artswain.com coming soon… swain n. A country lad, especially a young shepherd. Young lover. A beau. Lover of the country. [Middle English, young man, servant, from Old Norse sveinn.]
I asked my girlfriend advice on how to keep a blog interesting (as she is a very successful gobshite and had best read blog on chortle comedy website) – she said to be honest- and to tell people everything. So […]
There always seems so much to do. I finalised some info about DAD for a-n today so that can be ticked off. Next I have to fill in an application form for some funding from the town council. Then I […]
Keys, An Exploration Of Loss I've been working on this piece for the last 6 months, and I seem to be thinking about it constantly. I love the keys and their secret lost lives, in creating their narratives I feel […]
Well, what an odd week. The snow was pretty bad in this neck of the woods and the school was obviously closed for some of the week, so I didn't get a chance to do much work. I did get […]
It was a bit touch and go on Friday as I sat staring out into the thick blanket of snow that was building fast and filling the whole village around our house, whilst at the same time the radio blared […]
They are starting the install of the The Bibliomancer's Dream today at the Clore Ballroom. I am not needed till tomorow, so have just been feeding creative choices and responses in by email and phone in this last week. I […]
Does the amount of time spent doing something equal a proportionate reward? I was changing my bedsheets last night, and got to the always arduous task of trying to fit the seemingly too large duvet into its cover. It frustrates […]
The presentation reflects the studio? The acquisition of a space to make the film [in mind of how this space is to be re-construction in presentation]. Does the arena in which the film is made have to reflect the very […]
Next day I didn’t sleep well at all last night, partly getting used to the heat and partly feeling very tense and unsure about what is really happening. We had a nice evening last night and got chatting more with […]
I feel apprehensive-we haven’t been outside and we keep being driven to nearby places, there is barbed wire around the compound where we are staying. Just as we are on our way my phone rings and Carol from the British […]
The magnificent setting of Halifax's Piece Hall is set to be the backdrop for a series of contemporary art exhibitions. Virginia Mason reports. Published Date: 09 February 2009 CALDERDALE artist Alice Bradshaw took one look at the former cloth merchants' […]
I'm still seeking my response to Sue's prints. Did a digital print of one this morning and tried painting over it with gouache…its quite loom-y Pam
Good days printing today. Beginning to put together the final response print. Multilayering with screen print, using gold leaf and linocuts. This image is one of the early stages, still have to finish doing various monoprints on the top of […]
As a group we snaked back round to the entrance when I notice Willi talking to a man, he seems agitated, Jacob steps in and takes him away. It seems he thought we were journalists, we take shade inside a […]
From my image of the Mersey Flower I have created a repeat nostalgic pattern which evokes the spirit of 1960’s. Repeat pattern played a large part in my childhood because my mum was the manageress of a fabric shop and […]
je suis retourné de Paris. Five days in Paris with college, it was exhausting – miles of walking around galleries- what an amazing way to spend a week.If I had only had time to visit the Pompidou Centre it would […]
I signed my contract for the design of this job today and spent a morning looking around Oxford City Council Depots for various types of paving materials. Oxford City Council are amazingly helpful and generous with their resources. The re-claming […]
Using over 400 discarded keys to create an installation which explores our relationship with objects and our obsession with importance & status.
