Selecting colour whilst producing a narrative. Many would say and have said wouldn’t it be easier to create a narrative first? and then build on and around the narrative, and the answer is, Yes. In the video my aim is […]
The usual way to extract flax fibre is to grab a handful of stems and then bash them with a mallet. This releases the fibre which can then be combed to remove the unwanted stalk. This is the way a […]
The Design and Artists Copyright Society is marking ten years of the Artist’s Resale Right in the UK with the publication of a white paper containing key facts and figures about the scheme, which has so far distributed £47 million in royalties.
AUDIOBLOG – Please click here BEWARE… ranting, sweeping statements and controversial opinions lurk in the text below: My involvement in arts education as a (sometimes loosely defined) teacher has taken a sort of scatter gun approach, but has taken in […]
Cloudbusting, the exhibition, is still ongoing, and there’s also a Kickstarter campaign coinciding with this – you can find it here: http://ow.ly/Y425u Star twitterer Lisa Muggeridge, who was recently interviewed by The Artist Taxi Driver, has been kind enough to offer […]
A review by Gabriel Mollett
I have taken another trip to London, as I have decided to feed my love for the city. I Love to do this when I feel creatively locked in a narrow mindset, it feels like I have blinkers on stopping […]
An exhibition of contemporary drawings with a link to the uncanny
This is a drawing with tape, graphite and charcoal in response to British artist Felicia Browne’s sketches from Spain 1936.Sonia Boué 2016 OK – this is not going to be a long blog post. I don’t have time. I’m busy […]
Five events posted by a-n’s members on our popular Events listings section. This week’s selection includes meditations on immortality, ceramics exploring the language of nature, and light installations that provide a portal to fantasy destinations.
Self-Portrait, watercolour and pencil on paper, 42.0 x 59.4cm. After reflecting on some of my previous drawings, I particularly liked the drawing based on Alex Box’s makeup art, where I used coloured pencils and pens on top of a pencil […]
Today I set up an installation in Ipswich at the Freudian Sheep. It consists of 6 pieces relating to a common theme: – “In July 2006 I had a car accident, whilst I was slipping in and out of consciousness […]
The fourth talk from the System Failure series, looking at the specific issues facing artists raising families.
An account of my New collaborations bursary-funded adventure in Paris 2013/14
I’ve spent most of this morning clearing my busy desktop, both on my computer and my mind. With a clear desktop and clear studio I’ve been reflecting over my recent practice and have enjoyed the digital distance of working on my […]
Sally Shaw, currently head of programme at Modern Art Oxford, has been appointed the new director of Firstsite in Colchester.
#portrait:TACHBROOK (performance) Saturday, 19 December, 2015, 10.00 – 15.00 19th December 2015 10-3pm At Tachbrook Market A site-specific exhibition of images that have been created by people within the market and within a set timeframe, all portraits will be taken […]
