My work is autobiographical. I suppose what I am interested in is the suffering and striving of humans…. what else can I use better than my own experience? It s an uncomfortable place to explore and share because of the […]
I have had a break from the blog – holdays and the family returning to school. Its good to get back into it – and am so keen to get back to college after such a long summer break. I […]
The next few months are going to be really busy for me and I really don’t have the time to write. So rather than my blog boring everyone stupid with a continuous ‘I’m going to work then coming home and […]
Two weeks have passed since arriving at the residency space in Iceland. www.listhus.com/ Acutely aware of time and how fast it can pass us by, I am determined to stay focused and disciplined to make the most of the stay […]
My operation has been re rescheduled. A power cut at the hospital on the day I was due to have surgery on my hand meant long delays and ultimately cancellation of the op. I had to wait all day in […]
Bo, Someone has said that the combination of my online interactions and the physicality of my work has been the impetus for this investigation into pixel and stitch…. hadn’t occured to me…. what do you think? e
LOSERS AND KEEPERS My show at Hartlepool is now finished – bits and pieces transported back to Newcastle and deposited in my office/studio. The good news is I will now be showing it in the Toffee Factory for three days […]
Have missed useing the blogg on this site, well l managed to get through my degree show and got a fantastic grade 2.1 over all and 2.2 for my dissertation not bad for an old timer. Have tried to get […]
Emma Smith – collaboration (part 1) Emma Smith is an artist whose work I came across earlier this year when I was doing internet research about public art in and around Cambridge area. Emma did a project, creating a permanent […]
Emma Smith – collaboration (part 2) …continued from the previous post I was interested to hear from Emma how the Waterbeach project feels a bit less like her own work than her other pieces which she initiated. With her other […]
Rachel Busby has won the £1000 overall award at The Exeter Contemporary Open 2013.
A small rural town in Derbyshire is hosting a weekend of talks, discussion and performance as part of the visual arts programme of its annual festival. We talk to the curator and one of the festival’s commissioned artists.
Introducing a new weekly slot on a-n News, providing a snapshot of what’s happening internationally in the visual arts over the next seven days: 13-19 September.
The Harley Gallery, Wellbeck
21 August – 3 November 2013
University of Brighton, Brighton
11 – 13 September 2013
Venice, Italy, Venice
1 June – 24 November 2013
Marburae House, Athey Street, Macclesfeild, Cheshire, SK116QU
