Today i’ve been working on two drawings with the same subject in preparation for the work I will do in Schiedam. The first, which I finished today, I have been working on over the past 3 weeks, the second i […]
I was pleasantly surprised that my month long residency at the first floor at Highbridge studios and gallery – the large empty first floor, during July inspired me to write so regularly. Often the space was dark, stuffy, and dusty. […]
I have used the energy of the first meeting at the Oval House to get some things on paper, video and to make some images. The fun of trying to find the exact kind of cigarette case and lighter that […]
I’m thinking 6m x 10m or so. That’s fairly big, is it not? Ultimately the size will depend on location, but it’s not just a case of bigger is better. I have had a few thoughts on alternative placements, too. […]
Unbelievable we are over half way through 2011 and I am still finishing a project with the end date being the last day in 2010. Never the less I have completed the first stage of the November Challenge, which was […]
This week I learn about the importance of sleep! And food! Also how helpful an orderly work process is. I’ve been working on a short essay for an Artists Talking artist, that hopefully next week I can expand upon in […]
Ruminating on William Cobbett’s tour and his 1821 Norfolk and Suffolk Journal, here is a portrait of him. Found a good, informative site when thining about tours of Britain, much to read and digest about hisorical, lierary tours through Norfolk, […]
Today I have been clearing up all the bits and pieces left over and abandoned in my studio from before Edinburgh. A scene of horror and devastation unlike any other. As my work depends on lots of scrappy bits of […]
A curator’s musings towards writings. . . some informal notes regarding the Head & Whole Exhibition, August 9th – September 3rd 20II, Abbey Walk Gallery, Grimsby. Monday 22nd August – Post I Third week of the show. Alone in the […]
While I’ve been mulling over the Gynaecology project, I’ve been getting on with other projects. I’ve got two things on the go at the moment. One is a artist’s book about Hulme which I’m hoping to get ready for the […]
Myself and Peter the sound engineer for the project have met and discussed what is going to be possible to create inside the vacant shop unit that we have secured, paying close attention to the budget that we have available. […]
Starting to find time for the studio work again. I have been playing in the sketchbook and I have primed two new boards. They are half the size of the previous ones. I hope to be half as precious and […]
These words are written about ‘Working Title’, an exhibition and workshop at aspex gallery, Gunwharf. Clothes-less. There are obvious hints of ‘human-ness’ in much of Kate’s artworks, a fact I noticed after going through most of the images on her […]
It’s a lovely sunny morning and I am working outside. I bought some colourful A4 card from the supermarket and started marking up grids, and cutting out letters for my ‘Follow the bear’ sign. Anna translated this into Finnish which […]
I abandoned this blog in favour of the Butterfly Park one as that took up all of my time and was essentially my MA project so it seemed daft keeping two blogs. However on the slim chance that someone reads […]
Yesterday (Mon 22 Aug) marked the first day of the production period for Invisible City, an event that will be staged in Schiedam, NL on 2, 3 & 4th Sept 2011. I’m one of the artists who has been invited […]
Sorry to have been awol for a while. So busy writing my contextual report it’s untrue. However – it’s done!!! Can’t quite believe I’m saying that, published online through Blurb, people can buy a copy, not that anyone will want […]
Janey & Catriona: We were in AXO until 3am. We made short films out of stills. The cats brought in a dead bird to show us. Its intestines looked like flowers. I thought of Emma Hamilton. We toppled a sculpture […]
The work of Art in the mechanical reproduction, by W.Benjamin Added To My Library by Kathy Noble curator/TATE
More Musings – Bren Head Tuesday 23rd One of the nicest things about curating a show, is meeting the artists involved. Today I had the pleasure of meeting Bren Head who came to see the show without the bustle of […]
After dropping off my exhibits for the Angels of the North show at Greenbelt 2011 and having a great chat with Carla Moss and Andrew Shelton about ghosts in the curtains, the practicalities of hanging and whether anyone including ourselves […]
It’s horrible. I’ve moved my to-do list onto my phone, in a smug little app with tick boxes and urgency stars of different colours. I put my lists there because you can have multiple lists and multiple tasks, and add […]
Editing the videos from NYC has allowed me to lose myself in great memories… The visuals are ready, I just need to work on the audio. The video I uploaded to vimeo this evening sticks out a little from the […]
I’m going to try and sustain a blog over the whole course of a project… for the third time! Invisible City is an event taking place in Schiedam, NL 2-4 September 2011 and i’m involved. Claire Weetman, Invisible City- New […]
