An area of fashion I must surely examine in the future is that of uniforms. In comparison to the unique quality of each piece I’ve made so far, not just regarding the detailing (text and imagery) but also the style/look/colour […]
A few posts back, Jean McEwan and I started a discussion that I thought best opened up a little, so I’m posting my over-long comment response here so it perhaps gets a wider reading – I’d like to know what […]
IT’S MY PARTY DAY FIVE: blast off… Lewis and my stand-in singer Becky came to rehearse late afternoon. Becky had done amazingly well to learn my song in a few days and be ready for the opening night. We had […]
A Sunday very shortlist Portsmouth 21st July Awake and up early – we had to shut the window last night due to chimney smoke – who and why they would need a fire in their house in this weather but […]
The development of centre 3 Portsmouth 21st 2013 now despite heat and worry geologist + artist 247 taking on the role ‘method artist’ reviving the past ‘autobiographical’ sitting on the sofa reciting ‘stones are my friends’ ‘stones are my friends’ […]
A combination of heat, translation work, DAD project planning, meetings and the general sense of a ‘what now’ while a show goes up and comes down has kept me away from the studio for a couple of weeks – oh, […]
Post #8 {Neoarchean} I am now done on my first re-processing of James Hutton’s trancendental ‘Theory of the Earth.’ However, it hasn’t gone quite to plan for various reasons. Many aspects of the original text have proven harder to manipulate […]
Exhibition in Leeds – “Falling into Place” I am busy with the final preparations for my first solo show, which opens in Leeds on 2 August. The paintings are done, the publicity ongoing, necessary framing completed. Taking photos of the […]
Planning At last, two consecutive days off work… this heat has been unbearable and I’m sure I’m not the only person who has found it difficult to get motivated. Its seven weeks until I install my new work at the […]
Still drawing bras, still stamping and embroidering words on bits of muslin. Still playing pick ‘n’ mix with patches and pieces for the joint show with Bo. I’ve now finished teaching for the year and can really focus on these […]
‘I may wait for fractures to open’ Portsmouth 20th July Today will work out what I am to read – well I may well do my best too – if I repeat and repeat I can eventually learn what I […]
Stipperstones Don’t leave me here Don’t leave me here on the beach on this beach, bitch caught by topetide and low escape shark turned worms fill my head attracted by the noise released from quartz quicksand flooding, as my toes […]
Hand painted on a Derby Porcelain teapot stand is a scene of Burley in Derbyshire. It shows a hill and a river with a bend. My map confirms that the River Derwent flows past Burley Hill and has a distintive […]
I’ve been a bit blogfree recently both in reading everyone elses and in posting my own – this is a very busy time of year. However I have missed it greatly. Just the process of writing is very clarifying to […]
Resolution of Practice. I’m caught up in the subject of our relationships with objects and their role in holding and projecting ideas about our identity. The object I am currently working with is a ceramic figurine which has been in […]
Four UK artist-museum partnerships vie for the Contemporary Art Society’s £60,000 Annual Award with strong proposals that focus on artistic responses to collections and archives.
Some reflections on the Venice Biennale, and ‘The Encyclopaedic Palace’ curated show described in a number of reviews as ‘blindingly apolitical’.
So, spoke with Mike Stubbs on Skype. Mike is the Director and C.E.O. of FACT in Liverpool, and is a really knowledgable curator dealing with digital media. It was a very involved discussion. One aspect that came up was that […]
‘testing time with lines, boxes and books’ Portsmouth 18th July I have to do this I have to leave the house – walk – and do this Things to do first – ticked of like bingo numbers called in anticipation […]
