The opening of ‘Damascus Road’ was wonderful. The sound-piece made up of stories contributed to Mary for the project was so moving. And it was also moving to see people attending to what was being said and investing time in […]
14 March 2011 It’s been 5 busy weeks and I haven’t updated my blog…. Not sure if anyone is reading this and if you find it of any interest??? Mottisfont Abbey was amazing, such a beautiful place. It was a […]
19 March 2011 Things are also moving forward with my Ambush project. In order to establish and see if the site is workable we organized to undertake a test dig. Trevor Thickett, the engineer met in Bristol with the manager, […]
So, we had to postpone our trip to Japan (supposed to be yesterday) for obvious reasons. We will hopefully be going in September instead. I am just about getting my head around the fact and coming down from the mass […]
Having moved I thought it was time that I tackled the view from my flat. It adds layers to the city. The flat itself is on the top of a hill and the back faces southwest in to the hills. […]
I have progressed a great deal recently; just by being in a space, I have been able to put a good number of my sketched ideas into practice. The last couple of weeks have allowed me to see that unless […]
Not long ago I entered The 9th Helen Keller International Award aimed at deafblind or had a sensory impairment that inspires discussion and encourages an exploration and celebration of the senses. I decided to use my personal feelings and taste […]
One of my paintings is to be auctioned tomorrow in aid of the Pakistani Floods Appeal at Deda in Derby . My modest contribution, Run Rabbit Run will be auctioned alongside artwork by celebrated artists such as Julian Opie and […]
The Sporting League: Game 14 Tempers flared in the Sporting League match between Yop Lane and Olby. The Yoppites were incensed at the referee adding an extra ten minutes injury time, blowing the whistle as soon as Olby scored. Yop […]
Thinking, this morning as I walked the dog, that this time next week I will be in Malaga, installing our work for the exhibition.Both excited and nervous. I’m listening to Spanish podcasts to brush up on my (very) rusty Spanish […]
The next idea evolved from thinking about this re-occurring notion of the public and the private. I wanted to take an existing collection of something that was very personal to me and plunge it into the public sphere. The audience/viewer […]
From Winternights to Summerfinding … and Summerfinding is fast approaching. Well, I don’t think anyone knows for certain what date or exact period was celebrated as Summerfinding in the Viking period, but modern heathens usually take it as May Eve/May […]
I first came across Peter Lanyon’s paintings over ten years ago. At the time I had a conundrum, I was looking at a career in the visual arts but my natural affinity was with moving in the world, not looking […]
Great, we have our first studio booking for a project starting in May and it looks as if the studio will be used for another project involving re-used timber in June. And before all that UCA architecture students may use […]
THE COCKFIGHT is up, and I think it was a fight, at any rate Comerford and Tanbouli appear to be exhausted. From Sunday to the early hours of Thursday morning they not only drew and coloured vast sheets of paper […]
I’m late writing my blog because I’ve been applying for a job that has resulted directly from my internship which I started today. Thank you cosmos for the break. Working was so pleasantly enjoyable, I hardly noticed the time go […]
Results of AIR’s survey of its members on the subject of access to art education; and a call for arts education to be accessible to all.
