Well, time presses on and it's a while since I made my first post. I finished before by saying that I was pleased with my proposal for this project. I was happy that it tied into my working practice and […]
(Part 1) Back from seeing all the art at Manifesta (for those who are not familiar with it: it is the European Biennial that changes country as well as curatorial team every 2 years), which this year was in Northern […]
(part 2) Eventually I arrived. Wow. I somehow missed over 1/4 of the exhibition because I got rather involved in trying to fix a room full of 16mm projections that were off, with jammed film and no dust covers… However: […]
(part 3) Their collection of works is amazing. It brought old Bruce Naumans, Richard Serras to life. Things I wanted to walk past because in other galleries the same artist hadn't been so memorable: here they spoke with beautiful elegance […]
18th August 2008 It’s some happy accident (or sweetly orchestrated) that when my work grids to an inevitable halt , stuck in the mud, there's have writing to turn to. The drawing has been full pelt until now, the photographs […]
The road from amateur artist to professional artist is a somewhat precarious and intimidating process. In this blog I aim to discuss my experiences of the journey and invite other artists on the same road to share their experience of […]
28 mosaic paving stones have been achieved by this group. The perents of some of the children have become involved as well. The whole project is at a stage now where it is becoming more real, what I mean is […]
I've snatched/ demanded a few hours in my studio after having a minor rant about how much f****ing domestic work I do at home and how much I resent it. Partner pointed out that in some ways I am very […]
I just want to say that I've also had some wonderful moments recently in relation to making art. I saw Pipilotti Rist at FACT which set my mind firing off in lots of directions – loved it : I've had […]
The Mural.
We spent the last couple of days doing the finishing touches on the mural and preparing for the big parade on Friday. The parade was an amazing experience! Most of the children dressed up, painted their faces, wore masks or […]
Just heard that Swansea exhibition to be extended by another month due to popular demand. Also, – this is incredible- Dr Reeves has been approached by a top London literary agency. Watch this space….. The first major draft of the […]
Well starting the blog is over and I now get 500 words! I have been working on a series of paintings and now photographic collage, read computer manipulated images (earlier work is made and in oils mainly as paintings. Few […]
I'm in Edinburgh for the weekend and can feel my brain whirring. I'm feeling quite a bit more optimistic than I did on my last post. I've have lots of things to think about and a few big decisions to […]
The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh
31 July – 28 September 2008
August 15th, 2008. It has taken two weeks and a prompt from an outside source to finally do the first instalment for this Blog. I have not consciously avoided putting finger to key pad, but have embraced the community and […]
Who Are We? Who Am I? This years degree show at the AirSpace Gallery came with a twist, by choosing to exhibit students from both Staffordshire University and Loughborough University AirSpace hope to encourage communications between different artists and also […]
