I've had a chance now to go through the video footage ably shot by Trevor for Rogationtide. Can it really be a week ago that we started out in glorious sunshine? *shivers*. Video stills are great! I just love them. […]
Finished my current colour study. Not completely satisfied with my colours but the image is quite interesting. Find it difficult sometimes to get the exact colour I want when mixing acrylics. I find the tones and the surface finish much […]
Part two… I was up for work the next day at 8am for an hour which I was surprisingly awake for. I was only there for an hour and then I went home and met a friend. I then had […]
The pub. Now there is a social space of intrigue if ever there was one. Now getting more to the point, the pub at lunch time. This is nothing bad. Nope. Having a little drink whilst enjoying a hearty pub […]
Chris Lewis-Jones: 13th May To coincide with the Creative Partnership funded ‘Series of Unlikely Urban Texts’ exhibition, where Chris Lewis Jones worked with pupils from the Forest Park Primary School to create art work, Chris delivered a talk about his […]
Longhouse PAD Friday 16th May saw the launch of the Longhouse Professional Artists Development publication. Artists, organisers and speakers gathered in the AirSpace exhibition space to view and discuss the work and issues that had been raised throughout the project. […]
More work…less play makes the work less developed. As soon as things become too considered, the meaning is lost. I'm becoming frustrated with the insinuation that painting 'intuitively' means without intellectual awareness. Inspired now by Polke and Kitaj, its time […]
4 days left to my assessment, got into college today with the news that the floor in the sculpture studios needs a second coat, so that means I could not go into my space, hopefully tomorrow I can start doing […]
STUFFED ANOTHER BIRD I stuffed my chaffinch at the weekend. I had to learn how to do double feather stitch. Once I got it, it was easy, but as with everything , there is trial and error. I could not […]
We do not want to look like turds. Live performance will not feature in the show, from us anyway.
The Novella for the Footsteps for Life benefit has been sent off to the printers. This means you can place your advance order now! The story conveys a metaphoric tale. It trust you to be capable of and willing to […]
If all this sounds confusing perhaps I should explain what I understand to be the task of an Animateur. For me the role of Animateur is largely to energise peoples responses to the arts, preferably in a revelatory way. It […]
Re-reading my first post, I realise that I have glossed over the details that should come first on the agenda of someone publicising the event, and I feel vaguely guilty, however my primary agenda is not to publicise the event […]
In sharing ideas and creating works together we have an advantage over our peers working individually on developing their practice: We are able to play and make work as opposed to being intent on creating ‘masterpieces’. Through creating works with […]
I can't quite believe I managed to finish setting up. I'm still 'coming down' I think, and certainly when I left on Friday, I was still full of left-over adrenaline. Coupled with a rising level of exhaustion, this gave me […]
I am currently busy working on a colour study and getting ready for the Summer Show.
FIRST PROJECT SPACE BOOKED Spent a lot of time this week thinking about dates and spaces. Booked our first Project Space at the Phoenix in Brighton for first week in July with draft dates for the Open Afternoon and the […]
My colour study seems to be coming on well. I have enjoyed this experience since it gives me valuable insights into my final pieces.
'Cultural Fusion-Art as philosophy' is diligently applied not as a matter of concept but as a message that comes from the heart. I have been recently reminded that although that is core to the experience it is not as often […]
I've been working on my journal for hours – trying to make sure its in a good shape for handing in tomorrow. So I feel a bit dazed ! I also had to write my artists statement which will appear […]
I have finally written an artists statement that I believe reflects something of what I want to say. It's a nightmare to write but was assisted by a ridiculous 'how to' article I found through a google search. I felt […]
As Roz says in her post today, she has spent the week organising & planning for us & has covered a lot of ground. It's very exciting to be working towards something definite now, especially as the first project space […]
