Fiddling While Rome Burns Why oh Why does this happen, I think the word is procrastination. Suddenly other irrelevant things seem really interesting and I start messing about with random stuff and what really needs doing seems very unattractive! I […]
AFTER THE DEGREE PRESENTATION Don’t think it went very well. Endless agonising over power-point slides and the right words to use. What precisely I am trying to achieve? Made me think I’m still not really pushing myself enough – too […]
During my second year I was very confused about my work, I had preconceived ideas about what an artist should be like and the way in which they should work. E.g: Drawing the idea, making it and then attempting to […]
The U.F.O Project books have been delivered, looking splendid with their low-key, understated white covers. They provide a useful contrast with the busy, colourful content inside covering the main body of this blog. We plan to launch the book at […]
Four flagship South East England galleries are supporting the professional development of recent graduates through the inaugural Platform Graduate Award.
It seems, having said I’m not going to take on any more, the world is helping me… the proposal I spent weeks writing has been rejected. The studio day I had planned has been postponed until after Christmas. I’ve had […]
Some thinking out loud for the potential of doing a give away of recent text work ‘Recipe For Reciprocity’ at the private view of Inhospitable exhibition in Leeds this weekend, which I have work in. This is the Leeds ‘leg’ […]
Studio update…offer of a damp one in a scenic stableyard with other studios. Currently occupied by a sculptor, so slight damp not a problem for them. I am now looking into some of the London group studios. On the plus […]
Have just returned from visiting a small foundry in Staplehurst called Barrett and Jarvis. Very interesting! I took the small wax sculptures that I made last week and am hoping that they will give me a good price for casting […]
Mock Artist Talk +3 Q. You mentioned in a previous post [Post #11] about possible paintings detouring from your trademarked grid/abstract work to dark night landscapes of street scenes. Do you think these will be carried out soon? A. Absolutely, […]
Discussions and visits It is going to be a very busy week. Around work and the usual routine I’m also following all sorts of leads hoping to find more points to stop off on my papermaking journey across the Downs […]
Now winter is here and the walks are over. I felt it was a very successful process, I got a total of 7 people along to walk over the commons and I have realised that a wet Monday in October […]
Gabriel’s horn Portsmouth November 1st -14th: 2 weeks pass – same dreams inside my head bleed through into the outside with a different angle – find myself woken – often broken – induced to swim against tide – the wrong […]
it took me by surprise
The show is all set up! It was good to do it over 2 days because on the 2nd day – today – I made some really important changes and think it now works quite well.
Artist Bob and Roberta Smith and friends protest at the sale of Henry Moore’s ‘Old Flo’ sculpture.
One longstanding director replaces another as Matthew Rowe leaves Towner for firstsite.
A seminar on current practice and future possibilities for art museum partnerships takes place in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
Over two days in Cardiff, this year’s engage conference examined the relationship between international and grass roots artistic activity. Our correspondent reports from day one.
Congratulations to Martyn Cross who was awarded the Angelika Open 2012 prize of £1,000 and solo show during a preview ceremony on Friday night.
