Sushila Burgess Arts and Crafts

Mostly painted tiles by Sushila Burgess including: Elephants, peacocks, deer and swans | The Sink Fairies | Mer people and feral angels | Slideshow of all paintings on the site | Plus images of four handwritten notes from Simone de Beauvoir 1983-6 | Old CV last updated spring 2006 | High-quality images of the pictures from this site are ON SALE NOW as a CD, price £4.99 plus £8.99 postage and packing or as a download of all 28 images for £5.99

And paintings by Jazzy (age 8): Jazzy's Engines | Photographs by John Burgess including Egypt slideshow

Painting of yellow elephant facing right Hearth tiles
Sink tiles
Cats and Roses
Painting of yellow elephant facing left Letters from Simone de Beauvoir
PHP samples slideshow
Jazzy's engines
Egypt slideshow


I painted these images on ceramic tiles, and in real life they now form a fire surround. The elephants were inspired by a figure from a 16th-century Persian bestiary. View larger images | View as slideshow

Painting of blue elephant waving its trunk Painting of woman in red sari offering an apple to an elephant Painting of blue elephant running to accept an apple Painting of birds' nest in flowering tree
Painting of woman in red sari dancing Painting of two swans Painting of swan and two ducks Painting of peacock beside lily pond
Painting of peacock beside birdbath Painting of swan and duck Painting of flamingo Painting of woman in red and gold dress sitting by fountain and reading
Painting of yellow elephant Painting of two deer Painting of deer drinking Painting of yellow elephant

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If you need to get in touch with me, you can find out my email address and phone number at work using the Contact Search on the University of Oxford web page.

Site last updated Tuesday 9th March 2010.