
Anji Archer
Anji Archer, who featured in a-ns Degree show supplement 98 publication, reflects on her life and the part art has played in it over the past ten years.
Anji Archer, who featured in a-ns Degree show supplement 98 publication, reflects on her life and the part art has played in it over the past ten years.
Hannah Pham, a graduate who featured in a-ns Degree show supplement 98 publication talks about coming full circle over the past decade and spending time in Japan.
Who writes history? I ask this question after reading Jan Morris book:”The Matter of Wales”. I do not recognise this country she portrays which is described as a “magnificent celebration of Wales and all things Welsh”, a country drenched in […]
Over the last day or so I have been working on various pages of the next book; in the film, Joan is relentlessly pursuing her goal – she's on a journey up to the Western Isles. She constantly refers to […]
I have had a busy week, but feel like I have not got far. Does anyone else find you wait all week for a tutorial, then you feel even more lost than you were before, it may be that I […]
aww, ya bugger! just realised that the photographic paper I won on ebay is fibre based and not resin coated, ya daftie! Well, i'll just have to teach myself what to do with it much like everything else that i've […]
I'm best part through yet another week albeit a productive week so far. I've been working into my next large painting and reached the figure of 150 of my small paintings. I now only have to finish this large painting […]
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'Embroidery' is an unlikely title for a course which is incredibly diverse. While some may use stitch and produce textile related work, others use video, or make installation pieces. What unites us I think is a considered approach, coupled with […]
This week has been full of acquiring and learning. The great arrival of the materials I previously ordered was a moment of excitement and relief. I also now have photographs of the beautiful obsolete buildings that I found in my […]
I'm writing this morning after a very busy opening last night. There is always a feeling of sadness after previews (admittedly it could be the hangover!) I feel bereft now the adrenalin of the past few weeks has ebbed away. […]
I am now in the last stages of the run up to our Degree Show, which opens on Friday 13th June. I hope that isn't a bad omen ! The project I am working on started with a film that […]
Back in the studio for this week, so have a few things planned… or trying to have a focused plan anyway. There are some new artists moving in this week so new faces around to meet and greet. One woman […]
I realise I haven't recorded the fact that Easter 'happened'! It was always going to be a challenge to work with two festivals that were only a week apart, but Easter was so huge in the medieval mindset that it […]
Ikon , Birmingham
2 April – 18 May 2008
Open studio events are an insight into how artists make work, giving a very different perspective from seeing finished works in a gallery setting or a commissioned piece in a public space. Here we take a look at some of the studios opening their doors over the next few months.
Our guide to all the best degree shows, 2008 Degrees with this issue, features practice updates from last years student bloggers1 revealing learning curves, perseverance and collaborative ventures.