SURVIVED….!!!…the Private View went well, the projectors almost worked all the way through and the musicians were wonderful. The audience was interesting and interested and arrived in large enough numbers that I think it is fair to say that it […]
Jo Wilson explores the work of ceramicist and sculptor Amy Cooper, in particular her successful balance between business and creativity.
Antony Hall undertook an MA in Art as Environment at Manchester Metropolitan University, graduating in 2002. Since then, his work has had an emphasis on technology, usually in the form of long-term research projects, residencies, performance, web and sound art.
David Kefford is a sculptor who uses low-tech craft processes to transform found objects into surreal creations imbued with human characteristics and emotions.
Lucy Panesar’s college aspiration was to be a practising artist and part-time college lecturer, and a methodical approach to her career has made this a reality.
Rick Schofield, photograph from the Peer series, 2007.
Stockport Art Gallery
6 June 2007 to 6 June 2007
Jo Wilson looks at the practice of Adele Prince who, since graduating in 2001, continues to work full-time as an artist on a variety of commissions and exhibitions.
Originally from Barbados, Alberta Whittle graduated from Edinburgh College of Art in 2002 with a Tapestry degree.
The Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester
5 May 2007 to 7 July 2007
Bits of gaffer tape and pieces of string have been appearing in odd places around the Milchhof. One day I noticed string dangling next to the loo, another day along the window sill in the corridor, then on the floors […]
Just back from three gruelling days doing a filmmaking workshop with 75 12 year olds (25/day). We managed to make 18 films and a comic (pictured) about the bad thoughts they have. These thoughts were, in the main, about their […]
More Gathering: My language course finished last week. I am now gathering momentum in my studio, beginning with buying and setting up necessary equipment (printer, scanner etc) – punctuated by trips around pound shops purchasing the 'stuff' that always seems […]
I was busy til 10 last night on studio business. The morning was spent chasing press-releases. I think we will have coverage in the Nottingham Evening Post and the Derby Evening Telegraph. I've also emailed NCan (an organisation based in […]
What a disaster in the studio today. Probably because I had changed the colour so many times, there were so many layers that I no longer could be exactly sure where the tape ended and the paint began. At one […]
I owe David Barrett a great deal. Since we met on Stuart Brisley's Fine Art Media MA at the Slade in 1995 David has continued to take a proactive interest in me and my practice -even when I was doubtful! […]
THE PRIVATE VIEW FOR MY EXHIBITION IS TODAY:WEDNESDAY 23rd of May / (Cup Final day…!)IN THE ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL LIVERPOOL AT 18:30h (The performance will start at 18:45h..)"Devotional Choreography"a 5-screen cine-film-projection installationSteve Boyland, Jonathan Raisin and Ray Dickaty will perform music […]
Beautiful weather and so I was able to get outside and make some work. I also caught up with Bettina (from artsagenda) who is mentoring me and being sensible and calming at times when I feel far from it. I […]
Leicester City Art Gallery
3 March 2007 to 4 April 2007
Rockwell, London
4 April 2007 to 5 May 2007
Projects unedited blog by Jayne Wilson
Suddenly the world is littered with boxes.The image notebook of ideas and inspiration has a fair few additions this week.’The unusual box pile’ in the studio has two new additions. My hard hat and boots have arrived and the joyful […]
I have been in touch with a lot of new acquaintances through eLists with which I am registered [such as Sonic Arts Network, Phonography.org, Rhizome, Fibreculture etc]. I mentioned this project and I have had a lot of interesting responses […]
Passing the Artist Newsletter stand yesterday at the Perthshire Visual Arts Forum reminded me that I had not updated this blog for some time… First congratulations to PVAF for organising a highly successful event though I would have liked to […]
Twittering Spent the last 10 minutes trying to twitter. Yes I know its the latest social networking craze and supposed to be dead easy. Well, not easy enough for me to figure out how to send one. Most of what […]
