This week we were introduced to our art theory module and the concept of self plagiarism. I’d not heard of this before and I have to admit I have an element of concern, the pressure of feeling like I’m on […]
I found myself sat on the floor in the library, alone with shelves of books and realised how much I had missed the mental stimulation, the physicality of books and having the time for myself to read. Ive decided to […]
A new thing I learnt last Thursday, cattle (by cattle I mean cows and goats) are named alphabetically each year. So this year there are lots of Lavinia’s and Lucy’s in the goat shed, all fat and bulging as they […]
I’ve just organised an urban sketching club in my area. Saturday was our first outing with a grand total of three artists sat in a rapidly getting colder park. I’m still working on being a ‘messier’ sketcher and this seems […]
Well, we achieved what we set out to do… put Art by local professional artists into shop windows and extend the food festival. With 3 days to go, we have been reflecting on what we could do better next year […]
We all sat in the Black Swann, revelling in our hard work in setting up the Art Trail, ideas were flowing, philosophical debates between the others were binging around the table. I sat and tried to absorb the intelligence that […]
Andrew has been working incredibly hard organising trail guides, supporting artists with installation, making posters, and then just as we thought it was all done… Ta Dah! We secured The Belper River Gardens as a venue to do Andrews interactive […]
It strange being in the Orangery, a mixture of space for me to work and explore while feeling isolated and disconnected from the rest of the park… I’ve realised my discomfort comes from a lack of security and a fear […]
I have to admit to feeling rather disillusioned lately. The problem comes from an incongruence between my intellectual and emotional response to the world as a whole. I’ve started my first residency and have been feeling rather isolated. I have […]
I’ve been working for the last couple of weeks on a fellow artist and friends project. This has also raised some very interesting questions that I’m bursting with, however, don’t feel I can put them all out into the public […]
Only a couple of weeks to go, and everything is running smoothly.. except I haven’t acually made any work to show! I’ve been busy helping another artist out on their project, starting a couple of commissions and build my new […]
An exhausting weekend over May Bank Holiday, The Derbyshire Open Arts Trail http://www.derbyshireopenarts.co.uk/artist/326/christine+gray and I was based at the very picturesque Longshaw Estate. And despite the weather, we had a good steady flow of visitors and my face ached from […]