I’ve just graduated, and for the three years of my degree I assumed that next would be a Fine Art masters, but it isn’t. Next is four exhibitions in a month, next is writing for a new magazine, next is […]
Another short post, to enable you to listen to this musical gift from Kim Lowings: http://soundcloud.com/elena-thomas/kim-lowings-dri… I love her voice. It’s going to make my shed sound very English-Summery…. glass of pimm’s please! http://www.myspace.com/kimlowings
We’ve been talking behind the scenes again. Not directly about the project but about when and where we’re going to meet up. Nothing is decided yet but it’s going to happen! I haven’t got anything new to add to the […]
Long time since I posted… Firstly, thanks to Degrees Unedited, a-n mag and Richard Taylor for rewarding my blogging efforts with a runners-up prize in the bloggers awards – I was surprised but very happy when the box of goodies […]
My final post here on Degrees Unedited. What a great experience it has been during the last couple of years to collate my reflections here, within the framework of mutual learning and adventure. One of the unexpected outcomes of writing […]
Just finished the ‘artist and viewer’ and now working on ‘the body’, almost all my chapters in draft form. And now reading ‘The Meaning of the Body: Aesthetics of Human Understanding’ by Mark Johnson and its amazingly insightful. It does […]
Corridor8, an annual journal showcasing contemporary art and writing in the North of England, launches Part 3 of its third Issue tonight at The Bluecoat, Liverpool.
Bring all your friends! First Thursday celebration, Matt Roberts Arts, 25a Vyner Street Thurs 5th, 6.30- 9pm Yes, it is the second opening tonight, and I am preparing. Tonight I am going to focus more on talking to people, last […]
D A I L Y S T U D I O S H O T S 03/07/12 Today was a tough day in the studio. As a result, the photo is from the lobby of Howard Gardens. It is a […]
D A I L Y S T U D I O S H O T S 04/07/12
New painting: Familiar, Oil on panel, 24 in x 16 in, 2012 Always feel nervous when I let go of a painting. I have also added ‘People’ (a selection of life drawing & portraits) to my website . More stuff […]
Sorry to spoil the fun but I can’t make it then. I’m busy until Easter unless it’s just for the day and we do as Elena suggested and meet up in Birmingham, but I’m still busy for thoses dates. Julie
I have been working with the idea of having the wolf be apart of Alice rather than Alice behaving like the wolf. This lead me onto experimenting with collaging my own drawings to create new compositions. My original idea was […]
IN THIS THE BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE WORLDS… One of the themes that crop up in this piece is whether things change for better or worse, or whether we tend to think of our own time as always having been […]
After all the fuss I made designing the instruction page I thought I’d show you a picture of the finished thing, pale grey foil-blocked on dark grey card. The dark grey matches the coverslip, so the instructional diagrams and text […]
The work I selected to present for my final presentation was grouped under one title, Tea Garden with a series number. The title begins to develop once the work is started. I search for a word that divides into two, […]
Everyone’s at It (collaboration/participation/socially-engaged practice) so my Summer plan is engaging, exploring, experiencing and expressing – in London. I know it’s something to do with power relationships (to simplify, just for now) so I’ll go along to shows/events thinking about: […]
ixia to explore public art and self-organisation at twin events in London and Leeds.
A new film by Turner Prize winning artist Douglas Gordon premieres in Newcastle upon Tyne this week.
