has taken me a week to get on the computer. Jo Longhurst (http://www.jolonghurst.com) visited last week to check out the room, take photos & measure up. And it was brilliant to catch up, chat and talk through ideas. Things I […]
The thing is getting bigger and bigger, or so it seems. Could have been a bit smaller really ….
Back at home in west Wales since 21st December, into the deep freeze(lit and fig) and only really thawed through to the soul fairly recently. It was hard coming down from the elevated planes of creative activity and stimulating company […]
Lets Get Weaving! A large part of my work involves using hand knitting, because of its historical associations with gender. I am currently working on a group of new pieces. These will begin as drawings and observations, of buildings, my […]
The ‘garden art’ 2011n series has started. 5 artists (1 farmer, a retired headmistress, a counsellor and a garden designer as well as myself – 3 unable to attend) met at Helwell Barton garden last Monday afternnon. It was blowing […]
I want to use this blog to draw and write as I would in my sketchbook. I am fascinated by the “In/Out” nature of blogging: my internal thoughts and activities as an artist, usually confined to my notebooks, can be […]
I am on the Ba (Hons) Fine Art course at SMU. No house style and they encourage experimentation.
The studio now has running water and great facilities for washing buckets etc. This week sees the studio used for Design & Build, 2 workshops run by UCA architecture students on the graduate diploma course. The first workshop was on […]
Slightly off tangent to this project blog, but related in a way to my interest in public spaces and in the exploration of the everyday, mundane aspects of our lives is an exhibition at Poole Lighthouse – Landscape and Industry. […]
Two weeks into the project now. There is so much to do at once; I want to make sure i set up good practice from start and collect evidence as I go. Still have my Arts Council report head on […]
cheat post as I’m going to a friends for tea (and vodka)… Reflection on Critique 14th April 2011 Leigh Clarke Mr Clarke responded to my presentation with a story; his mum went through a nasty divorce, lost her best friend […]
Went into the studio to see how they were getting on with part two of the Design & Build workshop, only to be stunned by the size this object cum projection space is going to be. The participants – in […]
Been painting 3 books from the natural history museum lately from home, adding strong colours to the under-painting which was entirely done in neutral tint. Been painting Offprints from the Warburg Institute these past 2 week in the studio, it […]
Note to Self: Do not under any circumstances plan or attempt to do any work in a school holiday.
When I talk about my practice, I say I am exploring the concept of freedom and what that means, how we can visualise it. I think what I am really saying is that a searching for freedom is a searching […]
Okay so the preparations for the show are underway; tearing down of walls means no studio spaces for the last few weeks! I have been avidly drawing all hours that the uni is open, if only there were more hours […]
So the last few weeks I have seen far too much gumtape and have lost the feeling in my fingers! The sacrifices we make hey? But I am beginning to re-discover elements of my work and it is starting to […]
Two days spent at the local school, the first making butterflies, sandwich bag ones, splat painting ones and some beautiful drawings. Today was spent planting up the mobile allotment, each child choosing a plant, given them the task of finding […]
