…continued Therefore we have decided that a big part of this Open Studios will be collaboration. We are going to work collectively in a designated part of the studio over the three weeks, adding when and how we want to, […]
I had expected to be concentrating now on doing the last push of over time before the ma. However, I find that there are lots to do. We are having an open studios exhibition at Digswell on the 12th and […]
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JANE MCGRATH MA DIGITAL MEDIA ARTS My experience has been very exciting, there is something wonderful about the meeting of many creative minds in one space, the ability to move from room to room and engage in or simply listen […]
Thinking some more about time management. I read a nice bullet-pointed blog post on http://unclutterer.com making the most of your time. Intend now to put some of those points into practice, including… – purge clutter – order saves time and […]
So, should the floor be painted another colour or not? It’s the standard art-school-grey at the moment, but is to paint it a completely different colour going to be taking the entire installation down the theatrical route? If the colour […]
I think like Rob Turner, walker of or should I say, with, Cosmo, I should take my cue from my dog, Junzi, who sleeps when not playing, pulling me off my feet, or generally having a mad labrador moment. Chill […]
i have returned from a family holiday. it was good, a proper break. i feel a bit disjointed now, the washing is done and im at the bit where it doesnt seem like ive been away. i left my video […]
Hi Anna,I enjoyed it very much and felt inspired to do something akin to this myself. You sent me the camera in half term and so in a way my life was slightly unusual that week. Probably the ones that […]
Continued from last post 25 is a very familiar view to me it is the view from my bedroom window. The rose is called ‘Peace’ and was bred and named after the 2nd world war. It must have been planted […]
Dear interested readers. We are now just 4 weeks away from the opening of our exhibition. It’s just those final details of getting the publicity done, press release written, mailing list and promotion in place. Also making logistical arrangements for […]
Will post some drawing soon. This time management this is getting difficult! I’d be interested to know how other people/artists sort out how much time to spend on different activities. I interviewed an articulate artist on Monday morning who is […]
A week has past, passed, since my last ‘post’. Friends have been asking how the exhibition is going. I met a friend outside the shop last week and I thought he said quarter past five, he says he said quarter […]
I went to see my Dad the other day and he was with an old hippy friend from school who was talking about ‘retail therapy’ and the fact that shopping is addictive. You know somethings wrong when the hippys have […]
The Summer Holidays are upon me, so I possibly won’t get as much work done. Which makes no difference to me, as I’m not getting paid for anything I’m doing at the moment. However, I have been granted the bursary […]
It’s the last day of my exhibition in Salzburg today after 3 weeks. The gallery owner apologised to me at the Private View as she was embarrased because so few of those she invited attended. Those we invited did attend […]
Despite the satisfaction i feel for finally getting into some making again – i must say i’m suffering slightly – i really have done some hard core cross stitch today… as a result my fingers resemble pin cusions and my […]
blogblog: Just noticed that a shortlist of 59 proposals for Take the Lead (Cultural Olympiad) has been decided on: http://tinyurl.com/mbzwcu. Some interesting ideas.. Linz blog: Rain here, the likes of which I haven’t seen since I lived in Japan. It’s […]
Jin Han Lee – Beyond and Within as part of Dialogue Box AirSpace Gallery Window 18th – 31st August An easy explanation of my current paintings is the awkward and strange relationship between layers created by using masking tape. I […]
Email received while in Cornwall: Dear Alex,Upon my return from the Basque country to the Island of Great Britain, I stumbled across something that you may or may not have heard about. It was through researching my current fixation of […]
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