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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 […]

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 […]

So the madness hoverd around the fringe of my mind on this project. It is nearly over now. I had a conversation today and I found out that the site wont be ready for five weeks or so! I expected […]

Throughout the development of our concepts and working methods during the residency, the work produced has allowed us to further explore the physical and pshychological relationship between the space, the space occupier, the object and the situation. Working collaboratively for […]

Golly gosh, there isn't much time left now! I'm squeezing in this reflection time in the lunchhour before heading back down to the workshop. John has become my new best friend! Everyday he comes up with another idea or another […]