The Old Vine
March 31, 2007 on 7:57 am | In Buildings, Interiors | No Comments
Another in a series of pub interiors. This time the Old Vine in Winchester.
Grandmother’s Flag 2
March 30, 2007 on 2:50 am | In Redraw, Texas | No Comments
I’m starting to work towards The State of Texas Exhibition that I have in October in Dallas. It’s concentrating on how Place is visually defined and I’m breaking down visual stereotypes through drawings. There will be a series of Conscious Reflex drawings along with Redraws. The original drawing of Grandmother’s Flag was created in October 2005 after the Doxology exhibition.
Tree Blossom
March 26, 2007 on 2:53 am | In Landscapes | No Comments
Now is coming up to my favourite time of year in the UK. Tree blossom is starting to come out and it can be absolutely beautiful.
I’ve been using a new pen over the past few weeks and it seems to be responding a little differently to the old ones. It’s slightly heavier and therefore a little less responsive. I’m finding that it has caused the style of drawing to change slightly.
Amazing Grace
March 25, 2007 on 2:01 am | In People | No Comments
Today marks the 200th Anniversary of the abolition of the Slave Trade. We may have come along way in the past 200 years but there is still further to go. Here are some stats on problems of modern day slavery:
- At least 12.3 million people are victims of forced labour worldwide. Of these 2.4 million are as a result of human trafficking. A global alliance against forced labor, International Labour Organisation, 2005
- 600,000-800,000 men, women and children trafficked across international borders each year. Approximately 80 per cent are women and girls. Up to 50% are minors. US Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report 2005
- An estimated 1.2 million children trafficked each year. UNICEF UK Child Trafficking Information sheet, January 2003
- The majority of trafficked victims arguably come from the poorest countries and poorest strata of the national population. A global alliance against forced labor, International Labour Organisation, 2005
- Trafficking is the fastest growing means by which people are caught in the trap of slavery. Anti-Slavery
- Human trafficking is the third largest source of income for organised crime, exceeded only by arms and drugs trafficking. UN office on drugs and crime
- It is the fastest growing form of international crime, already generating 7 billion dollars per year in criminal proceeds. There are even reports that some trafficking groups are switching their cargo from drugs to human beings, in a search of high profits at lower risk. UN office on drugs and crime
