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Over the past few weeks, I have been spending some time visiting spaces in places outside of Manchester. As part of my move up to London, I wanted to take advantage of the closer proximity to the other cities up […]

x another no an other know Dear Martin Thank you for your recent application to our Wild Card open call for artists. Unfortunately your application was unsuccessful. We had a fantastic response with over 250 high quality applications from artists […]

“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” Reading: Bounce – The myth of talent and the power of practice (Matthew Syed); Everyday Life – Theories and Practices from Surrealism to the Present (Michael Sheringham); Artificial […]

Why I do all my most personal healing on a full moon eclipse ill never know. So here we go Another pic for you all to enjoy These pics I did a few days ago however I realise its going […]

Project Title – Applications of Socially Engaged Art Project Description The socially engaged arts have been developed in a number of fields as transformative interventions entailing specific forms of arts practice and methods of inquiry. The combination of artistic and […]

Two weeks ago I embarked on a journey to Jamestown, NY, in order to install and create work for an exhibition which was to be held over two gallery spaces from 4th April until 24th April. It was a massive […]

Talk: Lisa Le Feuvre – Nauman and Failure Thursday 22 May, 5.30-7pm. FREE Lisa Le Feuvre, Head of Sculpture Studies at the Henry Moore Institute, Leeds considers Bruce Nauman’s work through the idea of failure. Taking the exhibition as a […]

The Flamboyant Failures

Construction Project Day #18 Day 18 was full of doubt and uncertainty. After discussing my ideas (up to this point) at the weekend it seemed a hindrance, rather than helping me, it had halted my thinking. Each new idea that […]

Today along with my step sister Lorna we filmed the next part of my video piece. This involved my beagle, George, roaming around the room freely while i was restrained in wool and bandages. It was interesting for me to […]

The blossoms are looking gorgeous now, this warm spell has hastened their arrival, I have been getting ready for my blossom events; the Pop up blossom studio at Derby Quad and exhibition at Hardwick Hall, finishing off the paintings and […]

I am just going to load some images of George taken after the filming had finished today. I like how he is totally relaxed in the environment doing his own thing. His own thing which involves the usual chewing of […]

I did an extra video with Lorna of Lorna while she was tidying up the wool. I really like the distruction of the wool when pulled from the walls. Concurrently i like how the way Lorna does the actions, changes […]

Things that I shoved in the pockets of my bag, such as scraps of paper, labels and receipts, are reminding me of NY things today. I started to keep things of interest after making zines with Jean McEwan over there, […]

I am just loving this sunshine…happy weather!!! :o) Not that I am out in the sun much but it still cheers me up looking through the window- I am busy getting the exhibition ready.This week the aim was to set […]

Day 6

Day 7 Schwitters got it right. Many thanks to Ian and Celia (Littoral Arts Trust) for their generosity and Mark Devereux Projects for facilitating this residency.

I’m going to try to catch up with all the work that I have done throughout the year, I need to quickly revised everything before I start writing my dissertation draft as I need to know better where my work […]

Week 70: 13th – 19th JanuaryIn thinking about the nature of museums, I have focused on the ways in which artists have critiqued the (art) museum format. However, as my initial project focused on anthropological concerns, I felt it necessary […]

In this work in progress, Arrivederci Roma, I attempt to work with an installation approach and to use tools that I have never used before to achieve an interactive outcome. These are fans to achieve movement, spot lights with red […]

Adams, Connors & Payne For us this collaboration has been all about exploring, enquiring, discovering and testing out. Continuing the idea of indirect mark making and 3D forms, we have been exploring containment, viewing, peering in, secret images/messages, words and […]