friday lunchtime and an opportunity to catch my breath after two highly charged weeks. throughout them i’ve received help, support and good vibes from sue ball, the museum of making’s arts and heritage producer. sue acts as a buffer zone […]
A call for an artist on the board of every arts organisation.
within all the research and trying out of ideas there needs to be points of focus – usually a meeting. there’s been one recently – a design meeting and for it i pulled all the disparate pieces of together to […]
The other week I had a meeting with a gatekeeper and he tore my work to shreds. He wasn’t someone I’ve ever worked with or met before. (crucially he wasn’t in any way associated with any of the organisations I’m […]
there’s not a cloud in the #bluesky, it’s 25 degrees and unbelieveably i’m coming down with a cold ! i’ve taken sanctuary in the living room and time to reflect upon recent goings on. the tired unhappy not feeling it […]
My artist journey has changed BIG TIME!! Yes no longer do I figure things out, think obscure and whimsical things that not many can affiliate with, no longer do I make art just for the sake of making art. I […]
today something has lifted – as i pressed send on the email enclosing the final invoice for a year long school project i realised i can stop. the head space that opened up was very very unexpected. we’ve a couple […]
I am a perfectionist with a huge problem with procrastination. It’s funny to me that perfectionism is the problem they tell you to admit to in job interviews like it’s a good flaw that your future employers might want you […]
“john cooper clark is on dessert island discs.” me: “no way !” immediately i had a dilemma – completing the clearing up or taking in what clarke had to say. i worked it out and my life is better for […]
we have a small gap in our curtains, i stare out beyond the chimney pots to big fluffy clouds illuminated by bright sunshine. children and parents wander by as they return home from the school run. i pause to consider […]
alongside the practice based research, i’ve been attempting to broaden my understanding of the theoretical space i’m working in. finding this book feels so right as one of the contributors is max schleser, who i know as the […]
alongside the content creation, i’m also researching the user interface. this is currently happening as two lines of research the main interface how might the work be made more accessible. the accessibility considerations involve me adding additional code to hack […]
new areas of the site are still being opened up through the completion of more scaffold runs. recently i’ve been able to access the southern side of the sowter mill. the scaffolding facilitates both work on the roof and the […]
random title and it feels a little random to be writing. have been spending a lot of time in my head musing life the universe and everything and as already seen in many previous posts when i get this introverted […]
I am looking forward to discussing Return To Ritherdon and my experience of my residency at the factory so far to contribute to two round-table discussions at The national festival of Making this weekend. The first will be […]
Images by Ligia the Ritherdon Marketing overlord. Friday is usually a half day at Ritherdon, so Matt and I put our surprisingly refined ‘unorthodox’ approach to powder coating to the test last Friday on 5 large panels destined for […]
been on site today, really enjoyed myself – been a week since i was last on site – loads of new things to look at. from a bus ride over the derwent i could see how the italian mill’s front […]
This blog charts the progress of my project ‘Seaworthy Vessel’, an ongoing participatory project that uses the concept of seaworthiness in ships as a metaphor for emotional resilience in the face of physical trauma in people.
since the recent arts and heritage meeting i have been processing what we learnt. its been tricky doing this as alongside this commission i have other projects and commitments that need to be kept live and up to date. in […]
New work by Sara Hayward RCA showing at Worcester Cathedral this summer.
lately there has been something that i have experienced that has left me unhappy, demotivated and disappointed. finding a way through this unhappy phase came in an unexpected way this morning – poetry. composing it out loud in the kitchen […]
once a month i circle up with other men. the circle is a supportive place to speak, share and listen. what happens in the circle is kept in the circle, however i can speak of my experience. i experienced language […]
the kettle is on in the kitchen while i day dream out the living room window. the lads from next door are leaning against their fence, billows of smoke surround them from their vaping. i leave the writing for a […]
after my clearing post yesterday we headed out into the bright warm day and south to alnwick. now famous for the home of hogwarts, our destination was another famous place – barter books. having written up how i […]
