After much deliberation and time spent on it, I’ve decided this piece is now complete. I was originally going to put many more layers on top and underneath the black layer, but when looking at it with these four layers […]
MFA students at Glasgow School of Art are calling on the school to reinstate 24-hour access to their studios.
I have been working on my essay today but I stumbled across a lovely quote by Michael Archer which says…”Conceptual Art proposed that images can be recognized as being language-like: an artwork can be read. The reverse is equally true: […]
It’s darker in the Church today. ‘To be an artist, you need to exist in a world of silence.’ said Louise Bourgeois. That feels right. I can think here. I can read. After about an hour, I have slowed […]
Because my work is so heavily influenced by the arts and crafts movement I feel that it is important to always look back on where it has originated from, especially considering how my concept is centred on past traditions and […]
My Larger piece finally has another layer underneath it. This one is yellow as I thought it was a bright rich colour which would contrast really well with the black of the largest layer. It has been based around the […]
The Marlene Dumas show at Tate Modern is inspiring artists, not only to paint and make artwork – but to write about the show. We take a look at reviews and blogs posted on the a-n site that encounter and reflect on the Tate Modern exhibition.
This is my Triptych which has been created on A4 Pieces of paper. It began as an experiment to see what a three layered cut out would look like on a smaller scale before beginning it on a much larger […]
Months Ago I went on a trip to Smiths Row in preparation for my Dissertation. One of the artists that I was researching was Michael Brennand-Wood because of his use of textiles, a craft material and his use of embroidery […]
This is Tinguely’s Homage to New York” The sculpture stood tall with metal rods and other familiar objects used as a base frame. Tinguely made use of the wheels to kinetically correspond to each other, using drive shafts and wire […]
Since my last post I’ve been shopping. My inks are similar colours to the watercolours I’m used to working with and mixing. The tracing papers are two heavier grades than the cheap stuff I have been using for this project […]
Today i was intending to carry on with the growth of the project but unfortunately that prospect had to take a back seat as everything became undone. The strings were loosening which reduced tension causing them to snap, bring parts […]
Eric Standley is an American lasercutting artist that creates incredibly complex papercuts. His work is very similar to mine and I use him as an inspiration. His inspiration is derived from the geometry that is found in Gothic and Islamic […]
AUDIOBLOG – Please click here I have on top of the cupboard in my studio an old grubby padded bra. I have stuck glass-headed pins into it in a floral pattern on the outside, as if beaded. The points […]
After much stress over the last few weeks, on Friday, I finally had a new fridge freezer installed. After four months of waiting for the Lettings Agents to get that sorted. And finances have returned to normal (if you can […]
Being clear about my role as an artist and thinking-through intentions or agendas is a necessary, throughout projects. Technically, art therapy is an established professional discipline with a clear career pathway and set code of ethics […]
