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I was completely overwhelmed when I had a meeting earlier this week with Jonathan who was giving me advice on how at make the moulds for my three figures to be cast in bronze and lead. He felt it best […]

I am working on one of my latest projects which is a mixed media piece.It contains a collection of paintings (appliquéd onto a vintage army jacket.The jacket will contain a narrative using words and pictures of the life of my […]

This piece is a work in progress about tension; the tension between people in relationships that are strained, the tension of forces pushing, crushing or pulling a person psychologically. I’m someone who recycles whatever I can, and hate to see […]

The above three sketches are very primitive and display feelings of being trapped, cornered, and self reflective of ones life, or the life one feels trapped within. I like the simplicity of these and want to work more on this […]

After a few walks and many photographs later, I put a selection of them together into a folder and looking through them, I have been inspired to temporarily go back to paint and make an interpretation of a few of […]

A lot of things have slotted into place recently. I can’t quite understand how it’s happening but I guess it’s as a result of my involvement with the MA to which I’ve at last committed wholeheartedly. I’ve given up my […]

During the past week or so I have been working on two sculptural pieces for what has become an annual event – a collaboration with the English Department at UCS. This is an excellent opportunity for the Fine Art students […]

This post is a look at some of the books I’ve dipped into since Christmas. Grayson Perry’s Playing to the Gallery is a collection of 36 postcards, the cards have images that are made by the artist in the fashion of […]

The waves were roaring this day under a bright blue sky, to be able to create art here is a privilege, the space is art itself. The environment really is constantly changing, whenever I map out the space with art…it […]

In response to the publicity I sent out about my award, I have been invited to submit a paper to the Southampton Solent Research & Innovation Conference. They are interested in practice related research and would like me to talk […]

Posted by Gabrielle, Megan and Susie We gaze through a dirty pane of glass at the taxidermy display in the Visitor Centre. “What is that?” “It’s a hoopoe.” Try again, try not to try. See with a beginner’s mind. It’s […]

Reflecting on my findings and research for the dissertation, the theories of psychologists Richard Gregory and James J Gibson as well as the Gestalt are still in the back of my mind. I realise I’m trying to create within my […]

Changing the original plan and now having all the resin droplets and large colourful indexical trace paintings in the darkness of the Black Room has opened up a bit of a conundrum. How do I now light the Black Room […]

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 […]

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 […]