http://www.boredpanda.com/forest-land-art-nature-spencer-byles/?source=fb&subsource=20150130Generalfb01&utm_source=gpeace&utm_medium=fb&utm_campaign=20150130Generalfb01 Here is a link for an artist residency I think is relevant to my work. The artist, Spencer Byles spent a year in a French forest (near his hometown) creating sculptures using natural and found materials. He used elements […]
Fabric and sewing have been an important and ever present source of creativity throughout my life. My mum was always making and mending and going to choose and buy fabrics with her was always a great adventure. I want […]
Title: You see, but you don’t This work , i think it becomes with the influence of David Nash and Joseph Beuys, this because, they were two of the artists used for my dissertation, and for sure they let inside […]
“Arcadia” 1,2 and 3 This series of photos, become from one idea for make photos everyday, like a journey with the weather and metal. I have a sheet of metal in my back garden and then i try to play […]
As mentioned it will be in a cast-shadows how i will represent kinds of temperaments, i try in my installation to give a good example of our temperaments.Perhaps the reason i want to make this work could be , because […]
If you have never been to a 1st Thursday I thoroughly recommend you give it a go. It’ s free and is held every first Thursday of each month. My tour started at Whitechapel Gallery, picked up a map of […]
I realise that I am building on the work I have produced over the past two years. To someone looking in it might appear that I have strayed far from a single path but when I step back and reflect […]
I started by making the arms, measuring the length of my own arms to give an approximation of size. Construction of the Fabric Sculpture (2014) Photograph: Tricia Cottrell (2014) Next the legs. Construction of the Fabric Sculpture (2014) Photograph: […]
IDEAS Cover canvas with Paynes Grey and invite viewer to participate by sanding parts of the surface and revealing parts of the base work. “wrap” the large canvas in polywrap and tape and invite viewers to tear away pieces of […]
“everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see” Continuing with the exploration of covering and uncovering I came across this quote from Magritte. (taken from a book called High Touch, […]
I have a couple of ideas for art pieces that will use words. When I first conceived the idea of working with text, I looked at other text artists, Jenny Holzer and Barbara Kruger, some of these images definitely struck […]
A series of different types of flowers.
A series of images showing how Sandwell Valley looks in the frost and snow.
A series of images investigating the subject matter of “Colour”.
A series of images investigating different types of light.
After a tutorial with Robin, and at his suggestion, I added a light switch to the wall and narrowed the bedroom doorway. This narrowing had the effect of obscuring part of the crucifix and thereby creating some tension in the […]
I wanted to paint a picture that would highlight the hidden nature of child abuse. Victims often keep silent about what is happening to them, so life goes on in a seemingly normal way but under the surface damage is […]
Three, one month long, durational interventions in civic space, aimed at engaging members of the public, as audience and participants. Through the action of giving ‘a penny for your thoughts’ I intend to create a collaborative exchange as a means […]
There are occasions when I ‘paint’ with a sense of the perverse. Deliberately provoking an argument, I prod and poke paint and defy it to become a painting. I seem to want to paint so badly that something purposeful […]
Here is a piece I have spent a few weeks working on. It is a technique I discovered when I was experimenting with newspaper and PVA glue. It is quite a time consuming technique and takes a lot of control […]
In my dissertation, I explored some of the autobiographical works of Frida Kahlo, Louise Bourgeois and Tracey Emin. They each made work in response to their memories of traumatic events in their lives, from childhood and beyond. The more I […]
I have been spending a bit more time in the studio, reflecting. During this time I have been creating these sculptures, using recycled wire and newspaper. I think through creating these forms and patterns I am gaining some kind of […]
Giving my practice some thought. My work appears to be revolving around the theme of creating a personal space, a landscape within a space. My personal space where inspiration is discovered and ideas flourish. This happens when I am next […]
A series of studio images showing my audience how my medical condition, Goldenhar Syndrome, has affected me. The series consists of portrait and still life images.
