Process I thought I would tell you a little bit about the process I am using to produce my letters. I am using Microsoft word, and I randomly pick different typography’s for different leters. Examples of the different fonts are […]
Three questions that Sarah posed to me regarding my practice and working processes as part of our New Collaboration Bursary project. Q1. I almost always work individually in the studio and have rarely collaborated until now. You had a strong […]
Meeting 1: There was something on the jawbone that appeared to be soft tissue, though on closer inspection it turned out to be a pulped remnant of the brown paper bag Carolyn uses to store the pig skull. The pig […]
No to £650 consists of four vignettes that focuses on different types of invisibility. 1st vignette was created in 2012 inspired by the Ralph Ellison book ‘invisible man’ * 2nd vignette created after days attending the Maggie Hambling talk The […]
My main focus recently has been trying to find a main focus. Blessed or cursed with a wide variety of different creative endeavours, finding one on which to build my new career has been difficult. This is not helped by […]
I’ve been back from Southend for nearly 3 weeks now, and the time and space that I had at METAL for thinking about the work has disappeared into a flurry of adult education teaching, family art workshops, supporting the local […]
To explore why how this incident occurred I will use the French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu theories of cultural capital and field theory. Glossary of terms Habitus – “A structuring structure, which organizes practices and the perception of practices. eg people […]
Over the past few days I have been working on a collection of smaller paintings depicting the landscape. They are of an abstract nature where I used a roller and acrylic paint to create the background. I then left the […]
Construction Project Day #23 Referencing the painterly even more than on any other day, I made a simple balancing construction from postal tubes and painted aluminum. The colours reflected in each metal sheet as they were positioned one on top […]
Quotes from Skinning the Paint by Emily Braun, a key text in contextualising my project. I will reflect back on this and try and more clearly pair parts of this text with my work. ‘In the history of art, Titian […]
A few weeks ago I responded to the images of my swollen flesh. I was particularly interested in the fact that in this changed state my face had become a trace of my emotions. My emotions had temporarily scared the […]
Phase II of ‘a little bit of austrai’ involves planning a house for the land in Austria. For that I am setting up an office like framework in the gallery of S1 Artspace where I am continuing my work as […]
Finally today I could get into the gallery space at S1 Artspace and start setting up. The table looks a lot smaller in the space than I thought. I have started painting the seven stools black. They will be positioned […]
I have been busy working on my sculpture/drawing for the PAPER show at the Barnaby Festival. I am one of the two artists making a larger work – the other one being artist Phill Hopkins. I am making a sculpture […]
Just in the depths of the busiest week bringing the app together but my side of things in terms of handing over the content is almost done… I just hope that what seems to make sense to me, actually makes […]
Stay on the case. I have been lucky enough with this project to find plenty of bang on context, with many major contemporary artists dealing with the same issues or working in a similar way. British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare addressed […]
What happened to the Agencies? Having ran into difficulties finding suitable models to paint from life I was glad that I had not put all my eggs in one basket. From the outset I intended to paint also from found […]
10 years Titles can be a very important part of the identity and meaning of a work. The best ones can add more layers for a viewer to explore or, if the artist wishes to direct them to where they […]
This blog follows French & Mottershead’s work with Forensic Anthropologist Dr. Carolyn Rando, who will be advising us during the development of new work Afterlife … a series of audio monologues reflecting on death and human decomposition. Information about our […]
Tresnote Gallery…Outer Zone. Pre – emerging artist Maiselle Helter enters the white cube styled gallery following an email confirmation from the director: Stephane Claude. She’s feeling a bit parched after a thirteen and a half hour journey from the northern […]
The Sporting League: Game 18 Universo Collunteen were sensationally knocked off the top spot after a sensational implosion against relentless Kite Vale…losing by FIVE goals to nil. Universo gaffer: ‘We just didn’t turn up today. It’s dissappointing for the fans […]
Every day in the news there is something that just reinforces what a shocking Patriarchal world we live in. The latest horror story is from the Sudan where a woman – who is a doctor and eight months pregnant, has […]
At the heavy wooden doors they await, just as their ancestors once did, carried by horse and cart. Reclining in rows, one behind another, queuing to be wheeled through the second phase in this new journey of ‘donating one’s body […]
My degree project is coming together: 1. I have decided on how I will use the space. 2. I have sorted out the covering – acrylic and ordered and paid for it, arranging delivery for Friday 30 May. Today I […]
Yesterday I went to the Open Forum session led by Matt Roberts Arts at the Bath Artists’ Studios where I had a one-to-one portfolio session with Matt Roberts where I had the chance to discuss with him ways to promote […]