Finally got my favourite piece up in the new house....

Probably one of my happiest moments. #londonmarathon

'Thatcheristic' at Gallery DIfferent, London

Hi all!

Please see my Thatcher piece inspired by all those tweeting about who the hell this Margaret Thatcher was...one of my favourite quotes was 'Was she a hoe?'.
This is on at Gallery Different in London until 28th April. I am also in the feminist show in the same gallery....Thatcher and feminism is surely an interesting combination! Check it out! http://www.gallerydifferent.co.uk/Home_Page/Home.php

Sweaty Maple Sisters run the London Marathon !

Hello all!
I have been shockingly bad at keeping this blog for the last year or so, maybe because things have been hectic and I am so slow at writing!

At the moment most of my time has been taken up by moving house/studio and training for the London Marathon.

Yes me. A Marathon.

I've never been particularly sporty but always had an interest in running. I think it's the discipline and training your body to do something it probably shouldn't be doing. Every year I've seen the marathon on the TV and been desperate to take part. So when I had the opportunity to run for Guy's & St. Thomas' Hospital Kidney Patients' Association with my sister Hannah, I grabbed at the the chance to raise money for an amazing charity and to fulfill a life time ambition.

The first run was dreadful, I ran down the road then had to stop! Then as I was getting better I had a knee injury, which was swiftly followed by an agonising groin strain in early January which had me out of training for a month! I am now up and running however and slightly obsessed. The marathon is the first thing I think about in the morning and the last thing I think about at night. I am nowhere near ready and due to my injury I have been doing most of my training on a bike and cross trainer! But I am determined to finish!

Regardless of the injuries and pain, I have been loving it and would love to continue running after the Marathon. There is something great about getting out on the road, switching off. It's not just about the physical workout either, it's the mental attitude, it's amazing how important a positive mental attitude is, not only with this but with all things in life. It has really reminded me  how to stay focused....all I can dream about now is crossing that finish line!

If you would like to sponsor us, please follow the link! Our target is £4000, we have currently raised £1,156.49!

http://www.justgiving.com/sarahmaple

A huge THANK YOU in advance to anyone who has been kind enough to donate!

New show at Kunstihoone, Estonia.

Hello all, my attention to my blog has been terrible....this was partly because I had forgotten my password. Haha! Awful excuse I admit....
It has been a very eventful time since I lasted blogged. I wanted to show some wonderful photos from my latest solo exhibition at Kunstihoone in Tallinn. The show was initially going to be the 'It's a Girl!' exhibition from last year, but instead we decided to go for a 'mini retrospective' for various reasons. The show turned out wonderfully and I had the most amazing time in Tallinn, fantastic people, fantastic place, I couldn't have felt more welcome. I really want to thank everyone who helped put the show together and a massive thank you to everyone who has attended the show. We have actually broken the record for attendees at an opening, the opening day and opening weekend. It's incredible! So proud. Totally buzzing. Here are some photos from the show, the opening and the talk.
THANK YOU!

Menstruate with Pride on display at The New Art Exchange in Nottingham!

Hello all! Another chance to see 'Menstruate with Pride!' It will be on display at The New Art Exchange from 27th July - 25th August. Hope you can make it!

50 Shades of Grey

Ballerina - Sarah Maple

This is a fave from my recent solo show 'It's a Girl!'.