Having a major wobble at the moment. Pretty much completely to do with the change in institution and space. I knew things would change with the move from Warwickshire to BIAD but I didn’t think I’d have to reinvent the […]
So I’m still reeling… I talked about the loss of my work at my artists’ group the other night, realised it’s a bit soon to be thinking about ways to take it on because i still have a strong feeling […]
I have started getting my things together in preparation for the studio move at the end of this month. I’m not going to get a lot of time in the studio over the next couple of weeks so it feels […]
Oh, just seen I’m featured in a curated selection on axis…. yay! http://www.axisweb.org/atSelection.aspx?AID=2391
I heard back from the biscuit factory today..they didnt accept me work for exhibiting. Still feel like i’m feeling my way back into this. Just need to find more venues to show my work, going to investigate empty shops as […]
I see phantoms in the motes, everything I read seems pertinent to my current research. Recently, in fact while I was traveling back from Brighton, I was skimming through the pages of the latest ‘Cabinet’. I was interested mainly in […]
But now my thoughts fly to the future. My inestimable companion contacted the caller Jerry Bown today. When she first telephoned she was informed he was “calling out” and would not be free for another ten minutes. To my immense […]
My Small School Project. This is finished now. A school with special arts status asked me to work with them to contruct a mosaic. To cut a long storey short, it was very intense, ofstead praised it, the students enjoyed […]
Last week I felt compelled to do something I do about once every 10 years or so I made a self portrait. There is an idea rumbling on in my sketch book to do with fragmentation and self image and […]
Something unusual has happened to me. I don’t want to do anything, and more significantly I DON’T CARE that I don’t want to do anything. Partner says it’s like I’ve returned from New York a different person. Even more strange, […]
ps. in complete contradiction to what I’ve just written (of course – everything is always uncertain, even when I feel quite definite).. if you want a copy of the artist book send me your address – I’ll send one free […]
With 36 days until the preview of my forthcoming exhibition, this provides a useful period of reflection to get my teeth into exactly where my latest body of work originates from and perhaps, where it is likely to head next… […]
So it’s deadline day. Things have been running quite smoothly so far (although I don’t think having to move house this week has helped with my already high stress levels) and we have 3 hours left. I have my work […]
What is becoming more and more apparent as I write this blog is how difficult it is to talk about my work, my practice – whatever that might be. It is difficult to convey to others what I’m trying to […]
Brief 4- Picturing the Word ILLUSION was my word to explore –I understand this word to mean something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality. Illusion – is a representation of what is perceived in a […]
Firstly, thanks to Clare and Rebecca for their recent comments. I find it amazing how much my feelings about my work change on a weekly/daily/hourly basis. Last week, I was feeling positive about it. I felt I had some sort […]
the ART of WORK— STATEMENTS OF INTERPRETATION regarding the making of PROCESS CONSCIOUS artworks The ART of WORK lies in the fact that it is at base a commonplace operation set to order —the manipulation of the minimum achieving control […]
Tomorrow we have the first meeting of the Forth Valley Open Studios in Stirling. This will test the water to see how much demand there is for artists in this area to form a collective/group to open studios to the […]