Samara Scott - Silks , Eastside Projects, Birmingham 16 May – 11 July 2015 Before entering the exhibition I am warned that the show contains pools of liquid and to watch my step, not to touch or disturb the surfaces – most […]
the lighthouse lantern close up the individually handmade glass components make up the whole reflective surface of the light a compass shows the direction of the weather vane on top
Today I have been on an art hunt – it’s a bit like a bear hunt but without the bear. Instead there are foxes, badgers, sheep, birds and insects.. I’ve been to a pop up exhibition in the dining room […]
A Short film on how I created the Sunflowers Commission (in red) for a client. The Sunflowers Commission (in red) is inspired by Van Gogh’s Sunflower Series. The abstract drawing has been produced with ink, bubbles, watercolour, pencil and coloured […]
As I may have said before, now and again I feel drawn towards painting and for a long time I have wanted to work with wax – I remember making a wax house during my BA which is a long […]
The New Light Prize Exhibition is open for entries again. It’s come around so quickly but also I find it hard to remember the time when I had not won the Valeria Sykes award because it changed my life so […]
After a fantastic visit to the Richard Diebenkorn exhibition at the RA I continued my day in London with a visit to the Sonia Delaunay exhibition at Tate Modern. My visit, late afternoon, allowed me plenty of time and space […]
What is the latest with making my website as part of my assessment? I have been successfully making my website to look the way I want but with some obstacles along the way. This Website that I have to make […]
AUDIOBLOG – Please click here Yawn! (That’s tired rather than bored!) I feel I should blog about it… but quite weary! I’m just going to say that live music works well in the gallery. I will be organising […]
I have packed the 2 cubes, one acrylic , one metal ready for delivery to Devon. A long process of organising, negotiating and planning, all part of the making process and realising a final piece. Not my favourite bit but […]
I have now got to the stage where all the pieces, all 216 of them , (6 x 6 x6) are fired twice and ready to be threaded together using fishing twine and a special fisherman’s knot I learnt on […]
I have been busy in my studio sanding and finishing off the pieces ready for a second firing, I do not use glaze but allow the pure creamy white of the porcelain to be the final surface, vitrified to 1250 […]
Our weekly selection of member-posted shows and events taken from a-n’s lively Events section.
Felt very tired today, back in the studio twelve hours after I left it, and that’s including nearly 3 hours travelling..I didn’t even attempt to plan knowing Mikkel and Lars were also going to be working there. It gave me […]
The studio floor is rather blue and twinkly! I am making glitter mats for my end of term/course show. Most of the glitter is on the mats and the sheets of paper laid out to catch the overspill. However a […]
Collateral Event at Venice Biennale.
Studio Log in pictures. Now reflecting on being bathed in these words. How to push it further is the question on my mind now. Doing some urgent working and slow thinking.
The very idea of national pavilions creates a tension between politics, art and the role of artists. With this in mind, Pippa Koszerek takes a tour of five presentations including Ukraine, Armenia, Zimbabwe, New Zealand and USA.
Final stage assembly of the cast aluminium sections being welded together. One final to stage to go – completing the surface and its patina.
