Fallen in love with he work of Sue Tompkins. How she works with the materiality of paper, how she uses text as image, the informality with which how she presents her work. LOVE IT. Glad to be looking at her […]
I went to see Thomas Heatherwick’s exhibition at the V & A because I wanted to continue my investigation into form and function and the boundaries between art and craft. I had recently read Tony Cragg’s essay on material. I […]
It’s been all about Field Surveying this week. I spent a fair amount of time in the studio researching what and how I might record my first official visits and also getting as much information from internet searching as possible […]
All finished! The day/s were a success after realising at the 11th hour that i didnt have a fire extinguisher on the truck. the ‘inspector’ was huffing and puffing as he walked around our very DIY truck criticising the makeshift […]
The torch light procession had to adapt pretty sharpish due to the fact that there was no way this was going to be a quiet meditation walk, as it turned out it really didnt matter….everyone had a huge black rose […]
KIP’S TRUMPET Having set a precedent with the Hartbeat’s drum kit last week, I am now on a roll with Kip Heron’s trumpet. Finally I have permission to take it out of the glass case in Hartlepool museum and spend […]
766-[]= equation keyboard contribution by my cat. Taking bizarre occurances and running with them in a ‘serendipitous’ sort of way is something that I try not to overlook. Perhaps it is a desperate hope that there is a hidden message […]
PADA The Pointeso Art Dealers Association (PADA) is an arts organisation comprised of the city’s foremost dealers of the visual arts. Acknowledged by their peers, noteworthy high octave dealers are invited to become members of the association in recognition of […]
Approaching people for a commissioned piece of work feels very unnatural but is necessary for my coursework. I am fortunate that 2 out of the 3 places I went to have shown an interest. I have now decided which one […]
Preparing for the Victoria Mitchell talk this Thursday, I realised that my Macbook is no longer compatible with the existing projector leads. Momentary panic followed by more than one hour (less than 3) sourcing the right kind of connectivity. It […]
Here’s more, some from my Elena and Franny ideas and some from my ‘jot it down before you forget’ sketch book. The ideas are often things I think I can use for both me or/and us anyway and even in […]
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Flow Chart for sock protocol. I’m sure I could make it much more complicated if I tried. e
My previous blog seems to have sparked some discussion on gender difference. It followed a crit that I took part in during which the work offered was criticised for being ‘too emotional’. Intrigued, I have mentioned it at discussions with […]
Wholly holey sock continuum consortia. Posting postal parlance. Sock protocol and manifesto created by Elena Thomas and Sophie Cullinan. Mathematical Advice from Dan Thomas MSci MA (Cantab)
From an orchestra of 100 electric guitars in the Anglican Cathedral to cakes and coffee in a bakery in Anfield, Liverpool Biennial continues to be a welcome guest in the city.
