Does anyone know if you are registered self employed but give time working in a gallery regularly( in exchange for more of your profits than just selling your work there) – whether the gallery has to have an ERN for […]
I’ve decided to ditch the idea of having a White Space to go with my Black Room. The plan now is to have just one space and that will be the Black Room. This development is due to much soul searching […]
The Freelands Foundation has launched a new award to raise the profile of women artists and support the work of visual arts organisations outside London.
PART 2 Please see Part 1 of this blog for an introduction. Ways of working: studios and public programmes During the research trips we sought out organisations that we felt Primary could learn something from, in some way reflecting our […]
By using a true macro lens on my DSLR I’m planning on photographing tiny sections from my paintings showing the indexical trace of A Space That Once Was and projecting these images to a much larger scale. Playing with the […]
Glen Finglas sits within the Trossachs and Loch Lomond National Park, an area of outstanding natural beauty and the wider area is one of the largest outdoor recreation areas within Scotland. The Glen is between Callander and Brig O’ Turk […]
Using the colourful drawing inks to create abstract paintings via droplets and pools of water I’ve managed to create macro worlds of colour, shape and pattern. The images represent the indexical trace of the ink in the water droplet and, […]
Primary is an artist-led space in Nottingham. Through the A-N Go & See bursary, we went to visit artist-led spaces and arts venues in Scotland and the Netherlands to learn about different organisational models, approaches to public programming and supporting artists.
During spring 2016, I am volunteering at the Woodlands Trust’s Glen Finglas site near Callander in Scotland. I will be completing the Trust’s Audio Interpretation Internship post. This blog will reflect on my internship with the Trust and my audio work created for the placement.
My brother (who the project is based on) is an apprentice farrier, so he had a load of horse shoes that he made in the forge and so I asked if I could have them to use for my project. […]
For the past few weeks I have been focusing on writing the person specification for the upcoming residency in Tampere, Finland that is taking longer to pull together than expected. To research how to structure the residency call out I […]
The other day was another beautiful sunny day so I took my pen and sketch book and went down to the meadows to do some drawings ( and to be stalked by a duck). The weather stayed nice for only […]
Making my own version of the Nutshell Studies has been on my mind since I saw the Forensic exhibition last year at the Welcome Collection. I didn’t want to use premade dolls house furniture so I have been experimenting with […]
I have decided to create a face cast of my brother. Here are photos of me applying the plaster bandage to his face. I now have the plaster bandage cast, so all that is left for me to do […]
The London-based artist Ben Cove, whose work explored art and design history with particular reference to modernism, has died unexpectedly after a short illness. Artist Emily Speed pays tribute to her friend and his work, while also collecting the thoughts of other artists and curators.
Have been feeling a bit overwhelmed with ideas which are started but not completed lately. Each day I think “i could do that” I need several lives/elves to produce what I would wish too. A workshop of assistance would also […]
Come with me to watch and marvel at the miracle of a seed.
We are now on our last week of the copper being left outside and the circular patterns from the plant pots are still visible, so now I am very excited to see what will be left. I have bought a […]
Sometimes, (in fact very often), it is not the large and spectacular that grabs my attention but the small and insignificant. I had been suffering from a particularly nasty virus for over 6 weeks and as a consequence there was […]
I was keen to see the content of the Warhol exhibition at Colchester’s Firstsite Gallery last weekend. Works include: The Shadow (1981), Gun (1981) and Self-portrait Strangulation (1976). (See below) The range of works exhibited, which included drawings, signed posters, […]
Reflections on image making and taking from 1984-2016
