We have invited sculptor Desmond Brett to do a residency at the Project Space in August. Stephanie had seen his work when curator Michelle Cotton included him in a show at the then Norwich Gallery. ‘My intention is to use […]
12 days to go until the opening of our exhibition at One Thoresby Street in Nottingham. ‘Thoresby Street Thursdays’ are a series of exhibitions showing the work of artists who have a studio here or used to. Each exhibition features […]
Are we ever happy? Starting to wonder if I have some sort of incurable condition. Finished that damn essay at about 1.30 this afternoon. A great cheer went up. There was dancing and ringing of bells. The coffee machine was […]
Ar pamenate į Meisels? (Part 1) (Do you remember the Meisels – Part 1)
Ar pamenate į Meisels? (Part 1) (Do you remember the Meisels? – Part 1)
today i have been struck by how i have no idea how to integrate my crafts practice and the possible art avenue i seem to be heading down; and whether, really, i shouldn’t aim to try. whilst there are lots […]
A blog to help think about the run up to an exhibition and collaboration with Alexander Stevenson at One Thoresby Street Gallery, Nottingham
As Edinburgh Art Festival opens, we take a look at the programme of new commissions that is exposing the city for audiences new and old.
Merz Barn, Elterwater, Lake District, Ambleside
16 – 22 July 2012
He put some Zinc White pigment on the surface and brushed it in. A seascape appeared, grey reflected light. Truly awful. The work appeals to ‘Its’ sense of perverse pleasure. One of them must lose. ‘It’ eggs him on. Graphite […]
The most successful material I have been using to encourage a sensory response is the commonly known heat pad or handwarmmer. The substance inside is called sodium acetate and is a cool liquid. When this liquid has physical change (usually […]
Bauhaus Costume Workshop The End of the Beginning This was a workshop in costume design – really well prepared with Bauhaus images, books, fabric, sewing machine, potato printing, collage materials. The artists helped with costume ideas and practical making. It […]
Turning Up is Paying Off! The second week of being at the studio full-time has been wonderfully productive, it is a long time since I have felt so good about what I am doing and so hopeful about it too. […]
My grant funding letter came yesterday. It is quite intimidating and demands my attention. It lists conditions which I must wait upon in order for the Trust to carry out its legal status. On Saturday I visited a place where […]
Some time ago I jokingly declared that I was making a superhero (or should I say superheroine) costume. Somehow this idea stuck with me – as a progression on from my ‘bag on head’ at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. I […]
for the last day of the course we were asked to review an exhibition based on an adverb based on our artefacts that represent our work. my object has become part of the group; almost taking on it’s own personality; […]
As part of the Crafts Council Collective programme, Hothouse provides support, advice and creative development for 40 makers who have set up their businesses within the last two years. Application deadline is 31 July 2012.
Gasworks: www.gasworks.org.uk Yashas Shetty: Expanded microscope workshop No introduction. A darkened room, lit only by a few table spotlights, about 15 participants perched on unsteady chairs around a line of tables. Like Chinese whispers we blindly fumbled with a web […]
Jo Spence: Work (Part I and II) Studio Voltaire www.studiovoltaire.org Lambeth Women’s project : www.lambethwomensproject.org Jo Spence (1934-92) emerged in ’70s, pioneering ‘phototherapy’, a form of co-counselling. The show is a brilliantly compiled celebration of her extensive work and process; […]
Hamburg-Veddel We spent Saturday roaming the streets of Hamburg, following the very faint trail of our Great-great-grandmother Ann Filaratoff, and her father Nicolas. We believe they came to Hamburg from St Petersburg in the 1870s and stayed for up to […]
Our First Day in Vilnius We arrived safely after a harrowing journey by sea from Kiel beset by singing German Jesus Army, Lithuanian lorry drivers spoiling for a fight, and grumpy waiters. What a relief then to met by the […]
