Page 1937 – a-n The Artists Information Company

I’m not exactly sure that I know precisely what a tenter-hook is, but I’m on a few. I was musing that I seem to spend a significant amount of time in a state of heightened anticipation. Maybe it’s an artist […]

Haven’t been in the studio for a while apart from the odd meeting for 2 main reasons. First I’ve been working on my first short film and have been doing that at a production studio in Dover and second my […]

I have found myself in the doldrums recently. Bird and line have become moribund? How to revive? Keep going. If there is some underlying motivation for this work, to continue will test its capacity for renewal. In the meantime there […]

Insight into another artist’s studio residency I went to an inspiring talk in Matt Clarks studio last night. It was very interesting hearing about his studio bursary and what he has been able to do in the studio over the […]

Well I didn’t get to pick up the caravan, too rainy….but hopefully this weekend. I did go to the Butterfly Park (in my lunch hour) to meet with the Community College students and tell them a bit about the project […]

collect dried light sensitive paper – check have meeting about live art event – check everything else can be forgotten about for now. Tomorrow i plan to be in the studio all day not going from Billy to Jack and […]

Yesterday was my first day visiting Westgate Studios, Wakefield. Spent a busy day photographing and video-ing around the building. Was shown around by artists Ian Smith and Bob Milner. The views from the building were amazing and so was the […]

There has been little movement over the past year in relation to artists leaving the studios. Then… 3 artists have handed their notice in quick sucession. It’s always sad to see people leave but on the other hand it is […]

Usually I cast February off as the month to just get through – the coldest, dullest, quietest. . . isn’t it funny how lots of exciting things seem to happen when you least expect it. Last week I was contacted […]

What’s next What’s next? How can I begin to process this mass of visual information and inspiration I acquired while on residency in Florence? I’m still reeling from the unsettling duality of woman’s position in Italy, and the mass amount […]

(Brian as narrator) Saturday It’s early, very early, or at least it seems that way being the morning after the night before. The George Formby night was a great chance for the artists to get to know one other in […]

While setting up camp typically, I miss a call. The answer phone message is somewhat surprising, I’m asked to ring a number, I do, echoing down the phone is a Liverpool accent. I make no sense of it at first […]

After checking all four hives, eliminating the odd wasp and the inspection is complete. We move away from the wasps and remove our stylish white bee suits. Unknown to us the BBQ was cooking and under the marquee there is […]

Sunday morning and that familiar routine. We have beans on toast for breakfast and pack down. In under twenty minutes the van is packed and we are on our way again. This time we’re off to Llandrindod Wells for a […]

Following a slightly heated (and somewhat awkward) discussion on the subject of blogging yesterday, I made the decision to start my own one to see what it’s all about- can my work benefit from writing a blog? The debate happened […]

Today I went back to have another look at OPEM @ The Collection. I’ve otherwise been busy making work for Berlin. I missed out on one exhibition opportunity because I had several all at once. *edited this post because I […]

Update: New Year’s Resolutions & January 2011 Giving up sugar It is now 39 days since I last ate any sugar – chocolate, cakes, sweets, biscuits, sugar itself, etc. And far from feeling deprived, I actually feel liberated! Perhaps, unconsciously, […]

FROM CONSTANCE AND FROM VIOLET I am currently in the process of moving flats from Glasgow to Edinburgh. I came across two old USB sticks I kept files on during my studies at Leeds University. Here is an image and […]

Back from a couple of weeks in the Caribbean – Mexico, Cuba etc – sampling different cultures . After the tropical forests of the Caribbean Islands its back to rain-swept and snow- capped Scotland – and work begins on this […]

So Neg 2, the final practical module is underway. We have had our last ever feedback, yesterday we had the last ever group crit. The dissertation essay is signed off, I’m in the process of actually putting together the Blurb […]

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i’ve made my website!!! http://ryan-hughes.co.uk/ its not finished (gimme a few days)… still feels really good to have a website live. I’ve also designed and ordered a rubber stamp which i’m planning on using on all letters, business cards and […]