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The past few weeks have been rather manic, to say the least. I have completed the summer intensive part of the Artist Teacher Scheme, an experience I found intensely liberating and also intensely emotional; I wanted to cry for several […]

Day 20 The weather kept the site closed all day so I used the time to get other things done. In the morning I went to the Orkney Museum in Kirkwall to measure up a small room, for an exhibition […]

I’m reading Cormac McCarthy’s brilliant and very brutal Blood Meridian at the same time as I created this image from a light leak at the end of a 35mm film roll. The two seemed to fit together. The line “They […]

We recently went to Kidderminster to meet with Loz Samuels, who is the Arts and Play Development Officer at Wyre Forest District Council. She organises Kidderminster Arts Festival, which runs for 1 month through August every year. http://www.kidderminsterartsfestival.org.uk/ We met […]

I’m getting so tired of reading the same phrases…sense of place; evoking memories;capturing the feel of the place rather than it’s physical representation ; materiality of the medium ….I could go on but I think you’ll get my drift. It’s […]

I visited Rabat last February to make a video, however Rabat is very different from Marrakech and not particularly tourist driven; more like Manchester in the sun. My original concept was based on perceived vulnerably, peoples interactions and the gaze […]

‘Bread and Roses’ has dried out considerably since becoming saturated with rain water some weeks ago. Continuing scrutiny, austerity measures and draconian cuts within the welfare system means that many people – namely, the poorest and most vulnerable – continue […]

I had to redo all the slats and dowels because they weren’t strong enough

On Friday 15th July Sarah and I headed to London to visit the Victoria Miro gallery to see Yayoi Kusama and to the V&A to see Elytra. This was a real treat as we’d spent the last few weeks in […]

I live in the very brilliant Coventry which is full of exciting creativeness. On 10th June 2016 a lovely man by the name of Dom arranged a symposium all about digital in art followed by a micro festival the following […]

There are now only three days left of my residency here at the Ness of Brodgar.  We had fine weather today but the forecast is so bad for tomorrow that the site will be closed.  In order not to lose […]

Firstly I would like to thank A-N for featuring my blog on their Twitter and Facebook pages, I am absolutely over the moon to think there are people to whom my writing is of some interest. Back to business now, […]

This week I’ve finally made some progress with Think, Question, Print and I’m hurtling towards my first residency day in Colne, Lancashire. I haven’t been completely neglecting the project over the past few weeks though; I’ve been making plans for […]

After settling on a location for my self-directed residency I need to begin thinking about what I want to achieve during this time. The main aim for the research day(s) in Colne, Nelson and (possibly) Brierfield is to immerse myself […]

Last week, Grundy Art Gallery hosted the event ‘The Legacy of Seaside Moderne’, where I talked about my work and research in relation to Seaside Moderne architecture, and invited speakers Professor Fred Gray, photographer Stephen Marland and Blackpool historian to […]