I find myself in Colchester where my companion has a meeting with Laura Early about some work. Imagine how delighted I was to find my old friends Townley and Bradby hard at work in Firstsite’s temporary artspace. They are making […]
Saturday, 5 December 2009 Lost Alas the rest of the day was filled with such ups and downs that I am quite discomforted. On the much delayed train home my companion and I found a rail card belonging to a […]
Today we found a freedom pass on the train table. It belonged to Mr R.A. Gillies of Kensington and Chelsea. In our excitement my beloved left his bag on the train. It had two executive 1970s pens in one silver […]
Otto Frank preferred the annex empty. “Everything was hauled away during the war and I prefer it stays that way.”
Okay – two weeks before the end of term for my course and then Christmas vacation. It’s time to catch up and take stock. I’ve created a schedule to make sure I post something here everyday for the next two […]
The interview: my proposal for Pietrasanta It now seems a while ago, but on the 19th October I was invited for an interview at the RBS headquarters on the Old Brompton Road. I had been told that I was to […]
I hung all my work today, and with a week left before assessment. Bizarrely, this is always my most relaxed time…while everyone around me is stressed (they must hate me!) I have time to get all those annoying bits and […]
RESEARCH The internet is a wonderful place. I am finding the most amazing imagery, as well as using things I see daily. My starting points are expanding. I have thought it might be time to leave my sketch book and […]
MICHAEL BORREMANS I have re-discovered the Belgian artist Michael Borremans. He is dealing with similar concerns and juxtapositions as me, he represents disquiet in the everyday using odd juxtapositions, scale and repetition. He is so good that I have artist […]
MARIELE NEUDECKER I went to Mariele Neudecker’s show at Room last weekend. She makes amazing landscapes – diminishing the human element, thereby directing the viewer towards the metaphysical dimension. She explores Romanticism and its elevation of nature and landscape as […]
Almost a year ago, I had a phone call from a civil servant at the Department for Communities and Local Government. He’d picked up on the work I’d done with artists and empty shops and wanted to know if it […]
The Interview part 2: Project for Pietrasanta (cont. from previous post) I then presented my proposed project: to represent an Enzyme This is an idea for a work I’ve recently had. Enzymes are proteins that are the ‘do-ers’ in all […]
Not much time in the studio but have had a very successful few days. I took part in a workshop with Emilia Telese on Wednesday and thoroughly enjoyed it. She is an absolute delight, highly professional and very knowledgeable. On […]
Just wanted to post some images of some of the work I’ve done this week, so I can reflect upon them over the weekend. I returned to using the voile and tracing paper, and probably more importantly to some drawing […]
The end? The beginning? In a way I’m starting this blog at the end. Since the beginning of March this year, I’ve been engaged on a year-long project called “A Year of Waiting”, where I aim to collect up and […]
I now have a studio space and it has utterly transformed my life! Simply by having space and time to create has bolstered my enthusasm for just about everything (though I still don’t like red meat!). It feels as though […]
A good day today. I went to the Air Time 09 at Brighton. It was great,so much knowledge in one place for a struggling artist to access.If you get the chance go to one I can’t recommend it enough,I would […]
Why do I choose to post on here when I’ve got food waiting for me again!? Ah but pressure and stress can be a great catalyst… Course-wise we got feedback on written work this week, all going well – ‘keep […]
The Christmas Market is going well, especially considering that we only found out we could do it about two weeks ago, and have had to get organised really quickly. Plus I was slightly distracted by that commission opportunity that turned […]
Reflections on the disappearance of a major work in progress, how to respond and what the loss might mean.
