I’ve been meaning to write a blog entry since the opening of the exhibition. Maybe I did. I drafted this entry on paper, with the computer turned off – so as to be able to wind down and sleep better […]
Creative ideas and making come in waves of activity – not a steady flow – which might be easier to deal with? I’m mentally tired after working on my dissertation and end of year project. In the process of dissertation […]
Yesterday was my last day in Allenheads and today I’m back in Liverpool, in Arena, my studios, priming boards to make a massive long painting to go in the Palm House for Liverpool International Music Festival in August. I am […]
Among the 1200-plus works in this year’s Royal Academy Summer Exhibition is a huge text painting by Bob and Roberta Smith, featuring the transcript of a harrowing interview with a doctor recently returned from Syria.
Arts Council England has announced that £180m of Lottery funds will be used for the core funding of NPOs involved in touring or working with children and young people.
x The applications of socially engaged art. How does the application of being an artist engage with the actions and words of everyday society (le quotidien) and can an artist’s practice perfect society?
May Post…Revisited I’ve been on hiatus for 3 and a half months. It wasn’t intentional. I guess it just came naturally. The coming down from my last performance in January was much harder than I could have ever imagined…Suddenly I […]
Post 4 Confirming dates I am now also in email conversation with a few other prospective mentors, trying at the moment to sort out some dates to meet up. My studio days recently have been mainly based around drawing – […]
There are some wise words from Mr Albert Einstein that say the definition of stupidity (or is it insanity) is to do the same thing over and over again and to expect a different outcome in other words the wise […]
Investigating aspects of being continuously assessed and the fascination of question-testing ourselves this blog forms part of my project and show Test taking: every, never, none. I am looking with humour at questions, responses and instructions associated with tests. […]
The results for a-n’s Artists talking top ten blogs during May have just been published, with a new entry straight in at number five – and one prolific blogger still riding high.
Redeye’s National Photography Symposium, an annual gathering for ideas and discussion, takes place at the new Library of Birmingham this month. Redeye director Paul Herrmann explains what’s in store.
“Before people can begin something new, they have to end what used to be and unlearn the old way.” — William Bridges Not exactly a deep philosopher, but its completely true. I’ve spent the last few weeks unlearning everything I’ve […]
At the end of March I wrote about performing, and singing and songs. I feel that there is a shift happening with regard to this part of my work. I’m not looking to be on X Factor, God forbid! And […]
After the book fair weekend had finished the exhibitions continued until 26th March. As well as organising a stall and the Imaginary Museum exhibition, I had also been selected for a video and performance art project by AMBruno. The project […]
After a bit of a tight deadline getting the Artefacts app together for last night’s launch, Simon and Richard managed to pull it out of the bag and deliver a fantastic interactive presentation, that trials a new proximity based technology […]
I’ve been thinking how to continue this. Every morning after breakfast I settle with a mug of coffee and try to read, or research on-line, but the shutters have been down for days. Nor can I watch Generation War or […]
Well I’ve made another written description of a photograph… I mean its just an idea really. Our project is an investigation into the verasity of the photographic image and I suppose there is a connection with the perceived truthfulness of […]
Photograph 2 continued The whole central part of the park including the boys, the trimmed grass and some decorative smaller trees and shrubs in front of the distant line of trees, is in sunlight. It doesn’t look warm but the […]
Ten days have passed since the Fantastic Tales show ended and it already feels like weeks ago! This year we had record-breaking numbers visiting The Ceramic House nearly every day we opened. The highest count was 264 in a single […]
I came to Allenheads because I wanted to draw and paint the land and the sky and I didn’t really mind what it looked like. For once I was not interested in pursuing a landscape showing the effects of man, […]
Artist-led festival Hackney WickED has announced it will provide a number of artist bursaries for its 2014 edition, following news that it has received Arts Council England funding for the first time.
