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I have collected dozens of tv sets each of which seems to have its own idiosyncratic personality. They don’t have the soul of a Vincent ’52 but the now redundant shapes lean well and sometimes change colour when they are […]

Tales from the Woods The month of April has been amazing! Definitely my favourite month along side with Nov. There were signs of life in March and even back in Feb but …BOSH…. in about 3 weeks everything has burst […]

Back to work after the Easter holidays and it’s all go, especially with what goes in what folder, PDP, Art practice, huh? Visited the Tate Modern during the hols to see Gabriel Orozco’s exhibition, absolutely loved it, I would definitely […]

i have just spotted that the advertising on the whitechapel website for the birth rites talk are leading with my image, http://www.whitechapelgallery.org/shop/product/cat… which is fantastic, probably only way of showing at the whitechapel but there is a error towards the […]

It’s a week now since I took a train to Colchester for an interview for participation in a mentoring scheme run by the Activator initiative. Called ‘Information Highway’ it’s an interesting scheme in that it works on a pyramid principle, […]

Sporting League: Game 37 Sporting Radio: Pundit A: “Well my friend, we’re on the cusp of finding out who are going to be crowned champions this season…would you put a few sportingos on Novia now?” Pundit Y: “It’s never over […]

How do you know if it’s a eureka moment or you’ve just compromised your plans entirely and been distracted by something shiny? I’d imagined something different and I still don’t know what it is. It’s about paper, but what is […]

The visa is obtained, the new plane ticket bought and Misha will arrive from Moscow to London in the morning. It will be the first time we’ve worked together in person since a residency project in Kronstadt 2003 – 2004. […]

There are 42 days until the Degree Show day and much less than that to the assessment! I have a fair idea of my work for the space i am wanting to use. It will be a challenge with my […]

Shown here are the early year 2 works. ‘Paperbacks & Guidebooks’ was a still life painted in acrylic, all of these books are also used via photograph in ‘Books’ and ‘10 Paperbacks’ which are more graphic. ‘10 Paperbacks’ is unfinished […]

I’m focussing now on my upcoming solo show in June, and have finally got a crowdsourcing pitch together, although I’ve never done this before, so I have no idea whether I’ve done it with the right time frame, but fingers […]

Link to my latest post on Blogger, http://thepurpleshedstudio.blogspot.com/ Exhibition Openings, Jaume Plensa (yep, got to see the man himself at the YSP) and Claymills Vicorian Pumping Station. Next Weedend is the Draycott Arts & Gardens Festival, then at the end […]

We had a chat last week with artist Jayne Sanders, who has agreed to show some work for the Art Trail, and during the conversation, she expressed a need to have written confirmation of the arrangements. So this weeks job […]

Couple of weeks until degree show. Theres going to be smoke machines, roof suspended massive dangling black diamonds and a deafening nuclear warning siren… … and thats just in the room i’m in. My work is quiet, humourless and fairly […]

I’d intended on going into university today but the last 10 days of 4-10hours of walking has taken it out of me, plus my house is a mess and i can’t do anything when it’s like that. So today I’ve […]

A busy few weeks here at Spike Island, leading up to Open Studios – which open on Friday 29th April for the whole bank holiday weekend:- http://www.spike-island.org.uk/events/openstudios2… Over the last month, Sam West has presented our research project both to […]

not sure I have it in me to be a dictator. Think I need to delegate.

The book art project has to be postponed by a day as the Russian curator Misha Pogarsky, had his visa delayed due to Easter holidays People often don’t know this but embassies take the holidays of the country they belong […]