My companion is becoming increasingly obsessed with vampires and other blood sucking creatures. She finds it increasingly difficult to sleep as various new ideas come to her. It is as if they are being transmitted from an alien source. She […]
September 29th I had tea and biscuits with the chairman of Essex County Council. Three of the artists working on the project were asked to attend to talk about our art practices, our ideas and how we were planning to […]
Return to practice. This is an account of me focusing on my textile practice and where its going, funded by Arts Council West Midlands. I’ve spent the last 5 years with my own work taking a back seat to community […]
Black Swan Arts gallery, Frome
22 August – 4 October 2009
My project involves art residency in a multifunctional Community Centre in North London. It aims to bring the art of painting into everyday life of the community through an accessible, innovative and high-quality programme, which creates connections between diverse individuals, […]
Well, term has started and I have a tutorial coming up. I’ve just sanded all the paint off a failed painting I’ve been working on for days, so getting some kind of ‘finished’ piece is feeling quite urgent now. I […]
Making a sourdough starter culture, using grapes from our childhood home. This starter culture will be kept alive and be used to make bread. We hope to take it to South Africa.
My mother used to say to me: A swarm of bees in May Is worth a load of hay. A swarm of bees in June Is worth a silver spoon A swarm of bees in July Is not worth a […]
It has been a week since my last post. Tonight I head for London again to witness a screening of films in the car park of Cell Project Space. The opening last week was an interesting event with quite a […]
Things sometimes move quickly. We are all of asudden handing in a (as yet unwritten) proposal for a show in November with positive responses from conversations with the gallery so far. Its based around the situation we find ourselves in, […]
FIX09 artists: Morgan O’Hara and Hugh O’Donnelldate: Tuesday 29th Septemberduration: 20 mins Unexpected was Hugh O’Donnell’s performance; with Morgan O’Hara tracing his movements onto paper, pencils in each hand. Looking into PS2, the open platform space for FIX09, the sight […]
On September 21st I met up with Anne at the Costa coffee shop in Harlow. I have no experience of either being with or working with someone who uses a wheelchair and felt a little uneasy about my inexperience, but […]
Twin Oaks Sometimes I get rather full up with art all the time. I think as an artist one does tend to try so hard, never waste a day, got to promote yourself or do something? I’m waiting for a […]
Cheese and whine I don’t like PVs much. Apart from when I was much younger and the objective of a party was to party, I never have relished certain social situations. Compound that with the effects of a life of […]
Visit to Lithuania September 2009 In September, Katy took part in “Transient Spaces – the Tourist Syndrome Summer Camp”, Palanga, Lithuania, organised by Berlin based arts organisation uqbar Going back to my roots… I arrived in Kaunas feeling dislocated, having […]
