Creative drought, Dry Spells and Risk Taking. Every artist experiences the chasm between his own inner vision and its ultimate expression. E.M. Forster Every time I moisten a paint brush or pick up my pen the same familiar fear sits […]
Where writing and making crossover, including reflections on the process of both.
WAGENCY allows artists to make calculations in 15 different categories of artistic labour, ranging from exhibitions to lectures.
I like the groyne works on the seafront. We walk together towards the town along the pebbly beach. I am climbing over the old groynes, ones that are not being replaced and the weathering and action of the tides has […]
The project finished mid-September, however, I wanted to give the research a bit of time to sit and simmer, before I wrote my final post. I also wanted to set up a blog for the future research, found here. This […]
ACE calls for people from inside and outside the arts and cultural sector to share their views on a series of proposed outcomes that it is aiming to achieve by 2030.
Often when I am in the studio or just going about things I make (mental) notes of things to write about. Last week it was about ‘packing’ – specifically how I was packing artworks to deliver to a large group […]
At the conference ‘Pivotal Moments: Professional Development Models for Mid-Career Artists’, staged by London Creative Network (LCN) in association with a-n, participants including artists Keith Piper and Erica Scourti, and Wysing director Donna Lynas discussed career development and the importance of institutional support for artists. Lydia Ashman reports.
Fed’s favourite day, its dustbin day with plenty to check out. I saw a guy changing the parking information signs on the seafront. I was interested to see if the costs had gone up? As it turns out no. These […]
Having last week begun a PhD in Fine Art Practice, I find myself in the position of considering not only what to research but also the nature of research itself. The idea of art as a research method seems at […]
Vanessa and I spent last night printing and laminating all the Interchange poems we’ve received via open call and workshop, plus some National Poetry Day ‘poems to share’ classics from their website. We’ve issued our press release this morning and […]
Advocate for government transparency and queer and transgender rights discusses need for individuals to exercise their political agency at event at the Royal Institution, London.
I am lucky enough to have been selected as one of the A-N Mentoring bursary 2018 for professional devlopment. My practice is predominately moving image based with sculptural and performative aspects. I focus on objects, routines and rituals distilled both […]
So I am underway already, and starting this blog somewhat in the middle of the process; or at any rate towards the end of the beginning. A brief outline: I am making fungal work for an exhibition. Fungus takes time […]
Developing a mycorrhizal artwork and gathering for The Ground Beneath Your Feet
