It’s only a couple of weeks until I host the first national Empty Shops Conference. Now conferences all look a bit big and scary, but this is organised on a shoestring (which has been jointly funded by Worthing Regeneration and […]
A ps to start with- these posts will not always be so long.. Finally, after a year of writing, and editing, so many times, the large enveloped arrived, confirmation of the grant from the Arts Council. Since then (beginning of […]
into october and already the cold weather is zapping a battery. i’ve set up a blogger blog for the ma. the first module’s evidence will be kept on the blog. i’m pleased to have had a year’s experience of blogging […]
Welcome to my blog! This blog will be about the project I have just started which is an investigation into knitting! At the moment I am knitting small trees which started of being maquettes for a collaborative project I am […]
Giant Lego penguin stolen from doorstep A THREE foot tall Lego penguin was stolen from the doorstep of a home in Little Bealings. The Lego bricks, stuck together in the shape of a penguin, were snatched from Martlesham Road between […]
Last night I dreamt that I was watching a fellow tutor, John, in a cine film. He was wearing a Hawaiian shirt and had Shawshank redemption glasses on and the tenor of the scene suggests it was the sixties. He […]
royal parks said a v.polite no, they want to see the film, they have an arts programme etc. should have continued to be ignorant and shown it and not asked nicely. hmmm. frustrated now. will send it in to the […]
As your work has developed, have you found yourself more studio based than spending time physically out in the landscape? It depends. When a project idea emerges I travel on foot or by public transport, to research, it’s the travelling […]
I have a good week not done much hands on artwork, I have been working out how to move my work on, so spent a lots of times thinking and working out in my mind different ideas until I feel […]
Well, well, well, its October already! And it’s all go! go! go! I had a great time in France last week, lots of cheese, wine, fresh air, cycling, canoeing, relaxing …. just what I needed. This week has flown in. […]
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, […]
