JUST THINKING I have been working on various items for my degree show,this evening I have been using red cotton strands on a dress, and I was thinking of Louise Bourgeois Insomnia drawings for some reason , maybe its the […]
Artist and curator Gaynor O’Flynn’s Artists for Nepal campaign is raising funds to help victims of the recent earthquakes in Himalayan region.
The public has decided which museums and galleries are to host six artists for the Connect! Museums at Night festival in October.
I have been coming up with plans of how my degree show paintings will be presented but like with most plans they change. I have now chosen seven painting to hang. Having my largest piece ‘Wild flower’ exhibiting in the […]
Cracking open the imagination Sometimes in our day to day wanderings, we might come across things that for whatever reason, capture our imagination and stick in our mind. It might remind us of something, humour or intrigue us in some […]
Two days of progress in a days work? Yeah… I would say I have worked my socks off today to do as much as possible and have reached my limitations of how much work I can handle. From the last […]
I spent the day remodeling the studio…again. Attempting to maximize usable space. At the weekend I went to the Airspace open studio event. It was pretty good particularly impressed with the work of Kornelia Herms and Kyle Cartilage not that […]
I made a wooden frame for this painting, It was really awkward to keep the painted board in position in the groves of the frame. One side would pop out as I eased the other side in. I made a […]
I have made new canvases and have begun to paint. This time I am going to resist the urge to over paint the canvases and keep them more minimal. I want to keep the space and leave the pencil markings […]
Coaching Homework = PLAY ‘I don’t want you to do anything or make any work next time you go. I want you to play.’ This sounded like a strange and forced thing to do – but after thinking about it […]
Long ago I worked as a Nursery Practitioner in East London. The children often brought in things which were special to them. Dolls of course made a regular appearance delightfully decorated in biro and felt tip marks to create measles […]
It’s ready! And I am so glad. Today I finished the last coat of undercoat then prepared and did 3 layers of top coat on the remaining four panels. I’m not totally satisfied: the joints between plates of plywood are […]
Watershed in Bristol has announced the seven shortlisted projects for its pioneering creative technology award.
The ups and downs of preparing for a degree show, well its the same for every one I guess! Today has been a day of preparation, I am not not exactly a dab hand with DIY , and I am […]
Well I had to post this morning as I am ridiculously happy. I had known that the marks for the first year of my MA were due in soon and being someone who always worries I was not looking forward […]
Anya Gallaccio is a british installation artist whose work i identify with and enjoy.. a core aspect of her work is change and transformation . Both the ephemerality and site specificity make it difficult to document. Gallaccio is careful to […]
I am working on a project building in Dalston, London. I would love to have some more creative minds getting involved.
A new project to tell the story of Middlesbrough’s local artists, both past and present, is seeking contributors.
Artist Anthony Schrag is walking to Venice and invites artists and members of the public to join him along his route. Organised by Deveron Arts, Lure of the Lost: A Contemporary Pilgrimage questions the temptations of La Biennale.
