I’ve begun to realise that inside of myself is a good artist and writer, someone with plenty of creative energy and the potential to create things that are valuable and interesting enough to be shared with others. But also inside […]
in june of this year i attended a study week at wysing arts centre, it was coordinated by the artist jesse darling. she had chosen the theme of ritual for the week: since thinking about contemporary art only twists me […]
throughout this year, i have been trying out new ways of working as an artist, taking new classes, exploring areas that i have avoided or been fearful of in the past. during this time a central practice that i have […]
October 2016 onwards I’ll be responding to the changes going on at Clydach with the A465 roadworks.
I am part of a group of creatives responding to the site and we have a website http://clydach.weebly.com/
During my professional development process, one of the things I have identified as being an area of fear is my voice. Having worked in education and participation for ten years, I am used to facilitating dialogue, running workshops and standing […]
When I devised my professional development activities for this year, I wanted to focus on areas that I had been fearful of or not had the chance to explore before. One of the things I’ve become increasingly aware of in […]
As part of Dangerous Conversations, a process of exploring my practice as an artist through the themes of risk, fear, and change, I attended a series of workshops with Florence Peake the brilliant dancer, choreographer, visual artist and teacher, at […]
Earlier this year I went on a week-long retreat as part of the process of exploring fear and risk within my practice as an artist. I stayed in a small wooden hut in Epping Forest. It had running water but […]
A few years ago I began meditating regularly. It started with a visit to the London Buddhist Centre, and then a mindfulness course, and then retreats at Gaia House and Vajrasana. And then between 2014-15 I did formal training as […]
Pre-existing ideas of the kind of work I should or could be making Ideas of the kind of artist I want to be, should be, or can be An overwhelming sense of moral responsibility to make things that are somehow […]
I did think I was going to write a sort of review of the year, as that seems to be the done thing. But then I realised I just couldn’t be arsed. It was a bloody good year, I got […]
AUDIOBLOG – Please click here It’s not a T-junction or a crossroads. It’s more like that gentle uphill curve in the road that winds around a hill. You can’t see very far ahead. You can’t see where it’s going, what […]
AUDIOBLOG – Please click here My blogging art-sister Sonia Boué, a new twitter follower @cabformrsmutton and I have found ourselves discussing the taboo of menstruation and menopause (maybe because we are “women of a certain age”?) We all know the mechanics […]
Last Wednesday I showed my studio to about eight artists who are interested in taking it. The one who has been on the waiting list longest will be offered it. It has been a great studio and I hope that […]
Been working o another animation, this one focuses on the issue of climate change and the need for more green energy sources. Im especially interested in this issue as in my local area a 9 turbine wind farm is in […]
SO yes this is off topic and possibly not the place: when I give the link to my lecturers what will they say when they see something that is not directly MA related. Well I argue that this is […]
So it’s a bit of a cheat putting this here as it is not directly linked to my MA. However if you are like me and believe that art is life then it is indeed appropriate to post here. As […]
I wrote this a couple of days ago, and have been wondering and pondering whether to post it. It seems a bit prophetic, rather than my usual “reaction+thoughts” type posts. In the end, it is exactly for that reason […]
