2025 Spring at last. On a beautiful day I have been doing owl research at SMJ Falconry.
I had a morning close up with the owls and a chance to fly them. This is Heidi and Twilight.
I often make owls to add to my automata so this Owl Experience was very inspiring and a treat.
I will certainly be better at replicating markings.
It’s all happening in Hastings. I am excited to be going down in May for Automata Fest 2025 . There is an interesting and varied programme over three days and I will be joining in doing a presentation about my work.
My ‘Automata Maker ‘ piece at Hastings Museum in a trail of 6 automata ,thanks to Cabaret Mechanical Theatre.
Wonky Donkey is on show at Time & Tide museum in Great Yarmouth from April to September.
Specially made pieces for Equinox at Northlight Art Studios in March. A group show by studio holders responding to the word Equinox in a variety of media.
2024 My self portrait automata was on exhibition at
The Bowes Museum for The Magic of The Silver Swan exhibition. It was great exhibition and I was delighted to be was part of it. I have a little film of me excitedly going into the museum to see it click here.
In 2017 the automata was commissioned by Cabaret Mechanical Theatre. I set to work recreating a miniature version of me working on one or my signature styles of automata a wooden mule. I made my clothes from my old work shop clothes a recreated a scaled down work bench and a tiny automata of a mechanical mule.
2023 In January Michael and Maria Start from House of Automata visited my studio.
I am a huge admirer off their work and love watching their restorations on TV.
In the spring I had stall and sold automata at Hand & Treasure in Hebden Bridge.
Thanks to James I now also have a super testimonial about his experience of buying my work which I have added to my Lisa page. This will give new customers an insight into the range of my creative approaches.
2022 Four commissions including Elliot with Herzog for his birthday. Herzog popped in to check on progress so I had to hide the other automata on the bench as Michele was also getting an automata for her birthday with her cats.
A collection of work was made Hawksbys At 10 Anniversary Exhibition including owls in boxes . Branwell automata designed to complete Brontë set.
I finished the year with Flumpy cat, a super cat commission.
Being a guest maker on the Cabaret Mechanical Theatres Global Tinkering Workshops was good fun . These are super online automata workshops.
Here I am explaining how Charlotte Brontë works.
2021 got off to a good start . Promoting my work on Instagram and selling online. I decided to leave teaching at Christmas and quickly saw the benefits with more time for developing my own work and accepting commissions. Pieces include articulated figures in old sewing machine drawers and Barn owls in oak barns.
Designing and making the Brontë family and being interviewed for the Yorkshire Post
