I’m in a thinking phase now. Last week I was mostly on a train to or from Manchester Piccadilly setting up, being at, and dismantling our group exhibition w0budong. As a result of talking with Sue Gough (
I woke up worrying about frames this morning. I may have to show the large ones as they are but the smaller ones look so much better finished off with a frame. Also some of the works were done on […]
A Rant with Perspective. Part 1. These views are entirely my own, I make no apologies for what follows… Some noble but misguided notion lead me well and truly off piste last week with regard to the subject of my […]
A Rant with Perspective Part 2. And now teaching again after a five year break, has been thoroughly enjoyable I have felt relaxed and comfortable. That is until last week when a sense of weakness caused me to go completely […]
My whole mood has changed… aaahg!!!… I was so up for writing positively when I started but have just deleted my opening paragraph… What is it with these people? Why this deliberate, determined push to undermine our subject? We really […]
INTRODUCING… 5X5 After a great evening out last month at Fabrica with Sharon Haward, we were back on home ground at Towner last night for our latest Network event. The evening took a format which we’ve followed before – 5 […]
Loads of things on the go in the studio to pick at in turn. When an idea occurs to me, I can just do it! Freedom! But I did feel after the weekend, that I wasn’t getting anywhere. I’d done […]
The title of this residency, Land Strategies, was intended to convey that the landscape of the exhibition space could be articulated through interventions in the space. It is now my task to unpick what I have done over the last […]
The deadline for this year’s a-n Degree Shows Guide is fast approaching – make sure that your show is getting the promotion it deserves.
The artist and ‘national treasure’ Grayson Perry is to receive the Critics’ Circle Annual Award for Distinguished Services to the Arts in Britain.
Each month, we take a close look at the stats for the popular a-n blogging platform Artists talking to determine how many people are reading what and for how long. Then, by combining the number of page views with the average time spent on that page, we create a Top Ten. And in the top spot this month is…
Liz Hill, editor of Arts Professional, concludes that Arts Council England’s This England report is based on a carefully constructed analysis designed to disguise a London-centric funding strategy.
OSR Projects, West Coker, Somerset
24 January – 9 February 2014
Oriel Myrddin, Carmarthen/ Caerfyrddin
11 January – 1 March 2014
Smiths Row, Bury St Edmunds
1 March 2014
Second thought best It’s been a busy few weeks with starting my a-n Re:view meetings, co-curating an upcoming exhibition, viewing studios and looking after a six-week-old baby. I have had a bit of a creative revelation since my meeting with […]
I realize, looking back at my previous post, that I didn’t describe what I actually do. While my artist’s statement is at the bottom of this blog page, I’ve found that one of the best descriptions of my work was […]
I have started work on another large canvas. So far I have used pencil, emulsion, and acrylic paint. I started work on the canvas with no intention in mind but to express my inner self. I think that this is […]
In the middle of the residency at Guldagergård and organising the exhibition in Brighton, I have had to squeeze in preparations for a public art commission I’ve been shortlisted for. I ended up spending three full days working on the […]
I submitted my Arts Council Grants for the Arts application 2 weeks ago. I had planned to write weekly posts on this blog, but there was so much writing (and re-writing!) involved that I’m only just ready to get back […]
