So, after a couple months of trying to get together to draw trees, Greg and I finally managed to meet up for a walk through the Kearsney Parks in Dover – various previous efforts having been thwarted by busy schedules, […]
A collaborative project with Greg Stobbs
More News In Brief: National Portrait Gallery rejects £1m grant from Sackler Trust; Donald Trump makes another attempt to eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
I meandered along the path within the trees at the bottom of the field. The most secluded area of the field. Eyes to floor, focussing in at the minutiae of scattered things. It is an odd experience, examining this place […]
The Nigerian-born curator and writer, who curated both Documenta and the Venice Biennale, and was artistic director at Munich’s Haus der Kunst from 2011-2018, has died aged 55.
I have signed my contract, completed an invoice, signed the consent forms, read the risk assessment and printed off my insurance cert and DBS. This all ready for Thursday 20th the Artist Training Day in Dreamland. I did sit down to look through […]
We installed the Dwell Time boards at five stations along the Penistone Line today. These are art works which featured in the Dwell Time publication by Hannah Honeywill, Emilia Wilson, Richard Shields, Sue Gardiner and Dianne Murphy. If you’re commuting […]
Following on from my large paper collages combined with paint, I have moved on for a bit to working on small archival pieces of paper. I was given a small bundle of these a few years ago when I did […]
External framework is what a mentor can provide. A mentor can give back your initial question ( that you gave to them) with clarity, experience and wisdom.
The above image is a screenshot of a document that has been produced throughout this activity. It is a ‘working with me’ document laying out how being a NEURODIVERSE artist will impact our working relationship be that with another artist or […]
The last week in preparation for the Sky Above exhibition required me to help advertise it, therefore I handed out flyers throughout my university, as well as announcing it in a morning lecture. I also gave out flyers within the […]
My sessions are both weighed and light. i feel supported i feel heard i feel valued. i’m hoping I’m offering my mentor something too? im hoping that im not boring to them? i hope their words soak into my mind? do […]
//I think POC artists finding support, mentorship and care within the arts is fucking vital for sustainable practice.// Finding pots of money that can be used for mentorship, coaching, counselling, therapy is vital for POC artists. It is necessary. continual unpacking needs […]
A space for documenting mentorship activity supported by a-n Artist Bursary 2018.
A selection of the week’s best shows, including: subversive humour and entertainment value from the Chicago Imagists at Goldsmiths CCA, London; popular culture and historical paranoias at Mostyn, Llandudno; plus a century of the Bauhaus at Nottingham Lakeside Arts.
I’m a little in love with this picture. It features one element of my new installation, which I’m about to show as part of a large group exhibition called Neither Use Nor Ornament or NUNO for short. My work is […]
November 2017 So I’ve been feeling a little stuck. I go out in the dark with a headlamp. It’s really dark. I grew up in Galloway Forest, apparently one of only four Dark Sky Parks in the western world. I […]
I can see that my insurance runs until the 31st of March (although my membership runs Sept to Sept) ? When will the new insurance documents become available? Does your insurance run from April 1st – asking this in case […]
We did the soundchecks back at our Penistone launch venue The White Heart today. Last time we were there the wifi was down so we were looking to hotspot one of our phones and skype call Anak in LA on […]
in my inexperience with social media i’ve arrived at an etiquette stanch to do with following up posts in which i have expressed something in such a way that might make the reader uncomfortable. i think i’m talking about restoring […]
in this post i aim to reflect as well as off load. i need to off load the feelings generated while working within a project. the details of this project are irrelevent as it’s not about the project – it’s […]
This morning I am delaying the start of the drawing, in order to write about the drawing. People have asked me why I have not been stitching, and why I am drawing after a lifetime of stitching. This blog post, […]
