I was at a wedding last week. My own experience of marriage, back in 1983 aged just 20, made me realise the power of ritual. I wasn’t keen on the idea: for me, weddings should take place naked at Stonehenge […]
Yesterday Anna did the washing up outside and left the plates on a long cotton cloth to dry. The cloth is fringed with red crocheted lace and embroidered with the initials T.V. It wasn’t until I put the plates away […]
Velázquez:Museo del Prado by Antonio Domínguez Ortiz.Added To My Library by Wen Wu artist
Resolved the problem of projection with an OHP. So the second wall drawings with the chalkline are more successful in terms of scale and relationship to the viewer in the space. I varied the ‘ping’ of the string to create […]
Blog post regarding ‘Working Title’ exhibition at aspex gallery. It isn’t hard to notice, as I spend time amongst these artists, that a lot of experimentation happens viscerally, perhaps much like an instinct. The making/assembling/creating process seems to speed along, […]
With such a long gap between visits to the gynaecology ward, it is hard to get a sense of continuity. Other projects, holidays and illness have got in the way and I’m finding it difficult to focus. I have given […]
The story so far: Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2011. An unusual event. Busking on the Royal Mile with some interactive flowers. ‘BLUES’. The hostess wears a bag over her head. Bags are handed out. Audience members try them on for size. […]
It’s been a while since I posted in here. I was thinking of leaving this blog and setting up a new one once I have something new, shiny and successful to blog about. I managed in the end to raise […]
Time is really creeping on. I can’t believe the opening night for In Memoriam was two weeks ago. Everything builds up to the private view and then there’s this space where the work just has to be itself, and I […]
Yesterday went to set up an exhibition in The Willow Gallery, Oswestry. It went well the group exhibition looks great. I can’t go to PV as I am working, I am finding a bit difficult at the moment to fit […]
Richard: We have reached a point where actual physical exhibition is in fact to be reality. After popping down to meet Ross at Superclub in Edinburgh (and battling through the festival crowds on The Royal Mile), and after attempting to […]
I will write, it may be nothing but I must write or i will not exist fully. I am making and to write whilst making confuses me. When I think about making it runs like a film in my mind […]
I’m just busking.
Thank you to Franny Swann for the very encouraging comments about my drawings and beautiful dead things. It’s really great that she can see pieces emerging A concern with my work has always been a perceived dislocation between my thoughts […]
Having those visitors travel across to see my work on Monday had quite a big impact on me. I know it sounds silly, after all it was only two people – but the fact that they travelled 13 miles on […]
the response from the exhibition submission was: no. … “We received a high level of interest in this and a large number of proposals. Unfortunately we are unable to accommodate your work in the exhibition as we do not feel […]
Not a very arty day today. I have been preparing for a telephone interview and could only really put my mind to this. The job is for a Visual Assistant at Debenhams and I did some research on their website. […]
We have some exciting news! Oksasenkatu, the artists group that Sam West met in Helsinki are offering a studio holder from Top Floor a free residency space between the dates of 8th – 23rd September. The residency space is based […]
