2010 has started with a bang for me - I've had a productive spell in the studio. Below is a selection of new work which I've finished in the last couple of weeks.

"People... want to endure fame, no matter how obvious the warnings are. The strong drink, the meals, the drugs, the luxury - are they the reasons why people want to become famous? Or are they the trappings that ameliorate or obliterate the pain of belonging to everybody? Are they an alluring, seductive cocktail or a date-rape drug?" 'Fame - from the Bronze age to Britney' by Tom Payne.

Below from top:
'All the worlds [hungry for fame]' (2009-10) front and side shot. 3D collage.
Untitled (2009-10) paper collage
Untitled [musing on Paris Jackson] (2009-10) mixed media with found paper.
all images copyright: Katriona Beales