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 […]
I started on the Creative Business Development course in September at MMU and it has helped me realise what goals I have for the future. I have been searching for artist residencies over the last few months as I feel […]
During the month prior to my solo exhibition at Ropewalk Contemporary Art & Craft in Northern Lincolnshire I will be exploring the ideas and imagery which have culminated in my latest body of work.
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σχέδιος is the new daily blog of Iris Priest…. artist, ponderer, professional procrastinator…..
Beermat Show On Tour Launched at Temporary Art Space in May 2009, Beermat Show features over 1000 individually designed and made beermats from across the globe http://www.temporaryartspace.co.uk/beer.html Temporary Art Space (Piece Hall, Halifax) has now closed but Beermat Show continues […]
Reflections and Thoughts… Be aware of the sonic limitations of spaces. Consider audio from two pieces competing with one another and one becoming the dominant sound within a space. Regard how one section of speech can come to dominate and […]
The school Trip. My big school project, finds me on a school trip to visit one of my previous school garden projects, and then onto another location to see how public space is layed out, how the landscape designers have […]
since standing in the mall not performing i have been scanning the photos i took for the skulpturen park project. both films came back from processing in the USofA, and i was v.happy with the results-the colour of the old […]
i near the end of the first six months. i’m saving the really deep reflective stuff of recent developments for my possible futures blog, the notion of this blog being purely for self promotion and discussion about theorectical issues diverts […]
My husband just sent me this link and I have been laughing out loud throughout. It is an exchange of emails (with pie charts!) and also a very good and hilarious example of how things can go wrong if you […]
Over the last 6 months I’ve spent most of my “ringfenced” creative time (about 1 day a week) marketing my teaching business: various aspects of dreams and ritual aimed at psychotherapists and art therapists. My greatest success was to persuade […]
Tax return is filed! I made a pathetic £5,372 in 08/09, so it’s no wonder that I started this blog in January in an attempt to address the very serious issue of making more money. I think I have at […]
Dear Diary, How are you? I feel I should have visited you before now, but I haven’t. I’ve been too busy being busy. Three things I should have told you: 1)I am still setting up my business. But rather than […]
My computer died and repair was not an option as my iMac was ‘vintage’. When my panic died down I realised that my house content insurance would cover it. So I am now up and running after re-learning how to […]
My Vision for the Future A phone call to my father has confirmed that Haigh, the acid bath murderer, and alleged vampire was indeed a notorious old boy of his school. He also recalled one of the boys swimming the […]
I’ve been experimenting with ceramic surfaces using different stains and slips and I’ve been trying to set up a similar interface to the ink and paper drawings. I’ve had varying results so far. I’ve liked the qualities that I’ve achieved […]
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