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My recent explorations of the connections between art and anthropology within the context of the museum have led me to begin producing wooden vitrines and cabinets to house my work. These cabinets take the form of shelving units or compartments […]

Jem’s firm like many other surveying and law firms, offers pro bono advice for various studio groups and charity organisations ie on a voluntary basis. Jem has helped a few studios and saved one group of artists from years of […]

I had a tutorial with our temporary course leader – Robin – on a two week visit. Robin probed me on whether I am interested in the meaning of the words I’m using or the form – it’s the form […]

I’ve decided to start writing a blog on a-n because I want to connect with a wider community of artists, thinkers and critical friends and maybe this is one way I can do that. At the moment I am navigating […]

Well-that 6 months went by so quickly-I feel I got a lot out of the residency and learnt a lot. The exhibition was well attended with 140 visitors and lots of complimentory comments and encouragment. Sunday I moved out of […]

Thankfully blossoms filled the orchards for the blossom Celebration day at Hardwick Hall, it was also a beautiful blue sky day perfect for picnics under the trees and making blossom art. I had woken earlier than usual anxious whether everything […]

This weekend sees the start of a one-month long exhibition of my work at Artspace Dudley. I’m using it as a sort of recent history review. Work shown is a selection from the last 2 or 3 years. I wanted […]

The Van is packed with a bed, a desk, the essential studio chair and various art materials as I pull up to the long gracious driveway at Hestercombe. The large house in the centre of my view will be my […]

Youth crime versus the inside of my head: It’s been a real work/art balance this week. Obsessively looking for images for my latest medal collage versus the reality of managing the vulnerable real lives of young offenders. the aesthetic in […]

A little entry with some more pictures from the work I did yesterday for the group show at uni once in the exhibition room.

I’ve been doing a bit of research on other artists and people in general who are intrigued by magic. It turns out that a fair few well known artists are related to magic and such things. Including William Turner, Pablo […]

This weekend saw the inaugural Bristol Art Weekender take place across the city. Initiated by Situations, the project was the result of an Open Space event that asked ‘what future do we want for the visual arts in Bristol?’ It […]

I’ve been experimenting with the 6ix Souls Drowning splash video in he last week or two. I’ve shortened the original footage considerably, and will now present a short, loud splash on the water screen. I now (thankfully) have what is […]

The shelves of these dead folk are done. We have the aforementioned shelves of Master Mariner Abraham Oscar Frostrithick – he who drank a drink and started to sink. Drowned at sea. We also have (as previously mentioned) the shelves […]

I dragged the dead canvas from the water today. It’s been there for a few weeks and represents the drowning of Abraham Oscar Frostrithick.

Tax or not? It’s a question I’ve been asking many artists over the last few weeks and everyone it seems, has a different answer. Most haven’t got a clue (which is a bit worrying) So – if you are not […]