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I’ve been exploring the potential of solarplates; I like the relief quality that they can give to both paper and to clay. I’ve been very focused on the image to the point where I stopped thinking about the prints as […]
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I had a tutorial with David Ferry the printmaker which was really good because he was looking at the work from a different perspective. He highlighted the significance of the object and the handmade which, I can sometimes overlook because […]
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Several questions have arisen within my practice that require exploration. The first of these is: ‘How can I enhance the visual experience of the viewer?’ I am going to explore further the layering of different halftone shapes and frequencies of […]
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My dissertation has now been handed in so, I have until the beginning of September to focus on practical work. The dissertation examined definitions of creativity from different fields and looked at approaches to understanding the creative process within artistic […]
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I am a problem finding artist as opposed to a problem solving one. I pose questions to myself that I don’t always have the answers to. My current question is: How can I make the image move or create a […]
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It’s certainly been interesting being involved with The Table of Contents exhibition, it’s been quite a democratic exhibition, unknowns have been welcome as well as students. I’ve been really impressed by the hard work and dediction to the project by […]
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Finally, all of my work for The Table of Contents exhibition is finished! I just need to make arrangements to get myself and the work to Ireland and buy the materials necessary to mount the work. Working, doing my MA […]
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Working with an image has definitely helped me to push my work forward even though I felt uncertain about what the end results might produce compared to my results so far. Producing work for an exhibition has accelerated my development […]
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It seems that my practice is continually evolving and changing. I was quite enjoying that feeling of knowing what I was doing for a little while. It’s a cyclical process and once again I feel that I’m back to square […]
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I’ve had some really good news, I’m going to be taking part in an exhibition back home in Ireland in October. I feel both apprehensive and excited at the same time. It’s a really good opportunity for me. I work […]
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I’ve been examining ways of filling the spaces or reservoirs in the grid of the form. I’ve been using slips and glazes to expore this, letting some of the glaze spill over the boundaries of the spaces. This is leading […]
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“I think it is a record of the workings of thought that we see embedded in the drawn, in the sense that it is both the actions of which Valery speaks as ‘willed attention’ ” (Avis Newman) Avis Newman’s ideas […]