The Storey of the Wise King, The Castle Builder and the Magician (cont.) Now after many many months the Castle Builder contacted the magician and said, the Kings Representatives have asked if again the magic could be made slightly quieter. […]
“Are all images not drawn”? David Minton. I do not believe that the discrete definitions of the forms of art production have become interchangable. Mostly I believe that the discrete defintitions have meaning because they are useful. I have been […]
This week Sarah Gilpin, a sculptor based on The Isle of Portland, joins me, at her Sculpture Hut – a beach hut studio at Portland Bill. We start off by hearing Sarah’s route to being an artist and moving to […]
Lets talk a bit about BRISTOL DIVING SCHOOL and Artist Led Activity. As part of the British Art Show 7, Project Space 11 (an artist led project based in Plymouth) asked for collectives to participate in a live discussion at […]
Here is a short piece to explain how myself and BRISTOL DIVING SCHOOL feel towards collectives. Collaborations are the way forward – they are the future. Many artists have become more and more interested in creating something for the majority […]
Lots going on. Will post details soon. Very busy. In the mean time have a watch of this in relation to my show We’ve been Re-Distributed @ ARTicle Gallery in Birmingham.
5.12.11 Exciting things starting to happen with the Inspired Responses project. Visited artist Jeni McConnell at Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy today. She’s been working with the students on the idea of journeys and creating handmade books.
I’ve had two meetings, one with Maria from Letchworth Arts Centre and one with Josh the curator from the Heritage Museum. Both where incredibly positive and highly encouraging. My project outline received an enthusiastic and exciting response in both meetings…excellent! […]
It’s been a long time since I wrote. From March to October I was flat out with projects and since them I have been renovating a house which seems to have taken over every waking moment of my life! (We […]
The last couple of weeks have been a blur. The pressure of the dissertation is gradually making more and more loopy and stressed out! After a couple of nights working solidly on the introduction and history of beauty since the […]
Have been translating, bid writing and am also in the middle of applying for a residency. Husband has had a bad back for over a week so I’m marching him off to the doctor when he gets home – didn’t […]
Sewn Soldiers At the time when I bought a big box of toy soldiers from a local charity shop I had no idea what to do with them. It’s often the way, the materials come first and the idea develops […]
I’ve been surprised by how many times my thoughts have turned to this blog over the past few days. I wonder if the absence of colleagues at the studio to mull things over with is having an effect. Dialogue has […]
The joy of being a mixed media artists is that materials have no boundaries….well, for me I love flotsam and Jetsam, the opportunity of breathing new life into something old and forgotten, the possibilities of creating new connections, fresh meanings…….along […]
I think I’ve got as much preparation done as possible…well I was thinking of cutting the cardboard so everyone is limited to just the right amount and then I thought to myself, ‘what are you doing they’re just cereal boxes?’ […]
Less than 2 weeks to go, and there’s still a daunting amount of work to do for the midwinter celebration. Given the winter darkness, I need to source an outdoor floodlamp – my neighbours definitely used to have one, hopefully […]
Busy week ! Annabel and I have settled on a name. ZeitgeistArtsProjects. . ZAP for short, to express our energy , electricity (of a passionate collabrative relationship) and direct approach. It has integrity ….. It was inspired by the ALISN […]
ok so PLAN A has gone slightly wonky. I forgot to plan to plan. PLAN B – a level of discipline is needed. Monday – type plan. Monday to Friday report on progress. Friday evening – have celebratory glass of […]
Monday – daily report: Wonderland world – base collected from electrician. Finishing layer started. Tubular knitting lady contacted. Mutant sputnik artichoke gobstopper looking good! Spectrum – 12 labels sewn. Rest cut and ironed. I foresee one small problem – does […]
We went to dinner at Pizza hut last night. Oh, we had a craving for pizza. Highlight of the night was when our warm beers were served with a straw in them and with a warm empty coffee mug accompanying […]
I am currently drawing onto prints of already manipulated photographs. I wonder how much the process of manipulating photographic images can be considered a form of drawing? There is a juried show of drawing in the offing and I am […]
Here we go again… does anyone else have as many problems deciding how to display their work? I have 3 or 4 items of embroidered clothing. I’d like people to be able to see the back, or at least a […]
Bear with small head. My boyf gives me dirty looks when I’m cutting up cute teddy bears… it’s OK, they’re not real! I have a stash of furry teddy bears rescued from the dump: most of my materials are second […]
