Ok. I’ve been reading Rob Turner’s blog about Cosmo. Let me introduce Mischa my black ex gun dog Labrador. We walk for an hour and a half every day up hill and down dale both with and without friends but […]
Wednesday – Day 3 of the Workshop (presenting documentation) Lisa had ordered two large sheets of plywood for us to present our documentation of the project on. This would serve as an “exhibition” to inform our audience of our process. […]
HT: What drew you to it? (or them) – Can you recall how it was presented? I often cook things that I enjoyed making as a child, not necessarily just because I want to eat them now, but because I […]
Can’t believe I haven’t blogged for so long! Just returned from a camping, seminar weekend near Zennor Cornwall, organised by Bos Arts at NT Treveal Farm. Great fun and food for thought. My interim college show work reponded to the […]
Provoked by another threat of postal privatisation as floated by Government earlier this year. I wanted to show support, humorous and heartfelt, for the whole system of postage and letter writing in an era of fast, and flimsy, technology. Not […]
My partner, Chris, found a photo of some metal objects which I assume represents some of the products which used to be made in the factory. I took acrylic paint (white and Paynes grey) with me, and painted larger, simplified […]
oh dear, my arrival in the UK last night was not entirely successful, I managed to sprain my wrist quite badly wrestling with my suitcase (stupid excess baggage charge too) and am in lots of pain today. Typing very slow […]
Seems ages since I blogged last. Don’t know where the time has gone. I have spent the morning on the internet booking a holiday for tomorrow/next week. Wasn’t sure I was going to go, depended on if I got my […]
My Beloved has continued to send me information about blood suckers, here is part of the latest “Mosquitoes are also attracted to contrasts, a fact that lies behind one theory that they are attracted more to platinum blondes and redheads […]
I met with Anne Latto, my old Crow this morning. Do you mind being called my old Crow, Anne? She is very inspirational. We sat in her warm conservatory, looking out at the wondrous garden where vibrant plants and scented […]
Do objects have emotional values?AD: Definitely we give them a social life and believe they have an aura. I am in communication with a police psychic at the moment and I am very interested in the power we imbue objects […]
Day 4 of the Workshop – Performance Day (12.00 – 14.00) What was i worried about this morning? Making an Art Performance in a public place…? No, performance seems to be a very natural expression of art work for me […]
So, last week was the week of the mammoth Lincoln Art Programme development meeting. Lots of discussion was had about current and future activities. Seems crazy that we’re already coming up with ideas for next year before our first event […]
WALKING WITH WORDS So… variety, as they say, is the spice of life. Islands are on the back burner for a few days while I prepare for my “Walk With Words” at The Small Wonder Festival at Charleston Farmhouse next […]
The pressure to get any postal dispute settled quickly. The standard rabid headlines of credit card misery and delayed pensioners, the horror financial reports of massive losses and bloated pension funds. The media reaction has made me realise how much […]
Tuesday – Day 2 of the Workshop (Presentations, Performances and Crit) We had until 2pm to work on our “performances” and to think about how we might document them. The first exercise that i did was to draw across the […]