Tomorrow will my first making session for the project. Despite several niggles I have prepared all the materials, and have some (now working – phew) samples of the ‘fruit’. Sound still needs finalising but this will be for me to […]
During my car journeys today I have been pondering upon the complexities of autobiographical work and problems therein. What do you do if you want to make work about your life or aspects of it but don’t want to have […]
We have had really positive day of introductions and presentations today and I think we have established a really positive bond with the BYU students and staff. I had asked my students and colleagues to each give me an image […]
Diary of my time on the ALAS residency, organised by Matt Roberst Arts. My participation is supported by the Arts Council England Exhibition runs from 28th June – 7th July Opening Thurs 28th July 7-9 First Thursday night 5th July […]
Work post Comma: Hatch Space, new performance and other projects.
Yet again time has passed by in the blink of an eye, maybe I should consider time in my research question? Which is where I’m at, trying to formulate an ever evolving question-thought I had it licked, plan, mind maps, […]
Satanism and satanic ritual abuse. Stemming from the 1991 Orkney satanic ritual abuse scandal, and further reinforced by the documentary “Accused” broadcast on BBC2 in 2006, the general view is that such things don’t happen, and never happened. The Establishment […]
I find the question of when to write things on your blog quite tricky. Sometimes, people ask me to do something, and I’m very excited and want to put it out there. But I don’t. I hang back out of […]
Visit to the gallery today to measure up and to stand and mull over what goes where – I do like it. The gallery was once the chapel of a disused church now converted into a Theatre and Arts Centre. […]
A WEEKEND OF WETNESS Wet and windy it may have been – enough to blow the brolly inside out a few times actually, but inside it was, in a Hot Club de Paris kind of way… rather hot. Not that […]
In some recent shifting and last minute changes to proposals a significant change has been made in the top left hand corner of the Upstairs Studio. This was due to a few people requiring more wall space, fortunately they were […]
I’ve also been working on the concept of reducing objects back to the sum of their parts: namely, to begin with, one of those horrible crying dolls, a kid’s woolly hat and a cassette tape. I kind of wish that […]
MEMORY AND THE POSITIONING OF SELF We had a studio warming recently at Inkspot followed by Karaoke at the Cliffton Arms. Just as guests were about to arrive, Alison and I, who had been working diligently for the better part […]
Nearly finished my final piece for me second year. Been having kittens over it! Its a charcoal drawing so lots of rubbing out and starting again! Ive enjoyed doing a large piece, as ive found ive been able to be […]
IN 2009 I took a group of 10 students to BYU Utah to take part in a project called Mapping the West. It was a fantastic experience for us all. We worked along side 35 other students and staff and […]
Had no time to blog I’m afraid. In between project managing the Comma Project shop I have a real day job I have to do! As well as helping to organise the Arena Charity Art Auction for my studio. Busy! […]
Same day, new post as I wanted to keep the residents all separate. Julie Dodd has now started in the space and has already made it her own. We’ve had a few interested passers by coming in on her first […]
