very flattering article in the press here: http://www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/marvelling-menagerie and another one here : http://www.lothianlife.co.uk/2013/11/barbara-francs-stunning-sculptures/#more-14622
An admiring glance through the window
If you are in the Edinburgh area please do come and see the Menagerie at the Union Gallery
I'm now in the midst of bubblewrap and tape getting my works ready for their trip to Scotland, hoping they will not get caught in the predicted storm on Monday!
Here are a couple of pictures of 'Cygnus' the third life size Swan in the show, it is cast in bronze resin and is number 2 of an edition of 25.
I am delighted with the result and think it is a wonderful piece for either indoors or out, the original was made from wood and plaster around which I wrapped and stiched layer after layer of fabric, lace and wire. all the details of the materials used have been captured beautifully, it looks quite splendid!
Here is the image for my solo exhibition at the UNION Gallery, starting in two weeks time. The picture is of two life size swans made from recycled tin plus the odd bit from an old typewriter, dog lead clips, cutlery and wristwatch straps to name a few.
The swans are as much of an homage to the beautiful carved wooden decoy birds of America to the real live birds floating on the water.
If you are in the area, please do visit, there are lots of animals hence the name of the show.
the address is: 45 Broughton St., Edinburgh EH1 3JU
email: info@uniongallery.co.uk
