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I have been working with the idea of a helmet made from pill casings for some time, attaching them was the main problem.Sewing and glue gunning was unsatisfactory. Then it occurred to me recently that in the detritus of my […]

During the SGCI conference, some exceptional printmaking was exhibited in spaces and galleries around Portland.  A personal highlight for me was seeing the outstanding experimental letterpress work of John Risseeuw, who received this years’ SGCI Printmaker Emeritus Award. His work, […]

My work throughout this year has been connected to the power of the moon, in particular looking at feminist issues relating to the representation of the moon as goddesses, and her role in gender equality through time. The moon symbolizes […]

  AUDIOBLOG – Please click here A song can elicit a much more immediate emotional response than a piece of visual art. I’ve said before that as an artist performing a live song, that immediate response, even if a polite […]

I was part of the Apps for Artists workshop run by Alex Peckham, the technical lead at Blast Theory, on the second week I was here. It was brilliant, crammed with references, strategies and concrete advice and guidance about taking artistic […]

I’ve recently taken part in the latest installment of the “Interventions” project at Leeds College of Art. Curated by Catriona McAra, this series asks artists to: “…re-discover, re-invent and re-invigorate the creative realms of the library. Different strategies are deployed […]

I made a video about presenting myself as my authentic autistic self. This video is called Out the Shadows and marks a turning point in my video work, which explores my studio practice but also seeks to work with alternative […]

Everything all at once.  I have realised I am not very good at introducing my work (currently reading ‘The Art Rules’ by Paul Klein).  One of my aims this year is to get my work into at least 6 shows/venues […]

Still shots from ‘In search of the unreal n.01’ Fold, bend, cut Draw a line Overlay, conceal, reveal, interrupt, disrupt The shifting, uncertain image This is the litany to run through my mind whilst I make the series of new […]

Beginnings  For me beginnings in the sense of art is a form of production, Lefebvre (1974) talks about how production cannot happen without first answering five questions “Who produces?, What?, How?, Why and for Whom?” stating that “Outside the context […]

AUDIOBLOG – Please click here A quick post today… It is interesting to note that I have contacted three independent, private landlords/property agents about spaces that are empty in and around Birmingham. I have looked at websites, emailed, and followed […]

I am feeling delighted that I have been selected for the “Nautical Perspectives” exhibition to be held at Commodities House, St Katherine’s Dock, between 1st and 15th of May. I will be showing 3 works which are concerned with the […]