I had a really good chat with a lecturer yesterday, generally tutorials are very formal and I find ones that are just conversations… that flow from one idea to the next… work a lot better for me, they are really […]
LONDON LIGHT Saw the ‘Light Show’ at Hayward Gallery today. Can quite see why it’s received such rave reviews !! Found it very useful for ideas for my own little installation show. Less is more…as my tutors have been saying. […]
IT’S BUDDY TIME! It’s been quite a few months for Blue Monkey Network since I last wrote on our blog. As I’ve said before, the busier it gets, the less time there is for blogging, which is disappointing when there’s […]
Previous to the exhibition for TSLoT in Birmingham I had a decision to make; bring work previously made that I have no precious connection to or create a new body in response to the challenging brief. Now, the brief ensures […]
The pasting table, lining paper and biros took a trip to the photography studio at college yesterday. This was not a stress free experience – half an hour of country roads followed by a full carpark at college, three trips […]
A new publication from g39 in Cardiff looks back at the artist-run organisation’s first 13 years and includes new artworks and specially commissioned text. Cardiff-based artist Kathryn Ashill talks to g39 co-founder Chris Brown.
Ok clumsy bugger l am l tripped and fell sat and now have bruised ribs so why l sat resting did a sketch of my feet. can you tell a fake when you see it !!! everything is there […]
I found the group crit on Friday very beneficial. I think sometimes I get so absorbed into my work I don’t take a step back and reflect on what is happening. In the group crit people gave their opinions on […]
After the conversation about the process of the make-up wipes I decided to put this idea into action. I spoke to a friend on Film Studies who kindly agreed to help me. I told her my plans about how I […]
Yesterday I did the film. I spent the morning sewing together my clean make-up wipes into a dress. They dried out a lot quicker than I thought they would, so by the time I had finished sewing and was ready […]
It’s been some time.. Since my last post. All my exhibitions have finished and I have gathered up all my work and it is stacked in the studio. So that’s the reason for the lull in activity as I received […]
It’s official… I’m on the shortlist for the Woon Foundation Art Prize! So a pretty exciting boost to my confidence! Now better get some decent work together… http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/sd/academic/sass/abou…
Thank you to our first backer who has brought us a third of the way to full funding in one fell swoop! Thank you again, first backer (not sure if you want to be named, so, thanking you anonymously for […]
