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Update on cu-ration group progress: Final plans with each artists location have been finalized are being edited for printing and use within the degree show catalogue. This came round after last minute tweaking of where some people displayed their work. […]

Denis Whiteside From rationality to absurdity; the particular to the unspecific; self-defining mundaneness, these are some of the immaterial aspects that inform Whiteside’s text based work. Through obfuscation he consciously operates where contrarious notions occur. When he states that ‘Nothing […]

IDEA 371 I have my oxygen rich shower every morning to thank for ‘moments of inspiration’ – that often seem like an idea too far once I’ve had a shave. But then I occasionally end up convincing myself that they […]

#alwayson is a series of short text pieces by Trevor H Smith, this being the first. “One day I’m going to build my own house, and it will look like a ruined castle.” “web 2.0″, (has) propelled millions of people […]

#alwayson is a series of text pieces by Trevor H Smith, this being the second. “forget where you are, life is about where you were.” “just as we impart meaning to events by telling them to ourselves and to others, […]

Why do I blog? With all this discussion about redesigning and improving the artists’ blog here I have been thinking about why it is that I blog. Primarily I blog for myself, of course I am aware that the nature […]

The publicity for Light Night is now out and I’m quite pleased with the section about our exhibition : http://www.lightnightliverpool.co.uk/2012/the-spac… I’ve spent the last few weeks being totally obsessive about the amount of houses I produce, but haven’t given a […]

Professional Practice. Working at Bay Art Gallery today, I thought I should get the professional side of things sorted today, and so my official website is now complete, and business cards with the according information are on their way, huzzahs […]

After two weeks away from my studio I have come back with clear ideas on how to fix my paintings and continue with new ones. I have two which I intend to have in my final show which are of […]

The physicality of this project as a finished exhibition is forming in my mind, helped by the provisional offer of exhibition space which helps the process along. On this occasion I’ve decided on about 20 small to medium, framed photographs […]

Hello everyone, although random places will continue as a photography project..I have to admit that I miss the contemplative nature of painting and drawing. this project is inspired by reading that the poet Keats spent hours watching nature. I miss […]

Special Evening Exhibition Reception Featuring Live Performance by BILL AITCHISONThursday 3rd May, 8PM – 9:30PMTHE RESIDENCE GALLERY, 229 Victoria Park Road, London, E9 7HD One of a kind artist, traveler and all round professional eccentric BILL AITCHISON has taken the […]

I forgot to add a picture from last time I was in China. This is one I took in one of the new bakeries. These places are springing up at a pace of knots and are Western in style. They […]

And relaaaax….. Over the last few weeks I’ve been booking acts for Life and Other Art, the festival that we put together between the Life Drawing group and the Rebellious Quilters. Life and Other Art Festival was becoming a bit […]

So the WAGE survey results are out and I’m looking forward to seeing the details. As a stop gap – a blog post about it, taster below: “The fact is that the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) devotes less […]

Gerald held the firsy workshop last Sunday. Eco-Poetry, writing Haiku poems about the Butterfly Park. We had 8 people booked in but only 4 turned up (2 of those were my kids) so not well attended at all. No emails […]

What a busy week, yet very little practical work actually achieved. Having done my artist presentation and listened to most of the rest of the group doing likewise, it’s a relief to tick that off the list. Xan has made […]

Sharon Forrest Sharon’s practice is concerned with the exploration of family history and memory working from archive photographs, film and personal possessions. Her aim is to produce a body of work which conveys meaning whilst remaining ambiguous and thought provoking. […]

Adrain Moakes Adrian is primarily involved in creating site-specific public artworks inspired by local research and consultation, encouraging communities to participate in the enhancement and invigoration of their environment.He also enjoys creating a variety of work for private and corporate […]

Titling. With work being photographed and sent off to various places, it brings about the importance of titling your work, I was thinking about it today and the current series of paintings, drawings and videos I mentioned in my last […]

Two minute posting: Too much to do – madness ensues. Many exciting projects on the verge of starting and need one hundred pairs of hands. Very excited to find that I am on the a-n Crowdfunding day in Milton Keynes……

Spent yesterday supporting a pom pom making workshop for primary school pupils as part of the 100 days to go celebrations. The pom poms will be used to create a garland above the entrance to the subway leading to the […]

‘I’m in for a penny in for a pound! I don’t have anything to add really, I agree with everything you say’. Julie