Here goes… my first EVER attempt at a blog! I have been trailing through the fantastic blogs on here in search of inspiration and ideas for my own posts and in doing so I have stumbled across some seemingly incredibly […]
Having seen the word ‘Klöster’ on the map I went to explore.. an hour later on the train north of Berlin I was in a ‘Biosphere’ region of flat but varied landscape which is home to forest, marshland and open […]
… Have a look at a slideshow of the residency, put together by Tracey McGuiness-Kelly and Pete Kelly … http://gallery.me.com/petekelly#101305 please also see: http://www.becgarland.com and http://www.teeleedesign.com for more artists information .
ADD TO MY LIBRARY Vol.II project installation view. EXHIBITION CONTINUES DAILY UNTIL 26th SEPTEMBER 2011 ART WORK SPACE- THE HEMPEL HOTEL 31-35 Craven Hill Gardens,London, W2 3EA, UK , TEL: 020 7298 9000 Opening Hours: Mon- Friday 10.30am-7.30pm Sat-Sun 1.30pm-7.30pm […]
The Outcast Dead…………… I have been mulling over the title of my blog in recent weeks. After the ending of my residency in the crypt, I have been asking myself whether I can continue to blog as In Memorium. The […]
Joyful day. Took in Eva Rothschild’s ‘Hot Touch’ at The Hepworth Gallery, Wakefield & Emily Speed’s ‘Make Shift’ at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Also delivered a piece of my work to Basement Arts Project, Leeds for the forthcoming show ‘Speakeasy: Art […]
Artist Claire Reed writes about making work for ‘Thresholds’ at St George’s. Fascination. Frustration. Inspiration. The challenges faced in creating work for and installing work in a Grade 1 listed building have produced a roller coaster ride of frustration and […]
In an attempt to avoid thinking about what I will do for Global Container on 29th Sept I played around with Cyanotypes today. I made about twenty images and there’s one or two that quite interesting, but I really won’t […]
BA Fine Art Studying a degree at New College Stamford but through Lincoln University.
After realising that it had been such a long time since I had actually drawn anything I foundthat my drawing skills had dwindled somewhat! So I have decided it’s time to learn to draw (again)
Tuesday. Day Off… and yes, it does warrant the capital letters. Since my blog last Wednesday when I was bemoaning the fact that my Day Off was the day before university, not after, I have changed my mind about the […]
A Plan 1) Become more motivated and do more visual research 2) When not in work, make work 3) Continue to blog 4) Apply for residencies 5) Get rejected, but apply for more 6) Keep getting rejected, keep applying, every […]
A week to go before we, the production team behind the Boy You Turn Me sound installation, test the audio set up for the piece inside Birmingham’s Pavilions shopping centre ready for this October’s Birmingham Book Festival. This week is […]
***REALITY*** I am back from Greece, back in cold, windy, rainy England. It has taken me a few days to sit down, look through everything and reflect. I’m not sure if it is good to reflect too much and focus […]
ADD TO MY LIBRARY Vol.II visuals of works EXHIBITION CONTINUES DAILY UNTIL 26th SEPTEMBER 2011 at ART WORK SPACE- THE HEMPEL HOTEL 31-35 Craven Hill Gardens,London, W2 3EA, UK , TEL: 020 7298 9000 Opening Hours: Mon- Friday 10.30am-7.30pm Sat-Sun […]
Experimenting with new mould making technique So, I am attempting to make a ‘mother first’ or ‘pour technique’ mould for pewter casting. I have made a wax sculpture of an 8 week old embryo – life size i.e. 1 1/2 […]
The Project Space has begun its transformation in a flurry of sawdust and a spray of nails. Pristeen new windows and something inventive to keep the gable wall upright. Meanwhile, we are hammering out the bones of our Project; purpose, […]
Some consideration of our funding status: to revel in independent, unfunded functioning, aiding spontaneity and inventiveness – but unable to always pay guest speakers. Not very respectful of aritst skills and practice and not very professional. On the other hand, […]
So it is over a year now since I graduated. I’ve done a bit of this and a bit of that, mostly trying to figure out what to do now! So after lots of trial and error, and ending up […]
When I’m at a loss for hope, inspiration or general confidence in the idea of being an artist I go and delve into the minds of those academics who have gone through the selection process to have their musings published […]
Would I like my solo show featured in a museum ‘passport’ being printed for 2012? As the museum is over the road from the exhibition gallery, is very art oriented and has its own gallery- and my work is museum […]
Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, Birmingham
10 May 2010 – 17 July 2011
