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We had a great time at Vicki Weitz's event last night (Live Art Platform: Picnic in the Church). It was a mixture of performances and installations ranging from a headphone piece recorded in surround sound by Mike Challis, to energetic […]

The fourth week of my residency was quite a different experience from the first 3. It was arts week at the school and I agreed to set up 3 canvases in the studio and do a week long collaborative project. […]

The meeting on Thursday went well. I am very interested in working with what is now being called 'St George's Art Space'. The building itself is atmospheric and wonderful and there is a huge amount of good will driving the […]

Last week, aside from the disappointing events surrounding the Arts Council meeting, have been focussed on finding part time work to support my practice, hence I went for a job interview. Upon the realisation that I need new reliable childcare, […]

Originally a military base, this camp in Rivesaltes (near Perpignan) has a really dark history. It has been used to hide people away, those whom society has rejected. The Spanish fleeing Franco’s regime were put there. Then Jews, along with […]

Our third artist is Stefan Rohner, a Swiss sculptor and installation artist. He will probably be bringing a friend, Bruno Steiger, who is also a sculptor. Stefan's idea is to work with shadows, recreating the shadow on the ground from […]

It feels odd to be making these last posts about the opening on the day after the show closed.Since I came back I’ve had so much to do with that unfortunately my blogging has got very behind.Here at last are […]

Brusand: Day 5 Åpening av "Brief Encounter" billedkunst utstilling: Spend the morning making final adjustments and getting great pleasure out of washing the gallery windows! The landscape suddenly looks considerably more vibrant.The bad news is that there are engineering works […]

I decided to change electives this year and had our first meeting of the 'Site Specific' elective that I have chosen. First task is to work in a team of three, research the area of Exchange Flags in Liverpool and […]

I have been taking photographs of redundant ATMs for the past six years. My interest was spurred by the duff attempts the high street banks made to invisibly mend the gaping holes left in the their often splendid buildings. Large […]

First day back at college! We were given our brief for the next module. This module is divided up in to three parts. Part 1. is called "An Intimate Ceremony" and we have been asked to research into ritual and […]

On Friday night was Derby's 'Feste' event to celebrate the opening of the new Derby Quad. It was a really good, entertaining night. The highlight for me was Sarruga who are a Spanish street art company. I missed them when […]

I've been thinking about the variable meaning of the word 'political' so that 'making art politically' could mean something very different to you from what it means to me. This situation is of course desirable and it is in the […]

We have also been contacted by a documentary film maker, Tamara Erde, who is interested in filming a sculptor, which is an exciting idea. Her showreel is great. She is going to come and work with one of the artists […]

My finished film is on exhibition in Arena on 4 Jordan Street L1 0BG Liverpool Please come and have a look and let me know what you think. tue – sun 11am – 4pm

Yesterday I went to 'From the Picturesque to the Demolished' an evening of video and performance organised by Jon Purnell and Julika Gittner. On the way down I found myself suffering from ticket anxiety. It often happens on the Lowestoft […]

Seven days to go before set up. I went into the garden and came across no less than ten huge spider's webs, obstructing my path through the space…It is the season to weave.

I am building my first web site around a Paolozzi Masterclass I attended years ago at Edinburgh College of Art. We were required to keep a diary of the 10 day course and recently I re-read it and was surprised […]