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Feeling fairly energetic again. I took the bull by the horns yesterday and decided to take up an offer by my critical studies tutor to read what I have done so far on my research paper which I don’t actually […]

A friend sent me this link yesterday: http://jangosteve.com/post/380926251/no-one-knows-… basically he defines the FRAUD COMPLEX; something I think a lot of people suffer from, especially artists (me included). It’s difficult as there are hardly any measureable successes in this business, so […]

In essay mode now. We’ve been told we need the 1st draft in by the 23rd March. I have only just started it! The essay helps make sense of the work in words, but its hard to do the art […]

A little plus. Some time ago I entered a self portrait in an Ovendenarts online competition!! A book has been published of some of the entries, (compiled by Craig Kerrecoe), including this. You can see a preview of the first […]

Nail-biting final arrangements with our artist in residence for the 2010 residency at St George’s are taking place and we hope to soon be able to announce who will be with us this year. Meanwhile some thoughts and images from […]

Thursday, 25 February 2010 “Dear AlexDo I deduce from your blog that you are planning an imminent visit to Whitstable? It would be good to meet up, and to think more about possible venues for your work (venues are not […]

The estate is grim, and i often leave there at the end of the day feeling exhausted both by the hard work and the building itself. Its filthy, every day the lift stinks of urine and if i choose to […]

The dust is starting to settle after Stockholm and will be time to evaluate. Great first effort but there are definitely things we can do better!

1 week to go!

Things are looking up. We got permission to use a shop in Chester and are putting in a bid for some funds to the herritage lottery fund.

This one may have legs. More people involved now, started an online network which I am growing slowly but surely. Inteview done for a knittig mag, Irrationally excited about that one. Am off to think about funding so that I […]

I’ve been having one of those weeks / most of the month when my brain just feels like cotton wool. Trying to pin down a cohesive thought has been nigh on impossible. So instead of rushing off to the studio […]

Didn’t go in yesterday, I had a terrible headache so I spent most of the day lying on the couch. Today has been much more productive though. I’ve continued working on the lung tissue prints, painting into them, waxing and […]

I’ve changed the images that where white layered card to cream. They look much better now against the mounts. I’ve been working on some prints but I don’t know if I’ll get them finished in time.

Just when I thought my brain was going to explode with frustration a lovely lady has helped me out with getting the equipment I need to produce my video! A day spent with an awful (stress) migraine in bed has […]

The Rhyl exhibition has closed, and the work is going into store for the time being. Steffan Jones-Hughes will be selecting a “core exhibition” to form the basis of a touring show. Our next venue is in Bangor later this […]