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My work, as I’ve said, is made entire using live ammunition, it is a physical representation of the amount of energy used to kill a human. Yet to actually create my work, it is a simple exercise. The first step […]

It’s now actually 1.30am and I have finally finished writing a piece of text about Nicola Fosters lecture last Wednesday. It has taken me about 5hours but it has been a worthwhile activity. Now what I really did today was […]

On Friday I visited the Dulwich Picture Gallery (designed by Sir John Soane whose museum I visited a couple of weeks ago) and the Victoria and Albert Museum as part of the research I am doing into different gallery spaces. […]

As 29th Feb is a special day I feel that I really should be doing something different and just a little bit monumental today. Having just stupidly nearly incapacitated myself trying to demonstrate a tricky yoga pose whilst at the […]

It’s been a bit of a strange week so far- tutorial with unexpected outcome, spring clean of studio space, and last-minute dash to apply for a residency! My tutorial was on Monday, with my tutor Virginia who hasn’t seen my […]

I’ve been working on a number of things, as outlined in my blog: http://helend-blackbird.blogspot.com/2012/02/my-final-animation-has-been-uploaded.html Please “like” my Apparatjik animation here: http://vimeo.com/36575379 I was invited to take part in this auction http://www.afterdarkgallery.co.uk/ I asked from the outset what benefits this would […]

I have been working on my photography project of the people and places of Shard End for a few weeks now. In that time I have been invited into some of the primary schools and pre-school learning unit, the metal […]

In preparation for our Degree Show, I have been planning my biggest painting yet.It is not the likes of Picasso’s Guernica or the unbelievable scale of David Hockney’s new work (exhibited at the Royal Academy at this very moment).But it […]

Continuing from yesterday, there was yet more casting. This is Jon, who has had his face cast by Sally. She stopped for a couple of fag breaks in between just leaving him there, blind in the studio and Jon is […]

Great first meeting with my new MA supervisor who shot up in my estimation by beginning our discussion by getting us mugs of coffee and a whole packet of Breakaway biscuit bars. I outlined what I’m up to and was […]

I really need to make some decisions about what I want to achieve from my gallery design. In my previous posts I have talked about how I like museums and galleries where you can get lost and there is less […]

Another surprise £1000 has been offered to me for the London Rd Collective. I haven’t even asked any sponsors for any money yet!! Can’t quite believe it. If I’d known it was going to be this easy I’d have done […]

I met fellow artist Amy Marletta today helping with the hanging of the Glasgow schools painting exhibition in Glasgow Art Club. Amy ran a very successful video performance workshop in the Changing Room gallery, in Stirling some months ago. But […]

The kiln-building course is in three weeks…today we visited the site to see how things are progressing. Bit of a scare when we were told there was not a hope that the “Welfare Facilities” would be ready in time, but […]

Today I met with Christine Gist at The SPACE. I am every so excited for this oportunity. We discussed the actual space, an impressive 19x12m, securing the works, promotions and funding. I’l be allowed limited access to the space before […]

just found out my space in which i will be exhibiting my work for my degree show. it’s brilliant i have a large wall and a window opposite my space. so much wall to cover ahhh. For my degree proposal […]

Current studio work…

ABOUT SCULPTURE 2012 An exhibition by 15 final year students on Fine Art Sculpture and Time Based Media from Manchester School of Art. Our work varies in style, material, and concepts. Sculpture 2012 will be holding weekly exhibitions in the […]

Illustration, pen on tracing paper by Gillian Stubbings. www.pigheartgirlart.tumblr.com