Really the lunch in the community cafe is the main motivation behind travelling to the Millennium studio today, but also managed a bit of exploratory making and hatch some plans with the Centre Director for launching a Community Arts Group. […]
The private view for Atelier East Summer Exhibition was last Friday. The organisers were very welcoming (even though I brought along a large backpack and tent!) and it was great to be introduced to people. As well as celebrating the […]
Tim Ridley, a recent graduate from Chelsea College of Art and Design, uses photography as a springboard in to new work. Exploring the realm of difference and the carnivalesque Ridley applies the photographic medium to tactically extract ways of approaching […]
Lullaby. Lyrics, not poem: Swaddle the baby Tuck in the child tight Don’t let him suffer Don’t let him fight Put him to sleep Switch on the alarm Hear every breath So he can’t come to harm Stand beside her […]
During June and July I worked at the Minories, taking photographs of key spaces, doorways and details. The concept is also better defined now and I worked more on the proposal, and improved the clarifications of the references I used […]
I just stumbled across this article about the importance of an online presence. It is aimed at journalists, but there are several useful tips which also directly apply to artists, and a few which can be adapted. The first tip […]
Reading Phil Illingworth’s post on how having an unusual name can help online made me recall that I continue to vie for position with Susan Francis, the American animal portrait artist (‘Always in our memories, forever in our hearts’). One […]
Nobody had To know – Elke Krystufek. Added To My Library by Duncan Ward Artist/ publisher
Woke up around eight this morning and got the camera set-up to video the orange blind. It was a bit overcast outside although I still waited patiently for the light to shine through the window. I waited an hour and […]
Studying Arts Council criteria …. grimly determined to become a funding expert.
The train window next to me reads EMERGENCY EXIT. It’s written on the outside of the glass, and from in here it’s backwards even though we’re the ones who’d need to exit. But it isn’t an exit at all – […]
Sporting League: Game 31 Bayerns held onto their lead at the top with a convincing four goals to nil win over a flailing Red Star…Underachievers Pointeso were down and out against a sublime Universo…Novia make it look easy against Chamber […]
My little wasp has caused a buzz on my Facebook. An artist sent me this photo of a dress made for the actress Ellen Terry . It is covered in metallic green beetle wings, and has recently been restored to […]
I won the Oval House prize for my degree show performance ‘cartrouble’ this summer as i completed my degree at Chelsea. It came as a shock and I was rather overwhelmed by the news, as the day of the private […]
This blog is about charting the before and after of new project ideas as they take shape; investigating and reflecting on projects as they develop. A process that often happens silently and goes untold.
Over the last few days I’ve come to ask myself what is the difference between work and play? Much of my work stems from play: with materials, ideas, words, the happy accident. What has made me think more seriously about […]
Today, I’m reflecting on last weeks drawings and looking at whether they will translate into 3D objects, or not. And later this week, I’m teaching tomorrow, I’ll be working with mainly found materials and wire to make small works I […]
We have regular access to the internet woo hoo! This means that there is no excuse not to make regular posts. Yesterday we went to a near by town called Joensuu and visited a flea market. I purchased a set […]
Still pretty quiet at college- everyone is pretty focused. We’ve had a show set up meeting today, and order our wood for plinth this afternoon. It feels pretty strange to know that the MA will all be over pretty soon. […]
The challenge has been set – to build an inner / outer type structure to house a sound installation. The project I am working on is artistically directed by a writer and a composer and will be part of the […]
Quite a productive day today. Picked up my nuts and bolts from town which will be used to bind a paper project together. ( tomorrow’s job) Headed off to Leasowe in the afternoon. Had a meeting to discuss a workshop […]
Looking, Telling, Thinking, Collecting: four directions of the artist’s book from the sixties to the present by Anne Moeglin-Delcroix 2004. Added by Sarah Bodman Research fellow artist books CFPR
