Today I have been making work from images contained in my series The Hob. Using experimental cut out techniques I have been working at combining various images in fusion to see this effect away from the canvas. I was particularly interested […]
A record of 12 days spent at Stour Valley Arts Forest Studio
This workshop involved Darren and me and started, as before, with a review of the work done and recorded in the previous workshop to decide on the ideas we would pursue over the two days. I have been reminded during […]
Yann Seznec’s Edinburgh Art Festival commission, Currents, uses recycled computer fans and digital technology to recreate global wind patterns in a former police box. Chris Sharratt finds out more.
In the second of my collaborator profiles I’ll talk about working with Gareth Houghton, who is a motion graphics professional. Gareth and I studied fine art together 11 years ago and have been friends ever since, although our practices have […]
Stephanie Rosenthal, chief curator at the Hayward Gallery, has been announced as the new artistic director of the Biennale of Sydney.
Piecing together a future in uncertain times.
I ‘m currently exploring ideas about the sense of loss and longing for childhood through the study of personal objects from my own childhood. Is it a universally held feeling to long for childhood in some way? Or is […]
Today I have been making a start on my painting The Hob. Working outside, as I have for most of the pieces in this series. I battled against the quick drying effects of sunshine fanned by a warm breeze. In some […]
Finally after many emails I got to meet Emmiliina one of the festival production assistants. I was given an artist pack and I had the chance to get more information about best places to hang my banner. I was a […]
Ever since my brother died four months ago I have felt separated from the world by grief and sadness. I have never experienced such depth of pain and the hollow emptiness of loss. Life will never be the same and […]
It’s been a while now since I finished “that job”. Time and space have given me a little perspective on it. Despite all the stressful circumstances that led up to me resigning, I now believe that the time was not […]
5 August Had a lovely morning with the Hazlehurst artists at Old Town Bloom, their celebration of everything artistic and green fingered in the middle of Runcorn today. Follow @Studio_73a for pictures of the fabulous creativity that can happen when […]
Artist Rosie Emerson has created the world’s largest cyanotype photograph – measuring over 46 square metres – as part of the Hackney WickED Art Festival.
I had a lot of help from a number of collaborators to realise the work in the current exhibition, which was made possible by the Arts Council funding that I received. It means I can pay other artists and professionals […]
The German filmmaker, video artist, writer and teacher Harun Farocki has died aged 70.
After the 2nd World War the Forestry Commission planted a lot of pine trees. These pine trees are all over the Blean where I am walking today. I noticed signs saying Forest Operations and the pine trees that had been […]
The past week or so has been very busy travelling between Suffolk and the north east. Today I managed to get back to my latest painting The Fire Place. I have been very busy adding some finishing touches to the […]
