Today was totally rubbish. It's true you should be careful what you wish for, because I've just had three uninterupted days to devote to my studio practise, and it culminated in a guilt ridden grump of a day, doing nothing […]
FOURTH DAY AT THE PHOENIX PROJECT SPACE It took all morning with both of us working on covering the end wall with lining paper. After a welcome sandwich I messed about with the paper drops on another wall trying to […]
Roy Harry cut the ribbon yesterday morning in Swansea museum officially opening The Children of Craig-y-nos exhibition. An ex-patient himself he made a very moving speech and dedicated the exhibition to those children who never made it- "the lost children […]
THIRD DAY Arrived with lots of stuff to take upstairs again. Had to have a cup of tea after. Early meeting again to discuss ideas and postioning. Made my stuffed crow and put all the birds on sticks. Wallpaper worries: […]
Vincent Mauger, 'Untitled', mixed media, 2005. Courtesy: The artist.
Rebecca Chesney, 'Bay', steel tubing, glass, cable, jars of sea water, phials of water, litmus paper, June 2008. Photo: Rebecca Chesney. Water samples were taken from 18 points round Morecambe Bay and tested for nitrates and pH
Bobby Zokaites, 'The Kicker', Wood, Wrought Iron, Mixed Media.
Jill Emslie, 'Boats - Lake Ontario', Acrylic on paper, 2007. Photo: Jill Emslie. Courtesy: Jill Emslie. Jill's painting was choreographed whilst visiting her twin sister in Kingston Ontario - it was a wild and wintry evening...............
Well well well Here is a turn up for the books – I have been project managing a project called 'Get In the Gallery' a concept similar to RCA Secret devised by Jo Del Mar. I have been working on […]
SECOND DAY Collected the school bench, magazine rack, plant stand and deck chair with floral pattern from the allotment and brought back to the Project Space. This furniture has been used inside, taken outside and is now inside again. We […]
Reason for absence : I've gone down with shingles ( and yes thanks I am recovering!) we have just had our garden, along with four others in the area, open to the public to raise money for charities which has […]
…after 3 weeks in France…back to the harsh reality of life. Immediately summoned to Southampton cardiac high dependency unit where my father in law, an RSC actor has had a significant bleed in his brain (a stroke) after a successful […]
Tomorrow is the last workshop at the Lightbox with my group of youngsters. We are going to spend the two hours just making paper. Each sheet made will be part of the final installation in September. I am looking forward […]
Raw Material- Liz Lock and Mishka Henner. As a finale to the Place, Space and Identity project in Stoke on Trent, the AirSpace Gallery hosted an exhibition of documentary photographs of the events that took place, the people that were […]
Constructed Opera becomes Permanent Feature With a bombardment of art exhibitions, public art interventions and music and video events across the city the Axis Festival and AirSpace Gallery have given Stoke on Trent a glimpse of how fun and inspiring […]
9 go to Tatton Park Friends and family of AirSpace gathered at the gardens in Tatton Park to see the first Tatton Park Biennial. A light stroll around the gardens led to the discovery of installations hidden within the flora […]
marketing, marketing, marketing… short version/teaser: Remember… the rhythm of the see saw. Up and down, up and down. For more information please click here. Supported by the University of Westminster and Arts Council England. long version – to be sent […]
FIRST DAY OF PHOENIX PROJECT SPACE Spent the first day moving into the space and arranging materials. Started a blackboard, a mind map and planted some china with Onward pea plants. Brought in my first daily offering: some grasses picked […]
I am going to whine about things quietening down more often. My grant is on its way, I've got a show in Leicester and I got another email today asking me to make a protest film for another show in […]