ARTISTS TALKING

# 1 [17 March 2010]

Yesterday I was told I have to write a proposal of my intentions for the degree show. I think I want to show a film and maybe a book...But will there be enough space for this? I need to find a dark corner somewhere I think...

Finished my 'Addressograph' book this week, a handmade book of prints from a found 'Addressograph' machine..

# 2 [18 March 2010]

If you happen to be in Glasgow this weekend, pop in to Montgomery's Cafe ( 9 Radnor Street, Glasgow, G3 7UA ) and have a look at the zine showcase that is happening there. The preview is tomorrow night from half past 6...My little book for Dora Carrington entitled 'your c' is there along with lots of other lovely paper ephemera...

'your c' is a handmade book of photographs of the artist Dora Carrington, who lived in the 1920's and died tragically of a broken heart...

# 3 [19 March 2010]

My friend Sophie Lee and I, are designing the photography degree show catalogue...I have a photo album style book in mind-no artist statements-just good photographs. Real simple. Some thing like this...

# 4 [24 March 2010]

I am showing a new video piece at uni this week. It's called Panes and will be showing in the black room to the left of the Holden Gallery at Manchester School of Art on Thursday 25th March...I will upload the actual video in a couple of days onto my blog...

www.caitlinscountry.blogspot.com

# 5 [25 March 2010]

Developing the degree show catalogue..with interesting results...

# 6 [31 March 2010]

I showed my short video Panes in an installation at Uni the other day. The video is simply a long gaze out of a window.I don't think I will put the video up on my blog because it's not very interesting...I want to carry on using windows for a video piece....just with a touch of thrill and storyline...

# 7 [31 March 2010]

Design ideas for the front cover of the BA Hons Photography Degree Show at Manchester School of Art, by myself and Sophie lee... Hopefully we will have it all worked out soon!

# 8 [2 April 2010]

These drawings are a selection of pen and ink reproductions of sketched diary entries. Some are from travels and some are just from everyday observations. I've just made a section for them on my new website  www.caitlineirlyshoward.com

# 9 [9 April 2010]

I'm trying not to be braindead this half term but it's very hard...New 8 mm film has arrived and Iv'e dusted off that old camera from the garage...Looking forward to making some films again...maybe with cats and boats, like this one...http://caitlinscountry.blogspot.com/2010/04/new-8-mm-film-has-arrived-and-ive.html

Im inspired by the diaristic films of Jonas Mekas and the idea of telling a story...

# 10 [23 April 2010]

I am starting to realise my degree show work...

Continuing with investigating Manchester School of Art whilst researching other famous art institutions, namely, Black Mountain College, North Carolina. A school that was only open from 1933 to 1957, producing artists such as Robert Rauschenberg and Cy Twombly who were taught by the likes of John Cage, Merce Cunningham and Josef Albers.

 I think I'm drawn to the mythical quality of this school-it's brief history and anti-academic, progressive principles...

A magazine called '5 Photographers' was produced at the school by the photography students...There was one issue of 25 copies that is extremely rare and has seemingly slipped out of existence...

Inspired by Black Mountain College I have started to reproduce this magazine for my final project and this is the front cover...a slightly doctored version of a BMC review stolen from the library...