Changeover 30th May – 5th June 2009 What could be more temporary than guerrilla exhibitions in a Temporary Art Space during the taking down of one show and the hanging of the next? Every day promises to be different with […]
The mosaic is moving on again. I am finding it harder to start work on it in the mornings though. Once I get going it is generally OK. Its longer than the Tour de France. I often compare jobs with […]
In addition to last week’s letters, I have also been physically representing the 'remembering' process- and exploring the use of a 'remembering game' if you like. Something that’s also came out of my workshop day in the village hall with […]
From memory to desks…. To accompany last weekends performance and the general concern with desks, I have had over the past year, I have be working on an exercise I set my self a couple of months ago. I have […]
DRIFT How could I forget? On Wednesday night I went over to Victoria Baths in Manchester to try a spot in Amy Sharrock's piece, Drift, there. This involved spending 20 minutes in a boat with the artist drifting around the […]
Thanks, Andrew and Mette for your comments. Not sure about leaving it half-knitted – there's something maybe about completion, coming to the end of the month and the texture of the finished piece holding all the process that went into […]
Well, hubris has struck in the shape of an Internet fault just when I was getting used to having Broadband – nay, relying on it. Now I'm in the Public Library with 3 minutes to go and too much to […]
IM A DAD AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!! My wife gave birth to our second son today! We have named him Oliver William Hirst He is as beautiful a creation as my first son and they are both by far the most amazing and […]
For those who are interested in finding out about what is going on in Bordeaux. Art Chartrons is happening again in the French City, from Thursday 4th June to Sunday 7th June. Check out the following links for the artists […]
I'll give you the practical stuff to start: Scratch the Surface: Dig a little Deeper is a two week symposium during June 2009 with ten artists, architects and designers who will investigate ten cleared sites in Pennine Lancashire; areas of […]
Changeover 30th May – 5th June 2009 What could be more temporary than guerrilla exhibitions in a Temporary Art Space during the taking down of one show and the hanging of the next? Every day promises to be different with […]
I was reading in someones blog that they wanted to record how the process of making the work affected their body. Their fingers were becoming sore from a repetetive task and that was included in the art works dialogue. So […]
Multimedia Artist, Curator and Internet Gallery Director
My main inspiration comes from nature and wildlife