BEATING ABOUT THE BUSH I thought to try another track and ‘stop beating about the bush’ but then John and I digressed onto the meanings of ‘beating about the bush’John says it is either ‘beating a bush’ to see if […]
I spent my last week traveling in Jordan and Israel, enjoying the delights of the region. All the travelling I did during the last week meant I had to put my artwork on hold until i got back to London […]
First day of my residency started today. It was a bit of a slow start, my wife needed the car to attend a course and I had to look after my son all day. I went into the studios anyway […]
The latest show, 'We are all Tuvalu' was installed with 5 minutes to spare before the PV last night. See http://www.harringtonmillstudios.co.uk/index/exhibition_sp.htmI didn't stay long, but apparently the party went on til midnight because… Just when you think you have more […]
Another Monday, and a lot of plaster dust. I filed and sanded what seemed like dozens of plaster relics, and I can't help feeling that all that dust can't exactly be health-enhancing. Never mind; it's basically all done now. What […]
Nano Novels I've been working up large scale images to support 'Nano Novels' I'm writing. V exciting. What I thought was going to be a set of cartoons about nanoparticles has transformed into a series of tiny stories that represent […]
14th September 2008 Angle Tarn, near Patterdale “Transports of Delight” Paul writes: Woke up to Andrew Motion on Radio 4 asking, “Where is home?” Is it a place or a psychological space we sometimes reach? A shorter drive (we’re nearing […]
The best bits! On Saturday there was a celebratory opening of the garden with food and drinks and circus entertainment all laid on by the commissioner. To end this section of the blog I am going to do a big […]
I was reading about the other events on Leeds Light night this year they look really interesting its one of my favourite nights out….and I'll miss it! because we are an event at Leeds Light Night, wish I could do […]
The exhibition closed in Swansea with over 700 people signing the Visitors Book. It seems it was a cathartic experience for many with lots of hugs, tears and kisses as whole families visited it to not only find past members […]
BIG Big Bang Day…it's 3 in the morning, just woken up, with shivers running up and down my spine. I know I'm onto something because I only get this same incredible feeling when I'm creating a picture or playing chess. […]
I was thinking about art the other day. The word that is. Art existed in 1932. Does it exist now, research might show that it does not. Has art subverted intself to the point that it no longer, in a […]
Working quite hard… I am trying to compact the hay ball to make it a more manageable item to roll through the streets of Liverpool on sunday morning. I am still welcoming more helpers but I do have the absolute […]
Being chosen as 'Blogger's Choice' by Stuart Mayes has made me feel rather fraudulent. Firstly because I haven't posted to the blog for ages and secondly because of his lovely comment about my 'up-beat analysis'. It may be up-beat and […]
So, two new pieces in the last week. Both seem to have taken months to do, and I'm not sure if either are actually any good. Still, they're done, I've done something, perhaps even kick started the thinking again, although […]
500 word limit defeated me there. Read the previous post before this one, if you will…. Anyway, here they are. Stills from a video filmed around a shelter I built in the woods years ago as an investigation into those […]
.. progress .. I am surprisingly tired out just from rolling and re-rolling the hayball before finally applying a thin layer of cow slurry (liquid pooh).. All in all I caused quite a stir in the industrial enclave where I […]
Have lately been thinking a lot about the notion of equality. This came out of a conversation I had with Liz Whitehead as part of our planning for the residency. For one thing she was describing to me the potential […]
LOOSE ENDS There is always a point in the lead up to the opening of a project where it feels like my hands are full of loose threads and i am constantly trying to find the ends and clear my […]
A frantically busy day today. This morning's Fourth Year class went OK, but was completely chaotic, with twigs and brown paper bags and ink and paint all over the place. It took me the whole of the first lesson to […]