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The body loses salt through urine, perspiration, vomiting and diarrhoea. photo albums, collections are a way for the psyche to produce salt

Watching my hand swell and colour over the past few days, waiting for my finger operation, in a state of codeine-induced stupefaction (n.b not totally awful) I’ve needed something to read to distract me from the dull throb of my […]

Now I am no longer a student . . . but I am still blogging – here: www.a-n.co.uk/p/3726482/ and here: http://stuff-cat.blogspot.com/ and my website here: http://www.catrionameighan.com/ Its been a blast!

In Certain Places One of my meetings was with Elaine Speight, a freelance curator who spends much of her time working for In Certain Places, a programme of temporary public artworks in Preston. In Certain Places works with artists without […]

The ‘to do’ list I left on the mantelpiece on Thursday night, is still there, untouched. I think this is how it would be if I had more time. I’d get into my head that I had all the time […]

I would argue that a healthy range of different arts facilities are vital for a thriving city; as evidenced in Gateshead (Baltic and Sage), MIMA in Middlesborough, Walsall Contemporary Art Gallery and the multi million pound development currently underway in […]

The following two posts to the Portfolio NW blog have been written by Dr Katrin Joost. In her text, Dr Joost discusses the challenges of developing the arts infrastructure in Carlisle: Portfolio NW is not only an interesting exhibition, but […]

Usefulness to another human being as the most deeply satisfying pleasure.

Audience One of the questions that curator Elaine Speight asked me is: “Who is your audience?” Well, at times I am interested in an accidental audience, who might happen across an intervention in a public place without an awareness that […]

Had a fantastic day in the studio yesterday. Cathy and Ruth from Making Art Work, joined by Joanna and Rosie, came to visit the three of us in the studio. The visitors brought some work along and we spent the […]

So, I have received all my feedback and information from my wish list of people. I found the bursary really useful in getting me face-to-face meetings with people who had interesting and useful information in relation to my work and […]

Three new artists join as studio holders here from September. Its such an excting time as they bring in lots of cardboard boxes, making trips to Ikea for shelves and storage, installing new mugs and coffee jars in the kitchen […]

These are some pieces i have started making for an exhibition at CoRe Enson Works in Longton – Stoke-on-Trent. The piece explores the floor plans of the building and highlighting the particular room which it will be exhibited in. More […]

From June to here… Since finishing up and graduating from university a few things have happened. One: I had an exhibition at Gallery North, Newcastle. This was part of the Woon Foundation Painting and Sculpture Prize – I received a […]