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I have been at the Chateau now for 3 weeks so this is really crunch time for what will go into the show. I have decided on 3 films that I definitely want to show for the exhibition in September. […]

I woke up too early this morning. Decided to walk over to the lake so i didnt set off the alarms in my studio. Beautiful morning… Think i’m feeling a little daunted by this project, its very strange to suddenly […]

Linzblog: I have been reading through a few blogs this morning and specifically those by other people currently on residencies.. It made me laugh how much I recognise my own experiences mirrored in these: struggling with time both going slowly […]

I really enjoyed doing the performance last week. After the madness of setting up, the worry and the sleepless nights it was a great relief from the hard work. I felt I just slipped into the zone and relaxed into […]

Thinking of drawing, I thought I’d post some drawings that I made from photographs I found on the internet… I did these in January and February of 2009 and though they are a decent start I feel they’re pretty wooden, […]

ISLANDS AND SANDCASTLES I like islands. My father’s family were Shetlanders. When I was 11 I visited the Shetlands. I loved it there. Last year I visited the Orkneys. I like castles and forts too. I’d like to make some […]

There is one week left before the opening of the Building my Library project. Last few weeks i have been preparing the book plinths and categorising them at my studio near London fields. Artist friends have been visiting me to […]

Katy and I have returned to Origination in waves over the past year and a half – between the other projects we are working on. It has had a long gestation period, and in a strange way because we’re sisters, […]

Jane McGrath 5th August 2009So I had a good think on the train down from London, trying to locate what it is about Tina’s work that fascinates me and how I see this as potentially relevant to both my practice […]

Jane McGrath 5th August 2009 So in light of my dissertation question I have naturally been thinking about spaces of liminality within the Chameleon project. This was proving difficult at home as I had seeemingly lost the memory of the […]

Thwarted by the train strikes I will not be attending For Sale: Baby Shoes, Never Worn at g39 in Cardiff. (www.g39.org) This is rather disappointing as I was quite looking forward to spending an evening in the binge drinking capital […]

Well, its nearly the end of another day, and i’ve had time to do some planning – i have a huge number of lists now – things to make, things to find, things to photograph and things to record… just […]

Jane McGrath 6th August 2009 Today was very interesting for me as Gordon Brand was here and working very closely with Tina to develop the other screens that will be used. I was interested in understanding the research that Tina […]

Getting paid/Linzblog: Who would have thought I’d be so happy about getting Spar vouchers! 100 Euros worth of them infact. That can either feed me for the rest of my time here, or I shall gorge myself on champagne, chocolate […]

I’ve been feeling pants lately. I should’nt. I’ve got more work than I can keep up with and several oppotunities which look worth applying for. But I still feel rubbish, but did have a break through today. Drawings: my drawings […]

NO MAN’S LAND I’m suffering from a very familiar unease which settles on me at times. It grows from the constant churning of ideas in my mind during periods when it’s not possible to zoom in on any of them […]

Its morning – and have just got in. Connor, the student – he is here again – now helping natacha build parts of the pixy screen. I think he is enjoying himself. I feel tired this morning. My baby has […]

I shot last night till about 10.30 pm or so – Sereena first and then Amy. I had shot them the last time I was in brighton – so last night was my third shoot with them – but just […]

I asked sereena to extend the shoot – as i am thinking for the pixy screen we need to concentrate a bit more on gesture. She looked relieved – I asked her to move as she spoke, feel free to […]

Our first show in Stourbridge was a complete success; we recived an overwhelming amount of support and positive feedback. So, naturally, we’d like to do it all again. Except a bit bigger and a bit better. Our next occupation looks […]

I found this quote last night, which i think sums up why we as artists make… “[work & play, “self-employment” with materials,] free man from the life of empty, formless, vacant, as well as measureless imagination and fancy, which is […]

Thank you for your comment on post #2 Jane. My reply is ending up a bit long so I thought I’d give it a post of its own. For me the function of an object has become one index of […]

{the nursery children passed the studio today and i could hear their giggling through the open door…}