Page 2210 – a-n The Artists Information Company

First impressions Sun, sea, wealth: it’s all here in excess. Freo (that’s Fremantle to us Pommies) is a small city that sits just south of Perth on the west coast of Australia. By morning it bakes in the blinding light […]

I’m feeling a bit like a boat that’s been cut loose from the dock and just let float around at the moment. I keep reviewing my list of ideas to explore, bits of film I want to make etc and […]

Experiencing the third year of a fine art degree is a very odd experience indeed. It’s like being in the centre of a tug of war or attempting to be in two places at the same time, or, well, you […]

After my lovely Springer was put to sleep I immersed myself in my work and debated whether or not I wanted another dog. The attraction of extra time in the studio was tempting, on the other hand I could already […]

I think I still have two days of editing ahead. I am very quick to write, but I am, as usual, way over word count and it always takes me longer to sort it all out afterwards. I am very […]

Line and bird have met in the middle. I feel that these paintings resolve something. They retain uncertainty, but in the context of the images. Juxtaposition of bird and line creates for me a visual and felt dynamic. Found as […]

Its reading week and I need to catch up on all my written work as I have been distracted by other things. There is a lot to do this year and I did not have a very good start but […]

The Alice In Wonderland exhibition is in a state of flux now, as Odeon cinemas are possibly boycotting Alice In Wonderland due to a dispute with Disney: http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article7024295.ece I received an email from our contact at Lincoln Odeon to say […]

Delighted to see over 40 people turn up last Sunday afternoon to my exhibition opening at Scion House, Stirling University Innovation Park. Many were intrigued with the iPhone pix but sales were nil. The following conversation was overheard:“I like the […]

Jokes are funny right. Does jokes within art create work that is generally accessible, well at least at a primary level constituting to something else to allow the viewer to question the work? Does this then have a crucial position […]

Let me fill you in on where I am at the moment… I am in my final semester at The University of Wolverhampton studying Glass – which I love! I am currently working on two pieces to go into the […]

I’ve been reading Beowulf, adapted by Penelope Hicks. I find it both funny and sad that after Grendel the monster is killed, they have to get past his mum. A she-monster. I could possibly do something with this, but maybe […]

Morning. It is half term. I am not in Yorkshire doing workshops. I did not get up at 5am or drive on the M62 at 15mph in a queue for so long that I couldn’t feel my foot. I am […]

Phew! Arrived home Friday evening, my head spinning, brain buzzing, eyes watering and tummy rumbling. A combination of affects that made me unsure of what to do first – laugh hysterically, write madly, sob despairingly or just collapse in front […]

Valentines day yesterday. Through my teenage years, Feb 14th was an annual ordeal. At my boarding school (which was founded on a military ethos) we lived in dormitories, and each morning the dormitory mail was piled on a table. The […]

I was making a delicate plate for blind printing when it occured to me that the print wouldn’t be nicer than the image I’d already created. It has an inward depth that I’d loose for the opposite affect. I might […]

Q-Art was set up to: -provide a place for graduates to discuss work post- art school -break down boundaries between courses/ colleges/ and levels of study -allow those who have not studied for a degree in art to join in […]

I should stop. I have been bent over the computer all day and wrist/arm/neck have had enough. I am writing profiles on four artists and an essay – so lots to get on with. I have transcribed three of the […]

Q-Art uses the crit, or the convenor, the common form of art ‘teaching’ or ‘pedagogy’ in art schools. I am thinking of researching different pedagogical models now… I also graduate soon and will be needing to find money to keep […]

Another day on site and I have almost completed the first phase of the installation. No matter how much planning i do there will always be something that doesnt happen quite right. I secretly enjoy the challenge that sets me. […]