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OPEN CALL TO THE FEMININE CREATIVE COLLECTIVE 24TH FEB 2024 We are born with a
OPEN CALL TO THE FEMININE CREATIVE COLLECTIVE 24TH FEB 2024 We are born with a bright flame within us. This flame is fuelled by the energy of all those who came before us, and all the living beings and creatures […]
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Memorial
This weekend I braved the coronation traffic and sneaked in a visit to Tate Modern. My reason for going was to see the Hilma af Klint/Piet Mondrian retrospective (more about that later), but on my way through the gallery I […]
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Knowing what to leave out, knowing when to stop
I knew I wanted a drawing element to my degree show to work alongside the photographic element. In thinking about this side of my practice, I have considered the hierarchies of my drawing. What is most important to me in […]
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Getting my head around Instagram Algorithms
The word algorithm fills me with dread when trying to navigate the best way to use Instagram as a promotion tool so I thought I would research it a bit further in order to better understand what the platform is […]
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Presenting a Top Notch Artist’s Website
Expanding on the potential use of Squarespace as a platform for my own website, I investigated further the different templates and designs available from them. According to artbusiness.com “The mantra for a successful art or artist website has been and […]
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Exciting Art Finds!
Accompanying my partner around a busy local antiques fair I was lucky enough to spy an art dealer stall tucked away on an upstairs floor. Fully intending to just have a browse I stumbled across a gorgeous sepia etching depicting […]
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The Curse of Imposter Syndrome from Social Media Scrolling
As an artist who suffers from RSD as a symptom of Neurodiversity, Imposter syndrome can be a creative crippler. This is even more prevalent with daily social media streams of thousands of artists creating amazing original work with significant numbers […]
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The benefits of Online Skill Sharing
After clicking on an ad that caught my attention, my Insta feed became inundated with adverts for creative online courses. This got me wondering if any artist can create such a course and benefit from it in terms of marketing […]
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Artist Influencers on Social Media
Another digital idea artist Michelle Thompson introduced was that of using Instagram Influencers for art promotion online. For me influencers induce an image of super fashionable 20 somethings posting reels of their latest trainers or their ‘favourite’ restaurant, however Michelle […]
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Working in the Metaverse
A seminar with artist Michelle Thompson (#mich_tom) opened my eyes to the world of NFTs. To start with I questioned if she had gone off on a tangent about American Football but after a little more explanation, I was exploring […]
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Responding to Online Opportunities
One benefit of professional practice is gaining awareness of online opportunities for artists. Subscribing to news from online creative communities such as artquest, artjobs.org, and a-n has provided details of open calls and collaborative projects that I may have been […]
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Reframing my outlook
I was lucky enough to be included in a local exhibition with the theme ’emergence’. The word for me conjured up ideas of growth from childhood into womanhood – a current theme within my practice. The work I produced for […]