The first post here should probably tell of the birth of the shed. This shed specifically. I’d covered other sheds in bits of fabric. About six of them, and put photos on my website. Serendipity brought Dan Whitehouse to my […]
This second post, for the sense of continuity, has been copied and pasted straight from my other blog, “Threads”. From here on, all the other posts about the Shed will be posted only here. Right, the shed has 2 quite […]
She is looking neglected, and a bit tatty. I should be ashamed of myself! I have an excuse though… I was waiting to see if the garden thing came about. Once confirmed i would go ahead with a spot of… […]
Franziska Lusser [email protected] Statement: The starting point of this body of work was the development of a unique technique using plastic and metal dust and creating intriguing, precious looking inclusions. The notion of preciousness in non-precious materials is explored through […]
A year ago this weekend, I went to the Quilts UK thingy at Malvern. While there, amongst other things, I bought this heap of the most gorgeous, richly-dyed unspun silk. I bought it with the PTB in mind. A thing […]
I have just finished the visible side of the piece for this year’s Pride show at Clifford Chance. It is not exactly how I first imagined it would look – it is much simpler. I need to secure all the […]
Lydia Miriam Jones [email protected] Statement: Living in Tanzania and volunteering at ‘Neema Crafts Centre’ for deaf and disabled has inspired my current work; each piece reflects my own attitudes towards jewellery and materialism. My passion for making is fuelled by […]
This is a piece that has been around in my workshop for a long time. It began with an interest in Brutalist architecture and constructivist art, turned into a long struggle with form and meaning, and has only been of […]
Well, theres now two & a half days left getting the studio up to scatch, its getting close. All work is being mirror plated and hung tomorrow. The final selection is made, the showreel is finished, just awaiting burning to […]
After a couple of weeks of stripping wallpaper, washing walls and painting the walls and floor, Katie and I have transformed our studio from a 1970’s looking-office space into a clean a shiny new workspace that we will be happy […]
Recounting the adventures of my humble garden shed as she wings her way around the Midlands, playing host and providing shelter for artists, musicians and poets.
I delivered a sensory art project in West Dunbartonshire. I was commissioned by a new group formed called Time To Connect which was set up by parents to provide access and participation to the arts. Their main aim is to […]
In my research I came across a beautiful object from the Libraries & Museums Headquarters. I remembered years back someone telling me there was handling boxes made up from local histories. I was not disappointed when I seen the boxes […]
My interest in the plumbline sparked the attic hunt of another local. And he found the plumbline his father used as an engineer. His wife had cleaned it in brown sauce to get rid of the rust. This inspired a […]
I promised that I would report back with reviews and so forth – and here I am with an update. I went up to London yesterday to de-install the show. It was a slightly sad moment, but there has been […]
Here is my statement so far for my new body of work; With this body of work I intend to explore the practice and processes of drawing, showing the subject in various styles from simple outlines through to quite technical […]
Getting everything ready for the installation..
Sam Cobb [email protected] Statement: The collection is made up of charms, amulets and relics. An assemblage of original historic pieces, replicas and new designs combined to create modern amulets and good luck charms. Collection 1: Money Tree Copper coins (1908-2010) […]
The ceiling was a nightmare. A wrongly measured, badly cut nightmare that took several students and several attempts to firstly, get it up on the structure to discover it was wrong, and secondly, try to twist it around due to […]
From an ongoing collaborative work between the Artist and Photographers Morley Von Sternberg and Natalia Kubica.
Bernadette McHugh Adventures in Birkenhead Park My book is about personal memories in Birkenhead Park. I like the idea of escaping into a large garden to explore and unfold happiness around me. Carolyn Beefelt Robotic Journey My book art project […]
Michelle Rowley Finding Home I have lived in Liverpool for more than twenty years, but I haven’t always felt at home here especially in the first few years. My book is about my first home, it is the place where […]
Prep. The paintings are essentially finished, except from restoring my own paintings (which is a pretty odd thing to do) due to dust getting everywhere. and adding one slight layer of Bristol Silver to the landscape is Crime Season. Floors […]
Stella Pioneer report: starlog 23749. Pathfinder has reached Nujema in the Xillian galaxy.
Tanita House [email protected] Statement: “I was too tall to dance” 10 Viceroy Close, Colchester, Essex, CO2 8BQ This was the address of my dance school in Essex, I attended it every week from the age of four to sixteen and […]
