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I was really struggling with my paintings today, I was getting so angry and frustrated with whatever I was making. Eventually I gave up and left it for a few hours. Then I remembered I had some black sharpies stashed […]

this important for your artistic development? Since 2006 I have ‘demonstrated’ phrases through performing them, transforming words into action. This RnD activity is important because it fulfils a similar role to that of an employee receiving professional development and will […]

your proposed artistic activity, and what do you want to achieve by doing it? To RnD the artistic, financial and practical matters related to a large scale, participatory installation of up to 12 sculptures (6 swings, 6 roundabouts). Ring fence […]

summary of your recent artistic work, experience and achievements In 2015 I completed an ACE GFTA funded 330 hour durational performance of the phrase A Penny For Your Thoughts (APFYT) in which I sat on the pavement outside three cultural […]

…of the activity you are asking us to support. To Research and Develop (RnD) the artistic, financial and practical matters related to a large scale, participatory sculpture, representing the phrase ‘Swings and Roundabouts’. Commissioning 3 mentors (a professor, an artist […]

Dear Martin, Thank you for your application to Artsadmin’s Artists Bursary Scheme 2016-17. We had a fantastic response to the call-out, receiving 302 applications, but despite the level of high quality submissions we are only able to financially support 9 […]

So I have been looking and reading today at one of my favourite artists – the incredible Van Gogh. His natural touch with the paint and just how he managed to convey, no communicate and load such passion into his […]

  I’ve been trying to push myself in terms of exploring different techniques in painting. I have used palette knifes before and been quite successful with them so this isn’t really me pushing myself but because of the rut I’ve […]

With my art I’ve always very much stayed within and close to my comfort zone. I never go far away from what I’m comfortable with. You will have noticed that through the images of my own work that I have […]

While researching my project I have come across a few artists who have become quite popular through social networks. Namely, Instagram. Instagram can be, when used effectively, a clever way to capture peoples attention. This is how I found the […]

I hope I’ve managed to upload a video. It’s part of my MA work and later I’ll add a painting about the video. I’m trying to unravel the interrelationship of drawing and painting and this video is an experiment in […]

This update is a bit late, but I had moved the flower pots on Wednesday, on time. Very happy with the way it is changing and look forward to seeing the end product. I am now thinking about how to […]

  I’ve found that being in the studio for five days a week, can be quite difficult for me to concentrate and focus on one particular project. I also have discovered that the more I try to force what I […]

I stumbled across an image (on Pinterest) showing a group of tormented looking men, huddled together, in what looked like a cell of some description. I glanced at the text underneath and saw the words ‘World War 2’ and instantly […]

The week before I was due back to start my final year of the course, I was lucky enough to be chosen to go on a week long residency in the rather remote holiday town of Nida, Lithuania. I was […]

AUDIOBLOG – Please click here I write my blog as much for myself as my audience, possibly more. When I look back over it I get a feel for what is dominating my thoughts. If it feels wrong, I can […]

I’ve been continuously questioning gendered qualities or associations that cross over in my work; the choice of materials and objects and the gendered qualities they become associated with. What is the tension between materials? What is the relationship between presence […]

3 days in Berwick-upon-Tweed for an a-n writing bursary, what a gift. Away from home offers a different perspective on everything – a critical adventure free from everyday responsibilities. Pushed into survival mode living out of the back of a […]

Thinking about the relationship between art and anthropology has led me consider how artists work within museum structures. I have previously explored this through the work of Eduardo Paolozzi in his installation ‘Lost Magic Kingdoms’, but I am also interested […]

Posted by Gabrielle, Megan and Susie We’re thinking together about how to enter a dialogue with the nonhuman inhabitants and nonhuman elements of landscape. In this sense, Dawlish Warren National Nature Reserve comes on board as a fourth collaborator. We’ve […]