We have to give the spare bedroom to my daughter because she is still sharing with her younger brother. I am happy to do so, but I also feel extremely jealous of the privacy of a room that I never […]
It has been a fairly productive week. I have felt quite invigorated turning up at the studio each morning with a clear set of tasks before me. You could say just a little too invigorated maybe… I have noticed that […]
Sunday Day of sleeping in, rest and reflection Michelle Rowley Last night we returned from our camping trip tired, dirty and very happy to have survived the wilds of Utah and to have had the opportunity to experience such an […]
Pavilion Gardens, Brighton2 – 24 May 2009
The 'boys don't cry' collaboration is moving on, even though the nature of our collaboration's exchange of ideas, (and maybe this will be true for other artist's collabs too?) usually happens during 'passages through' the staff/class room, the mobile/email or […]
After a long, hard, adrenalin fuelled week of work, I finished installing the ‘Slipping Contours' show last night. I'd been having some concerns about how to display work….Due to my interest in fragmentation, objects in the studio tend to be […]
Two things: Firstly, a call for submissions of images, text, video and sound works using or concerning ideas of appropriation, re-use and authorship to: [email protected] [email protected] by 22nd May. See attached image. Secondly, life and work. I have two concurrent […]
so we managed to get a good quote on exactly what we wanted for our catalogue, around £1,400 delivered. IMEX were really helpful, and even showed us around the workshop. If i need anything printed ever again im going back […]
Our decision to return to the UK was made for a number of reasons but I really missed the vibrant artists' community in Notts. We couldn't make it in one as we had to follow the jobs However, after a […]
Today we were ceremoniously booted out from our studio on campus. 2nd Year Fine Art students use the space to have their assessment/end of year show. We went willingly though, as this feels like the beginning of the end. Here […]
final cut pro kept me awake til 1, it was playing with me. this morning it worked, think it was being contrary, wanting me to close and restart the programme before it would let me write back to dv tape. […]
Today is the first of my self-timetabled admin days. I cannot believe I haven't made time for this before. I did plan some in last month, but I ignored them and carried on in my usual path of misaligned priorities […]
Motivation Under my mum's strict orders my sister used to drag the covers off the bed, then 5 minutes later when I still wasn't up she would come and grab both ankles and try to pull me off the bed… […]
I have worked more on the roses painting. It is going the way all my work goes – towards more control and detail. It is to an extent free of the subject.( as with the drawing ) I feel a […]
Sarah emailed me from BCA this morning a little boat has disappeared off one of my sculptures, perhaps it was sick of going round and round and just sailed away. Anyway I'll have to make a replacement tonight and bring […]
