For those still in doubt over what constitutes art click on the following link. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7370842.s… a group of artists are living in a museum with lice in their head. Seven German artists are living with lice in their hair in […]
Days ticking away and I am off college with sick bug… We are also still waiting for which space will be ours for the Degree Show which is starting to bug me,as my work is site spectfic. So I need […]
This week I have been trying to plan the show out thoroughly in my head to give me an idea of what I've got time to do in the short time left. (I was out of action for beginning of […]
BIRD BOX AND A GRANT Two presents this week: the first was a bird box made by my daughter – a home for the stuffed thrush. The second was the award of an Arts Council Grant for the Arts for […]
Spent today trying to figure out what to put on my degree show postcard, I didn't have anything 'flat' that would work (it's not fair to have pictures of books cos you can't open them!). I ended up making this, […]
woohoo…. I'm still…. note still in the studio I have eaten both lunch and dinner here. The good news though is that I have updated loads of things online… note the new blog section on my website…
Leeds Met Gallery, Leeds
18 April 17 May
In early April 2008, fifteen artists from around the UK took part in a research visit to Lille, France, entitled ‘The Artist as Social Entrepreneur’.
Jane Adam is a successful jewellery designer with an international reputation. Polly Harknett discusses her career and studio at Cockpit Arts and her wider role in the craft community.
Frances Lord profiles Ismini Samanidou who designs woven fabrics for interior spaces, ranging from one-off pieces to limited edition textiles.
Penny Jones talks to Deirdre Nelson about her textile-based work, often made in response to museum collections or site histories and informed by local communities, and residencies in the Scottish Highlands and Australia.
Jacqueline Davies, 'Retro Canvas'.
Daniel Meadows, 'Portsmouth: John Payne, aged 12, with two friends and his pigeon, Chequer, 26 April 1974'. Courtesy: Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre. Copyright the artist, 2007. .
Keith Stuart Murray, 'Progeny', Tunisian Limestone, 2008.
Andi Chapple, ''Each Pebble Its Part'', Multi-media, 21-22 June 2008. Photo: Andi Chapple.