Struggling to reach deadlines at the moment. Life feels thinly stretched and time to apply for other things has been squeezed out.. Hopefully I may manage the two that close next week… Exhibition (Dumb Objects), up. Opening, fantastic. Lots of […]
This is limbo. I’m all done, show taken down, and as much as a few days off are welcome, the prospect of tidying my degree-scarred bedroom and working out what is next isn’t the most exciting prospect. Should I sign […]
I have done it, after a very hard week with no sleep and not enough time, the tunnel and tent is up and working in the gallery. It certainly does not get much more exiting than that. Even though it […]
Total chaos at the moment. I am moving back into my house with dog, cats, partner and we are trying to get straight as fast as possible. I am trying to work – have had some orders for translations, including […]
Things that have occupied today’s thoughts: 1) My madder has arrived. i have some sachets of very fine rusty coloured powder and some rawer woody sachets too. i have no idea how to dye the fabric (or what sort of […]
It’s been a busy week, but quite productive. I seem to have done lots, but at the same time, nothing seems to have got done. I took some small pieces into London on Saturday for the artswork open, they were […]
i’ve needed some time to ponder and process what’s happened in the last week. part 2. in the week it’s been said to me that there’s a very good ma at an institution nearby. it has been the big debate […]
i’ve needed some time to ponder and process what’s happened in the last week. part 1. what seems to have happened is some sort of right of passage. just over a week a go, the work i’d made as part […]
I had a day off yesterday and went to a seminar thing in Margate. The Wild Flowers Project. covering the following issues! . What we mean by cultural engagement . The distinction between spectating and participating . Overcoming the elitist […]
Well, the work had to be completed by 4pm today. It was. It has been an exceptionally long, exhilirating, tiring and frustrating week. I am exhausted. I will blog properly – and add some photos – tomorrow. It feels very […]
Sara Cook, 'Cultivation Chamber', Aluminum and Cayglass. Photo: Sara Cook.
Sara Cook, 'Start Point', Digital Print. Photo: Sara Cook.
Dominic Allan, 'Our Destination (detail)', 2009.
Helen Gillilan, 'Helebore ', mixed media, June 2009.
Look out for the signs featuring the North Yorkshire Open Studios logo to help you to identify the location of the studios.
Fliss Watts, 'Land Ho!', Linocut, 2009.
Andrea Butler, ''Choler'', mixed media, (2009). Photo: Art Van Go.
Andrea Butler, ''Choler'', mixed media, (2009). Photo: Art Van Go.
Inspired by photographs by James Ravillious, this is my interpretation of Archie Parkhouse, a North Devon Farmer of the 1950s
Richard Corbett, 'Springtime Olives', Oil on panel. Photo: Richard Corbett. small painting on wood of olive grove
Marianne Holm Hansen, 'untitled', Photography transfer on canvas, 2008.