I can’t believe that it is already day 5 of the residency. It has been very hot today, and the sun has been shining which has been a welcome break from the cloud. I have been working in the studio […]
the editing took a bit of playing with until i was happy with it, and it ended up being more than rushed. usually i take a couple of weeks, at least, to get to a happy place with it but […]
What is Painting? [how to emerge … from the cultural weight of painting] I want to respond to David Trigg’s call for less categorization in the arts. Starting with the idea that a Jerwood Painting Fellowship could become a more […]
oh like to end the day on a good note. i rang the chap at one of the parks, it’s dam handy working with a park where there’s a manager of it to contact and liaise with and in this […]
Making is in progress. Today I hot pressed the paper sheets, made form paper boluses and then coated them with liquid light emulsion. It took up half the day but it’s done and all I can do is wait. Wait […]
From C. Stanislawski. 1937. An Actor Prepares (trans. Elizabeth Reynolds Hapgood). Reading: Methuen Drama. 2006: p.7. “Today we had a second rehearsal on stage. I arrived early, and decided to prepare myself right on the stage, which today was quite […]
I feel a new level of recognition has started in my artistic career – I received some hate mail yesterday. It came through the post – a page from a catalogue of an exhibition I’m showing in – it really […]
I am taking part in a new pilot project EkintzaLab that creates a platform for companies and artists to work together. I am going to work with Traducciones Continental – translation and interpretation company based in Bilbao, Spain. http://conexionesimprobables.es/pagina.php?m1=131&… The […]
Yorkshire Artspace Starter Studios Programme for Engaged Practice is looking for artists who want to be part of this scheme. The Starter Studio Programme for Engaged Practice will be located at our soon to be completed, brand new Knutton Road […]
The launch of the book Artocracy and wider discussion around its town is the venue methodology took place in London last week. http://www.deveron-arts.com/wb/pages/posts/artocra… The book is available on line: http://www.deveron-arts.com/wb/pages/shop.php
I went to Ciqikou today with Shu Wen to look at the traditional town, which was built in the Ming Dynasty and follows the traditional layout of the town, with the most important areas of the town in the centre, […]
a early sessation of sleep this morning has left me unsettled today, so i’ve kept the workings on the day to internal stuff. more work on sounds and programming of playback. as i programme, i compare what i do now […]
SEVENTH MONDAY Back in the studio after a break, will this give me perspective, renewed vision? I get some feedback and feel heartened. Think about how to use the space on the Open Day on 2 July. EXERCISE: Draw ten […]
Sporting League: Game 8 Universo Collunteen held onto the top spot with a hard earned win by a goal to nil against Lunderbach. Yop Lane kept up the pressure with a three goals to one win over a depleted Bombaya […]
I’ve just returned from a hectic, whistle-stop weekend in London. I went with the duel purpose of looking for somewhere to live and also participating in a residency project with The Vacuum Cleaner http://bit.ly/BK3jp about mental health. While the residency […]
Results are in! Stage one complete. But I must make a distinction between eating and masticating. I think even since hand in I have sorted this out in my own head. I’ve also been watching All Watched Over By Machines […]
The increasingly intense exploration of drawing, and the threads between words, sounds, music, lines…
Thomas Whittle, 'Thomas Whittle during the workshop at Hotspur Primary School'.
Paul Rogers, 'ContactSheet-110-220210'. Courtesy: the artist.