Since the loss of the studio and gallery Annabel Tilley and I have been stacking up meetings all over the place. Firstly with our very understanding Fenton Art Trust and Local Arts Officer trying to secure all the funding we […]
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 […]
So, all works been handed in for assessments (hence my infrequent posts) and the studios are out of bounds for three days. WHAT WILL I DO WITH MYSELF?!. Write on here of course…. Its a particularly cold day in Cardiff […]
Miserable music. I love it. Makes me happy. Today’s miserable listenings include, in no particular order: Nick Drake – Day is Done Damien Rice – Cold Water Jose Gonzales – Teardrop (cover) Janis Ian – From Me to You Dan […]
since the cuts last year i have lost all my freelance education work and my higher education lecturing work. I have made five new pieces of art work without any budget – i decided to come out fighting – my […]
Been working on what to say about myself and my work over the last couple of hours. I’ve printed off some photos but I’m not going to put them on the wall I’m just going to keep them in a […]
A day of madly running (yes actually running) between jobs – this is how I am going to achieve the London Marathon next year (running for RNIB – if you care to sponsor me – all donations gratefully received at […]
Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham
22 October 2011 – 8 January 2012
Beaconsfield, London
12 November 2001 – 12 February 2012
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 […]
