Probably the last blog of all.. boo hoo! As this is probably my last blog, I shall leave you with a little poem, my apologies for the layout but the formatting is rather strange and does not allow for text […]
Do you hang on to your past? Here's some of my eggs finally up at Bergh APton sculpture trail…
Three days later….. it was really hard work! Harder than I imagined. Funny how quickly I forgot the last time and how tiring it is setting up and getting it all organised, but now that it is up I'm starting […]
Brilliant news! The Lightbox Gallery, where my current project is based, has won the Art Fund Prize. This prize formerly the Gulbenkian Prize is an extremely prestigious one and well deserved in my opinion. The Gallery is not only a […]
So that said, about the experience of studying for an MA at Carlisle, I think its worthwhile to discuss just how an Arts Degree is perceived in the eyes of potential employers. Lets face it we all want jobs doing […]
Had a very busy weekend, doing all my paperwork and getting my sketch pad up to date. We into college this morning to drop off my files etc. Just hope I have done enough. Now that is out of the […]
The time is rapidly slipping away…we cleared the studios last week. This is a rather sad picture of all my possessions in a large blue bag. Goodbye to my desk forever ! I've been focussing on getting my portfolio sorted […]
It's all starting to come to a conclusion now. We have to go along to the exhibition space on Friday 30th May to tape up joins in the display boards and fill in cracks. Hopefully the boards will be painted […]
The balloon and cactus piece – entitled This Is What Happens – is evolving. The latest change, which took place this evening, was influenced by a nine-year-old girl. The child in question, who is the neighbour of Kimi (my friend […]
I am getting a bit muddled up in the preparations of 3 simultaneous exhibitions. There is the work (well, of course) the writing about the work, the managing of time and energy.. I am quite worried about wether I took […]
Like Roz I have been thinking about the interchange between indoors and outdoors and considering our attempts to control and order our worlds. I have been working with leaves, this Bindweed leaf being one of them. Soon, when Roz gets […]
No pictures today … just to say that things are moving along well with my bookworks. Had a good day at the Eisteddfod yr Urdd in Llandrillo yn Rhos today. my daughter was playing the recorder (beautifully.) Saw Rhian Haf […]
Dear First Year tape user, It is with much haste that I take my thoughts to paper as I sit here scraping the adhesive off the floor. My haste comes from the need to stop scrapping at the floor but […]
Paddy Hamilton, 'Successors and Descendants', Oil on canvas. Large feature painting
Geraldine Cox, 'Men Fighting With Broomsticks About Ladders', Oil on fine linen. 103 x 152 cm, 2008.
'OSOP 08 Poster'. Four New Artworks for Greyfriars, Northampton. Michael Shaw, Jonathan Velardi, Rich White & Lisa Berry