Platform have been working hard since I last posted about us. We now have a website, membership structure, exhibition plans and hopefully studio premises. Our new website is http://www.platformartsthelens.co.uk/ Where you can find out about becoming a member, our exhibition […]
It seems apt to restart the blog right now. One million things have happened over the days since I have left posted. In a tumultuous 48 hours, the studios where I and Core Gallery were housed were lost after negotiations […]
I’ve spent the last couple of weeks at a loss. Slipped a disc in my back and couldn’t get into the studio to do any work. I was working from home for my day job just fine but couldn’t seem […]
WESTGATE WINTER WONDERLAND Westgate Studio, 55 Westgate, Wakefield, WF1 1BW, UK Wednesday 30th November 2011, 5-9pm For the last Wakefield Artwalk of 2011, Westgate Studios has a full programme of art & festive cheer for one night only: Westgate Winter […]
Spring Time for Hitler and Germany It is grey, so grey. It is the morning of the Artists Talking talk, I have a sore throat. It may be an artist croaking. Also as part a long tradition of public appearance […]
I’ve been struggling with being able to define what my works about in such a way that I can explain it to others without rambling. Elena commented yesterday on verbalising your own work with ‘I do think it’s good to […]
Something’s happening was 3rd in Octobers Top ten Artists talking blogs. Which is nice! After a lot of umming and ahhing I have decided to move studios. I’m not moving far. It’s the studio next door, in the same ‘Space’ […]
Had a meeting this morning and was intending to pop over to Liverpool for the afternoon for a few hours at the studios, but I realised I didn’t have enough time to get back for my son so instead I’ve […]
Three years after graduating from Glasgow School of Art photographer Elizabeth Wewiora discusses her career path so far and takes us along for the ride.
I had a look at the gallery ceiling yesterday and I think it could be used for the tree installation, but I’ve probably left it too long now anyway, I think I’m better spending my time on one installation alone. […]
Today has been a really good day at the studios. I’ve completed a few more pieces, made my space more comfortable and more mine with a table to work at, a cushion and my favourite mug!! My space looks quite […]
Hooray! I had a letter from the tax office saying that I’m now registered for tax and VAT in Sweden. Hopefully it’s a useful stage in getting myself “fully” registered here and getting that all-important personal number. I looked at […]
I had work today, so not much time for anything else but I’ve completed quite a few ‘inner beauty’ pieces. It’s strange how different these pieces are from each other, probably not noticable to anyone else but over time my […]
Various, Newcastle upon Tyne
18 September – 20 November 2011
So it feels like life is starting to come together up north in ways that I had hoped, with the new job and flat moves happening in the next few weeks. For the various freelance working I have been doing […]
Popped into the studios very briefly today. I had been planning on spending the afternoon there but I’ve been to ill to do much really and with a sick son at home I wanted to get back and see him. […]
Ten years on The other day I received an email from Glasgow School of Art asking alumni who had graduated ten years ago what they were doing now. It stopped me in my tracks. Was it really ten years since […]
The tax office (Swedish) called while I was on my way to the supermarket. They needed to ask a couple of simple questions to approve my application to register my company. The first was to clarify the type of artistic […]
Went over to the Arena Studios for a few hours today. Someone kindly let me in, but I got my swipe card today so they won’t have to again. I brushed my studio floor, added some more of my own […]
Headed to the M50 district yesterday – the Art District in Shanghai, near shanghai Railway station. It was onnce an old textile mill but now the complex houses galleries, studios and art spaces. Its a strange mix, some good a […]
Article five part two…. I know all too well from my own visual arts practice that if left to one’s own devices, it is easy to spend a lot of time saying them same thing and wondering how to get […]
Alexis investigates, article five: A conversation with Siobhan Davies about dance thinking Recently choreographer Siobhan Davies has seemingly turned curator, commissioning four new collaborations between dancers and visual artists, the results of which are being shown in an exhibition titled […]
