Well since I last blogged, I still haven’t done much painting. The second Cyprus trip was purely for fun and relaxation but did confirm that it’s a lovely place to go. Will definitely be returning. On arrival back home had […]
Ashamed to admit, I’ve hardly touched a paintbrush in days, OK, weeks !! I did go to a lovely exhibition by Hilary Owers at Parnham Mill recently – fabulous large-scale charcoal drawings which were quite inspiring. But since the draining […]
I’ve managed to set aside two days in July to start a few experiments with paper and resin so just need to get that small MDF mould made in the next week or so.
I’m giving an artist lecture tomorrow. Today I woke up and decided I’m not going to talk about E anymore after this post. Users use everything, including people. I have to let go of what I thought it was, because […]
After yesterday’s gentle start it was definitely down to business today as we met artists and curators in Trieste with an interest in public art. We began by meeting Guillermo Giampietro (above), a video and performance artist from Argentina. Moving […]
Extracts from recent conversations with Rebecca Spooner, Adrian Healy, Caroline Wright White false teeth sitting on the bridge Insider outsider remit. Expectations apart from some assumptions, knowledge is power. Conversations around mapping overlap happens. Even up the balance. We […]
Documentation of opera recording. With gratitude to Eric Terhorst (for sound), Pablo Mercado (camera), John Fernon (Opera Singer Nationale Reisopera). John sang bass and Ingret Van Ree sang alto accompanied by cello. Enschede Biannual, Pet Pavilion, ARE Holland Residency. This […]
This week’s selection includes a consideration of how certain details of a painting can be overlooked or dismissed in Manchester, a new light installation in Penarth and a show curated by a fashion designer in London.
Friday morning, waking up to the country’s majority decision to leave the EU, happened to coincide with a day allocated to be in the studio. It took me a while to settle into doing anything, but it was a good […]
A blog documenting the progress of my project funded by an A-N Professional Development Bursary.
Day 1. A-N tour of Italy, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia Herzegovina.
Well this art malarkey is tough but someone’s got to do it. After the joys of a 6am flight we arrived in Trieste to be met not only by our wonderful host Elisa Vladilo but also by a mini tornado […]
In this blog I will be sharing information documenting the production of the work for the Platform Exhibition.
AUDIOBLOG – Please click here When I first started this blog… unbelievably just over five years ago… among all sorts of pronouncements of intent I promised music. At the time, I wasn’t aware that quite a lot of the music […]
in the museum is a cabinet with record player and i can;t remember what it’s called ! might it be a radio gram ? i’ve got to place a record on it and play the record !!! this was an […]
i’ve ben keeping an annual blog long enough now to know that i take pride in having at least one post per month. in this month of june 2016 there is much to consider and reflect upon. it’s the anniversary […]
One of the aims of my bursary led activity is to engage in opportunities to network and learn from other practitioners – now living in a rural area, I assumed this would mean always having to travel. Indeed this was […]
I have just been in Portugal where they take the role of art in economic development seriously, understanding how important culture is in creating change, desirability in neighbourhoods and optimism. It was inspiring, and Lisbon is gorgeous, and good for […]
The Womb The Yellow Wallpaper, written by Charlotte Perkins’ in 1892 was created in response to the oppression of women regarding their treatment with mental illness. I can identify with parts of the story and feel that they are relevant […]
Duct IV is featured as on the cover of the July issue of the International Journal of Art Therapy: Inscape. Duct IV is part of a series of works entitled Forms of Containment, a reference to the influential British psychoanalyst, Wilfred […]
So tomorrow Rebecca Ilett and I leave the UK for Europe. Our fact-finding trip to meet with artist friends across the Channel has taken on a new and wholly unexpected twist in the light of the events of the last […]
