It seems that Froebel and his teaching techniques received alot of opposition in his Victorian era… The proverb “Children should be seen and not heard” keeps popping into my head. I think this is what Froebel was working against… Here, […]
Jane McGrath – MA DIGITAL MEDIA ARTS Arrived today feeling a little unsure of what to expect, came down the stairs turned the corner and arrived…. a room full of activity, a large green tarpaulin laid out on the floor, […]
24 July – blustery, dark sepia skies and the threat of rain -sat in Intermarche car park and filmed very dramatic skies wafting past Napoleon’s column – it is so tall that it was a good navigational landmark. Drove up […]
i’m enjoying myself. it’s such freedom to make. solely and with no restraints. i’ve completed another year of birthday cards for the southern group. that’s definitely a work in progress. there are no limits, i find that amazing ! i’ve […]
Tina Gonsalves – I digitized all of last nights footage. I edited helen’s in and out points – making them longer. I feel I am going to have ot deal with it another way – meaning – less talking – […]
‘Constructive criticism’ from the man eating his pie sat in the chair outside the shop. He liked it better when I was in the shop, moving. I asked if art had to have movement. He wanted to know what it […]
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04/08/09 Had a day out in the country yesterday. Edgar, Hovik and Garik introduced us to Vardan Jaloyan, secret nuclear physicist turned art critic, who took us out to his family home in the village of Urtsadzor (which was, seemingly, […]
Must stop posting more than once a day and get a life…..in the meantime: First – HSBC have a £30,000 student bursaries competition going: http://bit.ly/18wOeU Second – just a quickie – a link from The New Gallery on twitter: http://www.rabble.ca/books/reviews/more-business-u… […]
EVALUATION SET UP. TINA GONSALVES Monday morning at Lighthouse. Kim Byers is here from the human computer interaction center at UCL to start an initial evaluation. We have set up studio one as a testing lab. There is a projector […]
ARTIST TALK AUGUST 1st : TINA GONSALVES We had an artist talk on Saturday. We had Hugo Critchley speaking about emotional contagion. Nadia Berthouse about the Human Computer Interaction and Natacha Roussel about the Pixy screen that is being built […]
Randomblog: I always like seeing the curated selections on Axis (well done Rachel!), especially thinking about the links that other people make between artists and their work. Same goes for the MA stars and artists of the month selections – […]
Tonight we (Saulius and I, Andrus if he’s back) will draw a line of light through a location in the city. I found the spot on a tip from Anja Westerfroelke – an artist from Linz who, with Marie Francoise […]
its been pointed out to me that the photo of the view through the 6-paned window of the incubator matches the wooden blocks of the bird woodcuts. Of course I meant that on purpose…
Maternity/paidblog: So, this post is quite a personal topic, but something I have been pondering or worrying over for a while, without conclusion or useful thoughts. Perhaps the good blog readers will be able to offer some advice/ own experiences? […]
i have started to wonder about what happens in the room marked ‘all those that see things differently come in here’ when someone in the room starts to see things differently. is there another door, is there space to turn […]
Spent my first day unpacking, organising, sorting through my archive research… Froebel’s theories focus on education through self-activity – achieving knowledge through interaction. “Gifts” involve arranging and discovery – providing insight – “Occupations” involve controlling, creating, and invention – producing […]
{In the library – the distant rumble of airplanes overhead….}
Its 5pm – busy day – we had some young helpers in all day – glueing the screens, painting wood, helping set up a shoot. Kim spent the day in the evaluation room – will be interesting to see the […]
Three things that happened today: 1. Just now at dinner, the new boy, Darius (filmmaker) was practicing his English. It’s not strong but he likes to make the effort. He says – Fiona – that’s a beautiful name. Do you […]
Have begun experimenting with datamoshing of Scottish landscape. I understand this technique – pushing the computer to its limits- is widely used in the fashion/music world. So I thought I would have a go using it on some very traditional […]
The weather on Saturday morning couldn’t have been any worse but our event went ahead and despite the torrential rain, we had an excellent turn out. Everyone turned up prompt and the shop was thoroughly chaotic with hats of all […]
AMY- So 408 bottles of pear cider and a barrel of kettle chips later we find ourselves having pulled off a memorable, interesting and well attended exhbition. Upon entering the vestibule one is met with a crescendo of sound, emitted […]
‘How blogging helps you make paintings you wouldn’t normally make’ Through making a painting everday you have to be pretty creative in the things you find to paint. This will sometimes lead to some expected subject matter, like a lemon […]
I will be keeping this blog throughout my residency, looking at Froebel’s theories – his gifts and occupations and my time of residency at Froebel College.
