A Local Creation storey (part 2). I decided to walk along the beach towards Reculver the other day. This is dominated by the wind farm still and as usual it pretty windy but Cosmo, he’s easily pleased and just likes […]
It turns out that I still haven’t shaken the cold thing I had a couple of weeks ago, so I have been wrapped up taking it a bit easy. Today is posting loads of things (the joy and pain of […]
Friday looms. Everything happens on Friday…. Fraction and our open studios as well as delivery of my new works to Julian. I have created about 15 new works in the last few weeks. I don’t know how. I am beyond […]
Well, i’ve been awfully rubbish at blogging. I know. But i’ve been so busy…. I finally got round to making some work, although i haven’t been able to finish the big projects that are on the list. I’m curating the […]
I am poised, open-mouthed staring into the expectant eyes of a local gallery’s curator who has just turned to me and said in all seriousness “So what is this about?” I am in Oxford and am taking part in an […]
Some interesting correspondence by email has produced the following link to a fascinating website hosted by Loughborough University: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/ss/AHRC/index.h… Too many issues to start analysing them one by one here. Lots of things to think about at leisure. Our attitides […]
Our forst show, Part I closed a few weeks ago now, and has given some time for reflection. It has been easy to see the positives; a good forst move, a show of new work where each artist pushed their […]
Take a look at my the work I am currently producing at http://alistairpett.tumblr.com
I have been reading in Charles Harrison’s ‘Art in Theory 1900 – 2000’ an extract from Joseph Kosuth’s ‘Art after Philosophy’. What he says about painting and its condition underlines some of the problems that I have when I pick […]
Bleaberry Tarn 30th November 2009 After delays in the project caused by periods of sickness for both Richard and I, followed by the Cumbria flooding, we finally made it out to Buttermere for the ascent to Bleaberry Tarn. Last year, […]
The CCS (Creative and Cultural Skills Council) have released the Visual Arts Blueprint after much consultation: http://www.ccskills.org.uk/LinkClick.aspx?filetick… Below are some examples of the recommendations it makes: Ensure that internships are fair and offer high quality career development opportunities by 2010 […]
I am expanding my vocab with words I would rather not know. Calderbank offers for instance. These are offers made by parties to settle a dispute -which a judge will later examine when awarding costs. If a party refuses a […]
Richard Taylor came in today to talk to the second and third year students about blogging. They were split into four groups and we went around each group talking about our blogging experience. I’m hoping they will at least visit […]
This weekend I discovered that if I didn’t have my camera I would do drawing. As much as I love taking photos, there was nothing like drawing. Drawing very fast as the train passed through the countryside at 120mph. I […]
I am 45, and currently working fulltime as an advanced nurse practitioner. what is this you ask? It basically means I work like a doctor but i am a nurse, i have been a nurse for nearly 30 years. got […]
I seem to be too busy to come on here which is disappointing. Anyway – I have been emailing with the possibility of showing some work into an exhibition in Sheffield and have some ideas that they may be interested […]
I am a second year student doing a Ba Fine Art. We are currently doing our gallery practice, so busy busy busy!
Croak. Monday morning – the first one after a very intense load of work in schools and also my first day off in ages. I am struggling to get going. I say day off, but actually that just means no […]
I just caught up on “School of Saatchi,” and while I thought it to be slightly out of date (the question “Is it art?” is not a new one) and ridiculous in parts, (the anonymous phone calls from Saatchi, for […]
A busy week ahead of me: I’m going to read “Time” by Eva Hoffman, I haven’t read as much this semester as everything I have been looking at is dissertation orientated. I’ve also ordered the new blackdog “Art and Text” […]
The LAN are taking part in Lincoln Christmas Market, so this is a flying visit just to make a note of that, and to share some news – I received a very interesting illustration commission to illustrate the cover of […]
Thinking very carefully about what to write today. Last week was a lot of reflecting, reconsidering where I am and considering where this is going. I think it is a confidence thing. Since I began this course I have found […]
In an attempt to avoid doing any work of my own I have taken on some volunteer work, to take my mind off my lack of creativity. I’m helping the family history archive (where I made my last project) catalogue […]
I can’t take my work with transparencies any further until I get my light boxes at the weekend. Layers are an important element of my work. We are all familiar with layers and use them to hide, cover up and […]
Another element of research finds its beginnings in the make-up of Leeds’ new city museum that opened in 2008. Upon making friends with an assistant who worked there I managed to locate and attain a number of wooden panels that […]
