Ceramic studio space close to North Greenwich, London Se18, available to let for a part time potter in a professional ceramic studio shared with maximum three other ceramicists. The studio is led by a professional ceramicist and equipped with sink with […]
snow ! again ! there’s a bitter wind blowing too. i had to get out into it with the dog to get some perspective on my week and my weekend. i take a customary moment to stare out the window […]
‘3 years’ since Cosmo died. I am still not a dog owner after all this time. I nearly fostered a dog but at the 11th hour I pulled out. I tried to buy an Irish Terrier in the last fortnight, but somehow […]
Is it egotistic of me to see the world bending itself into metaphors for my life? Or, being kinder to myself, do I see my life reflected in the circumstances that surround me? March – it comes in like a […]
(Written Saturday 17th March) The weather couldn’t have been more different from yesterday’s as I woke up to my final day’s residency at Metal Southend. I knew that there was an anticipated cold snap, but I hadn’t expected to see […]
Recently I’ve been exploring making domestic objects useless as their intended purpose. I’ve had lots of fun with the project so far and I still have more work to come, but this has been a new way of working for […]
Presented at the ‘What Is? Collective’ event, Heads Up Festival, Hull, March 2018.
During last Tuesday’s open-access workshop, a group of relative strangers came together to produce a series of collaborative drawings – one mark at a time. There were periods of concentration and periods of conversation. Some of the drawings were pattern […]
At 9.30 this morning I am going to meet three artists at the studio – hopefully they are interested in sharing the other large space. A fourth artist who is also interested in being part of the studio […]
Today (yesterday) I did my 3rd and final run of the week whilst I’m on residency here. I hadn’t been entirely satisfied with the first run I had done going west and felt the urge to go further and see […]
The following images are in place of yesterday’s post. They are of the Crow Stone , which stands on the foreshore at Chalkwell. Erected in 1837, it marks the seaward limit of the City of London’s jurisdiction over the River Thames. Another stone, the London […]
Calling all Arty Rowers! Some of us on the Wild Rowing FB group (www.facebook.com/groups/170479453358942) have decided to form a crew or crews to propose an art regatta at the next Documenta on the river at Kassel in 2022. We will […]
News briefing with national and international stories, including: Yinka Shonibare lends support to new creative awards set up in response to Brexit; LA’s Museum of Contemporary Art fires its chief curator; H&M drop lawsuit against street artist following outcry.
Well, what a week I’ve had! It started with being accepted for a weeks residency at Maelor Studio in Wales for April.Looking forward to this. It’s good to immerse yourself in a new environment and paint without the everyday interruptions […]
Having been in bed for four days – seems like a week and like my worst ever time spent in bed though it is not – I have again been reflecting on what it means to test my own personal physical […]
Five projects from a-n members, selected from a-n’s busy Events section and including exhibitions in Abergavenny, Gainsborough, Leicester, Newtown and Wells.
We are in the process of planning our next ‘Sound Escape’ project studio session for March 22nd where we will utilise our Riverside House audio library to compose pieces of sound art. Today’s walk down to Riverside and the site […]
Perfumed Planets #1 – Saturn and Sillage As my work for my upcoming solo show in Blackburn is ticking along nicely I thought it appropriate to dedicate the next three weeks arriving at some important creative decisions concerning my upcoming […]
