Some people take the chance and go on to bigger and better things. It is a big risk to leave a regular monthly income and try to make it on your own. But – so many do and it’s good […]
On Sunday, I’m travelling up to Leeds to drop off my work at the Basement Arts Project for the exhibition SPEAKEASY: art in an age of prohibition : http://ageofprohibition.wordpress.com/ I had been working on a series of images about words […]
‘ENCYCLOPEDIA’ -The Man who Became a Book-A Spoken Word Performance decontextualises the BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATA FLOW of ADD TO MY LIBRARY VOL.II performed By Douglas Park written and commissioned by Christina Mitrentse. ART WORK SPACE- THE HEMPEL ,7th September 2011. © […]
Vault Art Fair and the brand of Glasgow (here I am stating – there I am showing). Under one guise and then another – and then another. I journeyed West yesterday over to Glasgow to meet a friend, first of […]
The preview and book launch was well attended although to be honest the whole evening passed in a blur. Post exhibition blues set in soon after, sales have been poor although the book is selling well and will soon be […]
Well, mid-year assessment has been and gone, and I don’t seem to have kept a very good record of the MA on this blog. Partly that’s because the course encourages us to keep a journal in the form of a […]
Sporting League 2010 -2011 Game 2. Bayerns came back from a goal down against Indentine to ease themselves to a three goals to one victory. Bayerns gaffer: ‘I’ve gotta be pleased with that result. Our players responded well in the […]
I’m copying a couple of posts over from my other blog: Grime, graffiti and forensic contamination. I keep having this thought: “we are all forensically contaminated”. Particularly in the city. But forensically contaminated on an emotional level too. I want […]
The art of pricing your work. ” I want that one.” I am unpacking my paintings from my case and setting up my stall and I didn’t see the man pointing at the paintings on the floor at my feet. […]
Hannah James – A presentation and discussion as part of Standpoint Futures Residency Programme 22 September 2011 12-8pm; discussion and drinks at 6.30pm 23 September 2011 12-6pm Hannah James’ site-specific sculptural installations use minimal forms to explore space and the […]
Painting and putting proposals together. 16 paintings so far, and more to do. Also, I’m playing with frames.
Enjoyed another day working in the studio space at Millennium Centre, Leasowe and some excellent cake in the cafe. Working in this lovely space has injected some new inspiration into my recent work, and I’m hoping that I can further […]
Just over a week to go until I start my course. I’ve been steadily reading books from the suggested reading list although I keep being corrupted by the shop at the Cornerhouse. The latest purchase is Frieze d/e, a new […]
The project is building momentum, members of Satellite who have opted into putting something into our first portfolio collection for Space Exchange at Aid and Abet have emailed me 3 images each. These in turn have been sent to Aid […]
I had a meeting with Carly from marketing today about doing schools workshops at AUCB on a regular basis. Violet at the Gallery has already got me booked in for a session in October when I come back from Estonia. […]
The other day an artist sent me a paragraph of text lifted from my recent blog and asked if she might use it to label some of my work. I had no idea she read it ……I felt quite startled. […]
What a week…. Schools back, started my new job, took the caravan visitor centre up to Preston to see the external assessor, set up an Arena drawing exhibition in Bankley Studios, Manchester and …..got my MA results!!! I got a […]
So this blog, is just that – my work, reasons behind it and what happens to it…………. while trying to balance it all with having a full time job………..
Hayward Gallery, London
18 May – 29 August 2011
Harbour House, Kingsbridge
6 September 2011 to 11 September 2011
