One of the most exciting ways my work has developed in the last year is that it has become something like a parasite- each piece breeding new ideas. When I was painting buildings, the process was very literal, taking photos, […]
So who will tell the chairs? ‘Day thirteen’ Portsmouth 22nd August I Lay in bed after OH leaves for work as: Gang of giant seagulls Running rampant races Thru the bins in the street Calling for more to come To […]
The images above show the progression of 3 ideas that then became one in a happy accident of preparing for a talk I projected one of my images on top of another and was captivated by the possibilities there.
‘Day Fourteen’ Portsmouth – London – Portsmouth 23rd August 2013 Awake early before alarm Sort OH tea and calmness Washing preparing thinking remember shoe laces OH says casual Out bath Drying Ready for Unexpected Conversations I Stand-up To Face the […]
Usefulness is the key ‘Day Sixteen’ Portsmouth 25th August 2013 Still in a blur Nearing end of short break and a very difficult month now. Although I am still not well – I recognise this now so will be easy […]
‘The building that tastes of spiders’ Portsmouth – London – Portsmouth 28th August 2013 Today I feel able to write Augusts’ blog posts – its harder to put finger to key beyond the event but time touching and twitter poetry […]
‘August is leaving’ Portsmouth 29th August 2013 Unfortunately wake unwell so am not as quick as I would wish Pulling at neuro cotton wool filling my head in obscured hope of seeing creating rescuing treasures not yet self absorbed So […]
Remembering standing still, in layers, omelettes of snow. waiting for listening to catch up with my senses. Walking in summer. Warm winds dance out the seeds of rose bay willow herb in the evening light. they move, turn, stop, become […]
Following on from yesterday’s post, this entry continues the collaborative text by Islington Mill Art Academy members in which they critically respond to Jared Szpakowski’s visual blog: Jackie Hayes, 21 August 2013 09.32 – I headed straight for Google to […]
Armed to the teeth with my new self knowledge and big plans (thank you again REview bursary) I prepare to step into the void…….
This weekend, Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester is celebrating its temporary closure for a major redevelopment. We talk to its director about the need to grow, planning for the future and the importance of a good send off.
As Australia prepares to go to the polls, a British artist has taken to her blog to complain about her treatment by the Australian Greens – a party that says it will support young and emerging artists.
Unanticipated good things The re:view bursary has had some good aspects that I did not expect: 1) I have been thinking a lot about my own work in preparation for the re:view meetings. It goes without saying that much that […]
The latest post in the Portfolio NW artists talking blog is a collaborative text written by members of Islington Mill Art Academy. IMAA is a peer-led experiment into alternative modes of art education. Founded in 2007, it emphasises shared responsibility, […]
‘sometimes we run out of words to say?’ Portsmouth 28th August So how do I explain my absence for 4 weeks from both blogs on here? lazy? No I guess I have buffeted by weather patterns beyond my control – […]
‘Running, running out of words’ Portsmouth 28th August So how do I explain a months absence? has the project finished as expected? In hiatus? no I hope the following posts will catch the blog up over the next few days […]
So where is Heaven? Portsmouth 27th July Today I am asked where is my ideal of heaven – I talk about beaches – If i can I love being on a beach – the incoming tides waves for complex patterns […]
‘Out of my depth’ Portmouth 27th July Disappointed at the letter that slips through the door. I wanted to make today but that’s not possible now The cloak placed on my shoulders wraped around me unforgivably. I feel totally out […]
‘Hidden in the trees we speak’ Portsmouth – Cambridge – Portsmouth August 1st 2013 Today marks 2 years to the day I first visited Professor Simon Baron Cohen at the ARC Cambridge in 2011 and here I was again on […]
Monkey’s Fist The throw has a start, it lands, it has an end but the space between, its momentum and arc is a liminal space. My shift is that in the sublime aspect of landscape voyeurism we use borders as […]
‘This time I promise not to listen’ Portsmouth – London – Portsmouth 8th August 2013 I sit on the train without words – they were used yesterday along with a hard choice on Monday – my mind made up I […]
Reading the intro to ‘Vitamin P – new perspectives in painting’ and I come across questions such as: ‘Where does conceptual art leave painting? Does painting still have specific capacities of its own to discover and exploit? So that set […]
