Chinese Arts Centre Residency On Friday I met Phil Davenport before our meeting at the Chinese Arts Centre to chat about our ideas, which just seem to be naturally flowing. It’s really nice when you have that creative spark with […]
Wow, so it has been nearly a month since I have written a blogpost! There is so much to tell but where to begin. It has been dizzyingly busy. Since my last post we had the Deptford X fortnight. South […]
As I stated on Tuesday I had bought oil paint and now I have made an oil painting. This has been a desire bubbling around in my belly for a while now. It’s the reason I chose to borrow a […]
i’m so pleased when i get one of those moments in which i ask a question and the questionee has had exactly the same question in mind. our common thought has been about our bank account. one quick phone call […]
Frieze art fair was completely mad. There was so much to see… I woke up the next day with what felt like an art hangover. I’m really glad I went to have a look, and there were several works that […]
Took down the exhibition at The Gallery Stanhope St, Liverpool today. Packed it all up, put it in a van….and got it to the MerseyBio unit of Liverpool University. Unpacked it ….made a start on spacing the work out…and decided […]
Blimey look at this…. its been a long time since I wrote anything on here. This I conclude…… is a good thing. There is something about sitting around writing about ‘mental health’ that breeds such a sense of intensity in […]
missing uni class is soooo horrid i sometimes feel that i have done something really bad and that i have reeeeeally missed out. But i am ill and it is just one of those things, i can catch up! its […]
I volunteered at Abandon Normal Devices for a few days at the beginning of the month- invigilating, investigating and taking part in events and screenings in various sites across the city. Hosting film, installation, live events, performance and workshops, the […]
One, two, skip a few… I have a dilemma. Do I finish the 99 paintings and blog project I started in March and use them next year to show in galleries across the land, acquiring critical and public acclaim, culminating […]
And now, in no particular order…The BEST and WORST THINGS about COLLABORATION FEARWhat if it goes wrong? / What’s wrong with going wrong? CONTROL Don’t want to give it up? / Share WORK What will we end up with? / […]
The past few weeks have been full on as I settle back into the degree course and ground myself – to find my way around a new university, meet new lecturers and technicians and start thinking about what ‘on earth’ […]
“As convenor of the Battle of Ideas festival, with a slogan Free Speech Allowed, we take the issue of free expression too seriously to reduce it to a juvenile stunt. What is more, the idea of book-burning is an anathema, […]
Capabilities Although my residency is officially over I went back last week to test out the capabilities and capacities of the Stratasys Fortus machine. The idea came from a proposal I have written for a conference next year. The question […]
Claire Fox from The Institute of Ideas attacks The Hot Chestnut Man around rights etc http://littleonion.posterous.com/institue-of-ideas… Gee! These chestnuts are shaping up might tasty! Thanks to Claire for her comments. The Institute of Ideas ‘Battle of Ideas’ takes place at […]
Kev Ryan – Director/CEO Charnwood Arts has sent this response to Claire Fox’s press release attacking The Hot Chestnut Man: Paul – I was once at a jumble sale in Brighton and picked up a book which showed the uninitiated […]
http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/hazel_photographs_a… If anyone wants to have a read the newspaper article about my residency went online (above). Im really pleased with the article and it has already started to generate visitors to the gallery and interest in the project.
Have I told you about my book? The first time I went to the Manchester Artists’ Book Fair in 2006, I thought I was going to a sale of books on art. I’d never heard of the artists’ book, and […]
Armley Mill is getting quite a reputation for being a place where spooky ‘things’ happen and the place is taken over about twice a month for night time stays in the mill from companies such as Haunted Happenings and Dusk […]
B.A. (Hons) Fine Art – part time I am a mature student in my 60’s with a background in the arts. I have previously completed 4 years part time at Leeds College of Art and transfered to Plymouth last year […]
BA Fine Art level 6 / 3rd year (part time – dissertation next year!)
