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Its been ages I know. I’m developing the garland idea through drawing and when I’ve satisfied I’ve followed through on the drawings I’m going to make some more garlands. I may skip the framing because of the difficulty in maintaining […]

Had I gone to Ingleby to sketch in 1797, I imagine I would have chosen the Anchor Church caves as my subject matter. Maybe this seemed too ‘old school’ for the artists of the enlightenment, because they’re not on my […]

We are spending all this week at the Farmhouse at the Rodd Farm, the Trust uses this simple but lovely house as accommodation for its Residency Programme. We have our partners Scott and Alan here to give us major help! […]

three guesses where?

Chromatography 2

Deltiology, Blackpool Museum of Contemporary Rubbish sent some postcards to Blackpool which are featured in a group show Deltiology at FYCreatives curated by Garth Gratix. A review is online here: http://www.altblackpool.co.uk/deltiology-at-fycreatives “…you can imagine the studio shot photographs of garbage […]

Week 43: 8th – 14th JulyMy studio work has increasingly begun to explore the spaces between art, artefact and interpretation as a way of layering meaning in order to aid audience interaction with the art object. The artist’s book as […]

Backintheroom. And I’m back in the room…feels like I have been gone for ages. The truth is I have been in a sort of limbo-like state causing me to question everything unable to orient myself in terms of my practice. […]

Linda Pittwood – The Importance of Doing Something and Discussing Everything: critical writing in Liverpool Talking at Art Basel Hong Kong earlier this year, Jan Dalley, Arts Editor for the Financial Times, defined critical writing about art as being “aesthetic […]

So, it’s the last month of the studio space/working access part of my residency. The solo shows of the 4 Muse Gallery a.i.r’s start next month. Mine will be from the 21st Nov-8th Dec. It’s tough to know whether you’ve […]

The Learning Journal – do we all struggle with getting grips with our learning journals? Our tutor has endlessly re-inforced the importance of keeping a journal and how it should work for us; and that we must keep asking ‘why?’ […]

Experiment 3 – What happens when I use wax on perspex? I like the opportunities perspex creates in providing a front and back support, as well as utilising its transparent qualities. I was curious about how encausic would react on […]

Almost a week without working and although I feel better for it, I’m starting to get a little restless. Blowing my hard earned cash, I had another exhibition filled trip yesterday, heading towards ‘that’ London. It was quite tiring cramming […]

Been reading ‘Phototherapy and Therapeutic Photography in a Digital Age’ (Ed Del Loewenthal) this week – the book was kindly suggested by fellow a-n blogger Rodney Dee (www.a-n.co.uk/p/2422257) who is studying for an MA in Art Psychotherapy at Roehampton. I […]

Well, I did a little bit of proper thinking. I’m not too sure that it has got me very far. I drew a flow chart, plotted all my bits of work…. This was the map to find my way through […]

Busy ‘work’ week this week so very little time for play. I looked up a lot when walking the dog to keep in touch with the bigger picture. I managed a couple of hours early Monday morning which really paid […]