TODAY TODAY TODAY: I’m giving an artist talk at Modern Art Oxford this afternoon at 3pm in the Project Space. Do come along! I’m going to describe the processes I’ve been developing in step with this blog and in the […]
Preliminary sketch for drawing to measure 1.5m x 1.5m. Heligmosomoides polygyrus is a common nematode found in the duodenum and small intestine of woodmice and other rodents. It is often used to model human helminth infection in laboratory mice. These […]
Okay, i’m stressed. Haven’t been on here in the past month as after my portfolio assessment i decided that i pretty much hate my semesters worth of work (don’t worry, i haven’t done anything drastic! And it wasn’t that my […]
I don’t see myself as a portrait painter. But i have been strongly advised to stop the painting from photography and paint from life. So this past week, i have. I am still looking for a way to tie it […]
Today I discovered that my dear little cat has a secret appreciation for my book sculptures. Sadly, this isn’t the ‘Wow! My cat stares at my art transfixed’ kind of appreciation… more the: ‘My cat has discovered that by wildly […]
I’ve been wanting for a while to write about support and how vital it is to actually achieving what you want to do (whatever that may be). Doing this blog has been really helpful to me in that I suddenly […]
Hello, I’m Rhiannon, this is my first blog. I’m a painter from South West Wales in third year at uni! At the moment getting work ready for my final show in Carmarthen. I’ve been tidying my space up in uni […]
State of the Arts I attended the conference and pre-conf artists briefing this week on one of the bursaries for artists. I have been wanting to write up my thoughts for a few days, but a mix of no time […]
Jo Farnell wrote on her blog “show your working out”….. www.a-n.co.uk/p/1708896 Recently someone told me that to be considered for an exhibition an artist should have at least eight serious pieces/ projects. So this is my personal goal right now. […]
Additionally; a depressing fact I scrawled down at SotA (I think from David Edgar) about the hugely over-budget Olympic opening cermony. The excess cost could have provided funding twice over for all the organisations that were cut from RFO funding […]
No further positive reflections as yet (still thinking) but crystallised my thoughts on one of the major issues that came out of SOTA12: The top down hierarchy at play enforced by both Ed Vaizey and Liz Forgan at SOTA12. A […]
Last night I attended Coloureds, Public Service Broadcasting and Robots with Souls at Modern Art Oxford. It was really great; I’ve never experienced such an explosive atmosphere in a space I considered quite formal. Prior to Basement Sessions last night […]
Been thinking again about work/life balance. Being the mother of three demanding children takes up a lot of time. I like to eat proper food (cooked from scratch, naturally), my husband has a very demanding, long houred job, my house […]
Had a great meeting on Thursday night with Charles and Elaine from In Certain Places to discuss how the project is going. Here’s a quick run down of where I’m at. – Brewing a 7.1% IPA early next week which […]
Mobile Plug On the train on my way to Walsall I tested out using my iPad taking photographs with it for the first time. I am still getting used to this new piece of equipment that my granddad kindly bought […]
A bit of sunshine this afternoon so a lovely few hours working outside well wrapped up but cosy. Making some alterations to the shape of each modular section and tightening wood screws all round as I go. I’d forgotten how […]
Here are links to two interesting a-n blogs covering SOTA12. Emily Speed’s blog: www.a-n.co.uk/p/1688798 Alice Bradshaw’s blog: www.a-n.co.uk/p/2018190 Sota12 is receding into the past now! I spent the day knitting, taking photos and nattering as a participant in DAD’s Bunting […]
I’m in – the move has happened! If you’ve been following this blog you’ll have an idea of the weight behind that statement. But even I have been surprised by the depth of my feelings around moving into my new […]
All artists should be on a mental disability allowance from the government because being an artist is a mental affliction which has been proved by scientists. I have suffered most of my life . On the whole I am not […]