Spode Works Studio Blog
All the latest from the studio of experimental painter Mark Edmonds
All the latest from the studio of experimental painter Mark Edmonds
Thinking out loud; exploring my work as a creative enabler.
I start my blog by stating that not one piece of my work is truly finished. None of my work is any good to me, it is a constant source of personal agony and fear. Over-dramatic? It may sound that […]
A blog documenting my Professional Development Bursary from a-n, exploring how fear and risk can inform and shape our artistic practice.
Robots, research and rocking chairs CHI Computer-Human Interaction conference, San Jose, California, USA: 7th – 12th May 2016 The annual CHI conference (pronounced ‘kai’) for Computer Human Interaction describes itself as ‘a place to see, discuss and learn about the future […]
A review of Grayson Perry’s ‘All Man’ series on Channel Four television.
An up to date account offering an insight into my current residency escapade at AirSpace Gallery in Stoke
Day 1. A-N tour of Italy, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia Herzegovina.
A blog on my recent experiences researching and making networks in New York as part of A-N Travel Bursary 2016.
This blog tracks and follows the developments taking place during the bursary time. It will be used to inform my own process and practice as time moves forward and act as a reflective journal and means of gaining feedback or to develop conversations and dialogue
Ethnocide Blurb https://youtu.be/bLt_c4dcgHA ‘While entire cultures and livelihoods are wiped off the Earth, the knowledge within them is being spilled out of the global cultural landscape and heritage. As much as the actual local landscape is being destroyed, the […]
a-n New Collaborations Bursary
We are cheap, we are hungry, we are cold
Picking up my case and running with it… looking for new adventures, new opportunities.
I’m an artist living and working in London. I draw sprawling, delicate cities inspired by geometry, nature and architecture. In this blog post I recall my last 18 months of drawing on ‘Vine’ and my recent participation as a nominated ‘Best Vine Artist’ in the ‘Shorty Awards’
In 2014 I was awarded an a-n Re:view Bursary to support the critical and artistic development of my work. I met three arts professionals who offered advice on my then current projects. This article is a summary of the impact the advice had on the development of two key projects.
My year has been punctuated by mentoring sessions made possible by the Re:View Bursary from a-n. Firstly, it’s important to say how great it was to be able to pay artists for their time and experience (and we all know […]
Report on HOUSE VISIT’s research trip to Billytown, The Hague, in May 2014, funded by the a-n New Collaborations Bursary.
A reflection by artist Anika Carpenter on INKINAREA an a-n New Collaborations Bursary funded project. Anika spent a year exploring writing, art, objects and mental health with writer Erin Soros.
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2015 will see the Philippines showcase at The Venice Biennale, after a hiatus of 5 decades. A soul searching discovery with artist, Vanessa Scully.
A personal reflection on the Venice Biennale 2015.
Re:view professional development bursary progress blog
Capturing some of the conversations, ideas and people I encounter whilst using the A-N Re:View bursary I was awarded in 2014.
I’m just going to dive in all guns blazing and hit you with the good stuff. As a direct result of getting the a-n Re:view bursary last year I’m now finally on the right road to making a short film. It was […]
Last year for expedient reasons, mainly to make my day job more challenging, I developed an artist residency programme within a product design research centre Makers Using Technology.