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Studio visit 1: Skye Sherwin

I met Skye in 2011 when I was selected for the Jerwood Painting Fellowships. She came to my first ever studio in Hackney, an ex-Victorian warehouse with gigantic windows and high ceilings, perfect for making large paintings. Back then I […]

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Space in relation to the work

Yesterday I found myself filming the process of my work; continuously recording me in a space engaging and surrounded by my work. I was playing with how the work can interact with one another and the surrounded space; manipulating their positions […]

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Copper.

Today I have brought in the three pieces of copper that I had left outside for approximately two months. I love them! The copper is very thin and because of this, the wind creased it up into different shapes. There […]

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Untitled blog post from "Keeping It Going"

The Shape Open 2016 exhibition which opened on the evening of Thursday February 4th at the Guest Projects space in Hackney, was a memorable night for me. ‘Bad Head Day‘ – the piece of work I searched high and low […]

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Photography Studio Session

Today was a really productive day in Long Street Photography studio! After looking at Plutchik’s ‘Wheel of Emotions’ I decided I wanted to experiment with my own wheel of emotions through the exploration of facial expressions. I had the idea […]

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Digital drawing

I went on a walk a few months ago and found some items on the way. I’ve had them sitting on my shelf not knowing what to do with them. I’ve been wanting to get back into practicing digital drawing […]

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Follow the excitement…

I heard a talk by artist Donna Fleming recently which made a few key things fall into place. She talked about how crucial it is to follow what feels exciting in one’s work rather than worrying about what you THINK […]

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Funding & Grants for Artists

Is anyone aware of grants/funding available for individual artists? There are a wide range of funding opportunities on offer, from numerous private and publicly financed organisations, with amounts varying from a few hundred pounds to over £100k, providing you are […]

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Re:view bursary

In March 2015 I received a bursary to pay for mentoring with writer and curator George Vasey

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Printing the absurd

I have started Etching, using aluminium plates. 1) I take the plate and remove all the rough edges. 2) Clean the oil of the plate using chalk dust and vinegar. 3) Varnish the plate 4) Etch the image into the […]

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Owning creativity.

I’ve got the open call blues. Well, no not really. Frankly open calls are always one step away from a shut door so you get used to it. Throwing your time and effort into an open call is the lot […]

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