Last week I had the lovely
surprise of being featured on Dogster.
Incongruous was the word used to describe my work. The
dictionary meaning is ‘not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other
aspects of something’.
I take this as a compliment.
I never set out to draw and embroider dogs, it just
happened. (I was in a creative block, bored of drawing flowers. I saw a dog in
a hat and thought I wonder what type of personality he would have as a human,
and so it began.) Neither did I intend for the name Studio Legohead to stick
around. But both did. Rather unexpectedly.
So, Studio Legohead, where did it come from? I feel I
owe an explanation for the weird title. Legohead Jo was a nickname from back in
my youthful days. I used to have a severe red bob haircut, one day a friend
described it as ‘like Lego hair’, then the name just stuck. 18 years later, it’s
still used by my close circle of friends.
Why did I have it as a name to accompany my work?
Well, when I completed ‘Best In Show’ series of work, I didn’t have a business,
and it was my first solo exhibition; it was just meant to be fun, so as not to
take myself too seriously. Which was kinda fine, due to the fact the exhibition
was a range of embroidered dog portraits with trophies and sashes, all to be
awarded to ‘the winners’! : D
A quote from the feature – “It's like even the
simplest thing becomes an object of wonder to Legohead ... kind of like the way
a dog might regard something novel. And it's a refreshing way to look at life.”
I hope never to take myself too seriously.
I have to say the past few years of drawing canines
and felines, blogging, getting commissioned and generally working with
fantastic people all over the globe has been an utter delight. I feel very
grateful for my work and what I do.
Thanks for all the support so far, here’s to a great
2013 X X X
A recent commission. Harry, what a dude. x
