Go round old studios you used to 'practice' in and look in drawers, for every ten drawers you look in you will find one important sketchbook. Its a feeble attempt to denote a certain 'process' to collecting inspiration but if […]
The project at the Lightbox is soon to start and preparations are well underway. There have been issues over funding for the project as a whole in these slightly uncertain days but now the basis of the larger project (into […]
and i spent all day yesterday casting, i managed to do both my arms, not perfect, but workable. and i was planning to do my head today but things needed to be printed and stuff needs to be bought so […]
The Third Child Taking on what I wrote last time, I notice that the way I am (attempting) to continue my practice at the moment, almost 6 months into my second childs life, is very similar to the way I […]
Student Panic in Masters Application Cock-up Well the Easter break is now over, and I must admit that I didn’t manage to get very much done. With three weeks to spare, which seemed to stretch on into the far distance, […]
AirSpace have started workshops! We have now completed two workshop sessions: A Series of Unlikely Events: with Creative Partnerships at Grove Junior School, Northwood, Stoke on Trent. We had a great time teaching year 5 at Grove junior school about […]
COMPLETED SERIES OF PRINTS Green did not work and I went back to brown. Had to work on an unfamiliar table and the 'snap' was all wrong. After a time of things going wrong, I began to get a rhythm […]
Let's start positive… have made 1 pinhole camera out of oak. It is a thing of beauty to behold, whether it will work is another question and involves a little bit of maths and according to my brain training, is […]
Well, my Monday meeting with Phippe and Pascal turned out to be today but that was fine. I explained many ideas waving my arms around while Adeline Michel (Médiatrice culturelle & chargée de communication & webmaster at L’H du Siege) […]
Typical! I was determined (but evidently not determined enough) to write something here on 3 April 2008, as that was the date in 2007 that I started this blog. I can hardly believe it. And now it's the 8th…. Anyway, […]
Nothing went right today I t all started this morning when Jewson decided to charge me £62 for some wood for my stretcher frames. I was half asleep and didn't realise until a bit later that this was daylight robbery. […]
Joan Thompson on mental health services and further education.
I am currently undertaking a research project called ‘Situating everyday creativity in Liverpool 2008’.
I am writing to lend support to the ideas expressed in the letter How do other artists feel about unpaid public art competitions? (a-n Magazine, April).
I would like to add these comments to the discussion on unpaid public art competitions (a-n Magazine, April).
