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Ok. I am sure you are all bored silly with me. I am. So skip this bit and come back in six months and see if I am any less annoying. This list is for me as I begin yet […]

I’m often found reflecting on the nature and effects of collaboration on my practice. I am essentially a lazy person. I follow the path of least resistance in many areas. I’m not really driven by money, as long as I […]

I went to the Rabley Drawing Centre on Saturday afternoon for the opening of SKETCH 13 for which I have been selected to exhibit a book. I have never been before; it is a lovely spot, nestled deep in a […]

Two weeks have passed since arriving at the residency space in Iceland. www.listhus.com/ Acutely aware of time and how fast it can pass us by, I am determined to stay focused and disciplined to make the most of the stay […]

Have missed useing the blogg on this site, well l managed to get through my degree show and got a fantastic grade 2.1 over all and 2.2 for my dissertation not bad for an old timer. Have tried to get […]

Emma Smith – collaboration (part 1) Emma Smith is an artist whose work I came across earlier this year when I was doing internet research about public art in and around Cambridge area. Emma did a project, creating a permanent […]

Awareness is a curious thing. One of the short stories we are reading for the Swedish course is a translation of Julio Cortàzar’s Axolotl. Having not read an English translation it took two readings for me to be confident that […]

Quite a few artists I know are still very resistant to social networking. I have tried to convince them that it is an excellent way to engage with other artists and to discover new ones. It is two years since […]

So, I have received all my feedback and information from my wish list of people. I found the bursary really useful in getting me face-to-face meetings with people who had interesting and useful information in relation to my work and […]

Baile! Baile! Ballet! Fun is not really what comes to mind when I think about Ballet. Aesthetic, grace, control, technical, structure, allure, pattern are words that I’ll associate to the form generally. So is it surprising then my first ever […]

Wednesday is a good time for me to blog. It is the one day of the week at I can always entirely dedicate to artistic practice. For some parts of the week I have to be a librarian in order […]

Worries of the Day The closer you get to that point of feeling ready to make work again, the scarier it gets, I find…And today, is no exception. Some Soul music is on in the background with dozens of questions […]

MEASURING THE EXPERIENCE #30 Measurement of the value or success of artist-led practice “The qualities that really empower are not quantifiable. Passion, enthusiasm, inspiration, creativity, tenacity and ambition are the qualities that shape our lives and these are the qualities […]

MEASURING THE EXPERIENCE #31 In looking at the practices and intentions of artist-led organisations, this study has highlighted the notion of a ‘life-style’ approach and of a visual arts practice which may have different aspirations and operate over different time-frame […]

PART 2 On the 22nd May I began a 3 month full time work contract which marked the start of my first break from making art for 15 years. This was slightly scary (once you stop how do you start […]

So, here I am. Finally writing a blog on A-N. I’ve been blogging over on my own site for a while now – Mud’n’Art – where I’ve been musing on being an artist living in an isolated rural location. But […]

It was not my intention to disappear, especially not after questioning whether or not to renew my a-n membership, however studies, a trip to London and then a lack of technology in the Swedish countryside have led to a rather […]

The curator is deep in conversation with a local artist as I pass through the museum café to join friends for lunch. I can imagine the conversation. The artist is discussing a potential exhibition, the curator explains that much as […]

I’m talking about my installations at the Bluecoat on Saturday (tomorrow). I’ve not had much time to think about the work since it’s installation, the usual flow of peaks & troughs of exhibitions, workshops and commissions artist led events has […]