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Stranger Things

I’ve been a latecomer to the Netflix series #strangerthings – One of the benefits of having such a cool daughter with great taste (the fact she likes it gives me a reason to join in). I’ve been enjoying the characters and the creative storylines. Having grown up playing RPG (#Runequest) with friends, it’s great seeing the geeks as the heroes, makes me feel (almost) cool.

It’s always interesting seeing a villain with little in the way of redeeming features, hellbent on their greatness, how easy it is to see parallels in the real world. I don’t often create such characters – I suppose the closest is this little fellow here, in an unashamed parody of #vecna

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The Dandy-lion Highwayman

Inspired by my work with the Swindon Culture Collective’s “Winterfest” I put in some designs for different sculpture trails. This one based in Epping, I was taken with the myth of the ‘Dandy Highwayman’ – embodied by the tales surrounding Dick Turpin (who reportedly had his hideout in the forest). The ‘Robin Hood’ style narrative and the daring escapades make this a very exciting and engaging character (despite there only being the tiniest grain of truth in them!) I created patterns inspired by artwork from Turpin’s era (the 1700’s) as well as a nod to the song ‘Stand and Deliver’ by Adam and the Ants with the patterns on the legs of the design (click on the design for a link to the song). Alas! The design won’t be adorning the trail but instead inspired me to create the ‘Dandy-lion Highwayman above!