Easter My most immediate creative output today will be the baking of bread (sweet white yeast bread) in the shape of Easter Rabbits… I have just received an invitation to take myself and my art to Cologne and perform in […]
I spoke a little about the nature of my work in the writers profile section. I'll add a little about the aesthetics of my practise. My prints can be broadly split into the categories of monoprints and etchings. Monoprinting is […]
I have a love/hate, high/low, agony/ecstasy type relationship to making mosaics. Its a fantastic medium. It gives you callouses. So much so that one hand resembles a dogs foot. It has a high impact and engages people easily as they […]
I have been commissioned to make a 'Gateway or Threashold' feature. The product will be a map of the town made in mosaic and installed in the High Street of the town. The mosaic is intended to encourage visitors to […]
C Morey De Morand, 'Exploration'.
Fran Crowe, 'cast away (detail)', installation of found plastic objects, 2008. Photo: Fran Crowe.
Children, 'Drawing to Motor Car Sounds', Charcoal and paint. Photo: Angela Carter.
One of the benefits we offer at HMS is a web page. I ask artists to send info by email and I format it for the website and upload. But I am human and invariably miss bits and make the […]
I met all the artists individually, during December and January. I've also been researching to determine ultimate exhibition venues.The initial idea I had was to exhibit the work at community based venues: community centres, libraries etc, where grass roots community […]
The first meeting was good. All but one artist could make it. Everyone outlined their initial ideas, their interaction so far with CN4M and how ideas were developing. The artists ranged in their approach from the very precise to the […]
At the risk of sending everyone to sleep with the details of the project I thought I would just add – aren't artists busy these days? I like the project about CN4M cos its trying to allow artists time and […]
A little blog to see how things go.
Moira Third, 'Sense of Wonder', Digital Photograph, 22- 02- 2008. Photo: Moira Third. Courtesy: Moira Third. Digital Photograph
Michael Horne, 'moonset', ink and wood, 2007. Photo: artist. This mixed media image comprises ink and marquetry wood on 300lb Saunders Waterford paper.