The Thread of Making

 I WORK ACROSS A VARIETY OF MEDIUMS & SURFACES WHICH ALL REFLECT MY LOVE OF DRAWING, SCRATCHING LINES & WORDS INTO CLAY OR FREE MACHINE STITCHING INTO SCREEN PRINTS & PAINTINGS.


I illustrated my song Open Book in ceramic form. The characters transformed from 2D to 3D installation. I made 85 bird heads and, as the flock grew, they gathered on my studio shelves. I could imagine them chattering away every time I left the room. This is the third dimension; it breathes life into the flat page.


‘Open Book’ is a song about the cycle of grief & the nature of hope. I wove the narrative from song into video drawing, print & mixed media. Books have always fascinated me, physically feeling pages & the narrative was illustrative & easy to imagine as pictures. From a book I made a large ceramic installation, every element of the song created in clay, I loved it, the angels flew with the crows suspended above the pages & birds.



COURTYARD CREATIVE ARTS AWARD WINNER 2022



'‘Open Book’, a song of love and loss, is a final slice of Pop Folk sophistication as Linzi nails a vocal as fragile as Sinead O’Connor, over a perfect subtle strings and guitar arrangement.”

Marc Higgins



'I am an open book half done, and you have written me but now I write myself, hope in every step, hope in every breath that we take'

Sketchbook Diaries

DRAWING & LINE IS AT THE HEART OF ALL MY WORK

Music Linzi Jane Morgan 'Lay Me Down'

The Thread of Making

Two white ceramic busts of figures with closed eyes, bird perched on one, text inscriptions.
A person lies surrounded by colorful birds. Text reads,
Watercolor sketch of a table set with fruit, flowers, and two chairs.
Sculpture of a woman with closed eyes, a bird perched on her shoulder, against a black background.

Shaped by Stillness

Two white ceramic sculptures of serene female busts with closed eyes, one with a bird, text inscribed.

Written in Me Blank Pages Stretch Before Me

Ceramic sculpture

Ceramic sculpture of a seated figure, holding a small star, with eyes closed, against a black background.

Verse 2 Open Book

Ceramic book sculpture installation verse 2, clay, ink

Ceramic bust of a woman with closed eyes, bird perched on her shoulder, against a black background.

Verse 2 Open Book

Ceramic book sculpture installation, clay sculpture, ink

Now I Write Myself

Ceramic sculpture

Open Book Verse 1

Ceramic book installation clay, ink

Verse 3 Acceptance

Ceramic book sculpture installation, clay, ink

Open Book Verse 2

Ceramic book installation, clay, ink

Open Book, Verse 3

Ceramic book installation sculpture, Verse 3, clay, ink

Open Book Verse 1

Ceramic book installation clay, ink

Angel Cakes

Ceramic angel wall hanging

Hoopoes Open Book

Crafted for song story Ceramic book installation,

clay, ink sculpture

Birds wait for me to wake up

Crafted for Open Book song story ceramic book installation

Loading the kiln

Ceramic sculptures ready for firing

Gratitude Angel

Wishing Angels

Angels - ceramic sculptures - sold separate or together

Bird Chorus

Ceramic birds crafted as chorus for Open Book ceramic book installation

Open Book Verse 2

Ceramic book installation, clay, ink

Open Book Installation

Open Book Installation short film

Written in Me Blank Pages Stretch Before Me

Ceramic sculpture

Verse 2 Open Book

Ceramic book sculpture installation verse 2, clay, ink

Quiet Lines, Gentle Washes

Watercolor print of woman with birds and text, in muted colors.

Open Book Blank 'pages stretch before me now you are gone'

Mono print, mixed media, free stitch embroidery, applique, oils

Black birds soar over scattered papers and figures with blue and gold accents.

I pray the angels find you

Screen print, oils, free stitch embroidery, applique, textile panel

Woman writes, surrounded by colorful birds, papers. Outdoors seen through a window.

You have written me but now I write myself

Screen print, oils, applique, free stitch embroidery, textile panel

Scribbles across my pages where we went wrong

Screen print, oils, free stitch embroidery, applique, textile panel

Blank pages stretch before me.....

Screen print, oils, applique, free stitch embroidery textile panel

Keeping Watch

Sketchbook drawing

Open Book

Textile mixed media book

Morning Snooze

Sketchbook study - preparing for mono-print

Winters Walk Hergest Ridge

Ink & chalk

sold

Dilly Watercolour Sketch

Study in Blue

Dreaming of the Sea - after Van Gogh

Acrylic on board

sold

Full Stop

Acrylic on canvas

private collection

Hergest Ridge Wandering

Acrylic on canvas

Private Collection

Walking with Clouds Study

Ink & gouache

sold

Mixed media textile story book

Hope in Every Step

Print,oils, free machine mixed media

Another Snooze

Sketchbook drawing

Go Softly

Water colour, khadi paper

Open Book Blank 'pages stretch before me now you are gone'

Mono print, mixed media, free stitch embroidery, applique, oils

I pray the angels find you

Screen print, oils, free stitch embroidery, applique, textile panel

Vibrant landscape painting of a field with a fence, red building, and blue sky.

Walking with the Clouds Acrylic, canvas

Abstract landscape painting with colorful rolling hills under a cloudy blue sky.

Walking with the Clouds II

Acrylic, canvas

Trees line a field, shadows cast by the sun. A fence runs along the grass beneath a cloudy sky.

Walking Offa's Dyke

Acrylic, canvas

Sister

Acrylic, canvas

Sanctuary

Acrylic, charcoal, paper

The Keeper of Secrets

Acrylic, canvas

Walking with the Clouds Acrylic, canvas

Walking with the Clouds II

Acrylic, canvas

Main Gallery



I WORK ACROSS A VARIETY OF MEDIUMS & SURFACES, CLAY, PRINT & MIXED MEDIA, STITCH & PAINTING


Sculptures


Stone-like bust of a woman with closed eyes, bird perched on her shoulder, against black background.

Open Book Page 2

Ceramic sculpture

Clay sculpture of an angel with folded wings, looking upward.

Gratitude

Ceramic sculpture

Ceramic birds and figures arranged in a kiln.

Loading the kiln

Ceramic sculptures - bisque firing

Open Book - Page 1

Ceramic sculpture

Open Book - Page 2

Ceramic Sculpture

Wall Angel

Ceramic sculpture

Maquettes

Ceramic sculptures

Open Book - exhibition installation

Ceramic sculptures

Maquette

Ceramic sculpture

Now I Write Myself

Ceramic sculpture

Open Book -Page 2

Ceramic sculpture

The Birds

Ceramic sculptures

Hoopoes & Eagle Eye

Ceramic sculptures

Open Book, lyric Ltd Ed collection

Ceramic sculptures

Whisper Sweet Nothings

Ceramic sculptures, installation

Crested Birds

Ceramic sculptures, installation

Long Beaked Birds & Finch

Ceramic sculptures, installation

Angels & Crow

Ceramic sculptures, installation

Button

Open Book Page 2

Ceramic sculpture

Gratitude

Ceramic sculpture

Loading the kiln

Ceramic sculptures - bisque firing

Print & Mixed Media

Accordion-style art book open, displaying illustrations. Closed, it's tan with black sketches,

Open Book

Textile printed, free stitch, oils, hand painted

Watercolor print: a sleeping woman surrounded by birds; text, cool tones.

Open Book - Blank Pages

Chinese paper, mono print, hand painted oils, free stitching, khadi paper

Accordion book with illustrations: woman, bird, buildings, text. Beige, blue, green, brown.

Open Book

Textile print, calico, hand painted oils, free stitching

Open Book - Wall Panel

Textile print, calico, hand painted oils, free stitching

Open Book - with box cover

Textile print, calico, hand painted oils, free stitching

Open Book - Scribbles Across my Pages

Textile print, calico, hand painted oils, free stitching

Open Book - Now I write Myself Wall Panel

Textile print, calico, hand painted oils, free stitching

Open Book

Textile print, calico, hand painted oils, free stitching

Open Book - Angels Take You Home, Wall Panel

Textile print, calico, hand painted oils, free stitching

Montage

Print

Hope in Every Step - Wall panel

Textile print, calico, hand painted oils, free stitching

The Gathering

Collograph print, inks, silk

Thrifty Crow

Collograph print, fabric

Evening Session

Mono print, paper

Open Book

Textile printed, free stitch, oils, hand painted

Open Book - Blank Pages

Chinese paper, mono print, hand painted oils, free stitching, khadi paper

Acrylic Painting

Blonde woman in blue dress holds black cat, red background, guitar beside her.

Lap Cat

Acrylic on paper

Ocean painting with boats sailing across waves.

Dreaming of the Sea (After Van Gogh)

Acrylic, board

Black dog curled up, sleeping on colorful, wavy blankets.

Full Stop

Acrylic, canvas

Walking Offa's Dyke

Acrylic, canvas

Walking with the Clouds (ii)

Acrylic, canvas

Hergest Ridge Wanderings

Acrylic, canvas

Walking with the Clouds

Acrylic, canvas

Flurry Overhead

Acrylic, canvas

The Long Stretch

Acrylic on canvas

Little Black Cat

Acrylic on canas

The Usual

Acrylic on canvas

Lap Cat

Acrylic on paper

Dreaming of the Sea (After Van Gogh)

Acrylic, board

Watercolour

Watercolor painting of a black Labrador retriever looking right. Dark blue with brown eyes.

Blue Dilly

Watercolour textile paper

Watercolor painting of a dark blue bird perched on a light gray pole.

Keeping Watch

Watercolour textile paper (Print)

Blue horse galloping through a stylized garden with birds overhead.

Go Softly

Watercolour (Print)

Walking with Clouds

Ink study, paper

Wandering Offa's Dyke

Ink study, paper

Sketchy Hare

Watercolour, charcoal, paper

Beach Comber

Watercolour, textile paper

Blue Dilly

Watercolour textile paper

Keeping Watch

Watercolour textile paper (Print)

Sketchbook

Cozy kitchen interior sketch: black dog sits by a stack of books, shelves with dishes, and a patterned couch.
Watercolor sketch of a table set for two with floral arrangements, fruit, and seated figures.
A cat curled on a table, watercolor painting. Behind it: stacked cups, a chair, and a lamp.

'a quick sketch can capture a moment

a drawing can capture a mood

a line can capture a feeling

and stir something deep in you'

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