Seven bizarre animal facts that I don’t yet know what I’ll do with Each tiger has individual stripe patterns Tarsiers have eyes the same size as their brains A seals’ flipper resembles human fingers Corals are animals Cow urine is […]
Fruitful conversations and online research have lead to quite the reading list! I’ve begun “Museums in the Climate Emergency” by Steve Lyons and Kai Bosworth and by the time I finish that I believe I’ll have myself an argument or […]
It’s been quite a week! I feel I’ve made lots of progress although admittedly much of it has taken the form of scribbled notes, sketches and thoughts ripening into ideas in my head. It was good to touch base with […]
Discussing feedback and evaluation ideas with friends and family. Public comments are really important to me and I have found that if I invest the time and effort in the design then I get a higher response rate. If I […]
This A-N Bursary Time Space Money will allow me to work closely with Lapworth staff responding innovatively to the museum’s fossil collections. It will enable me to explore the environmental potential within my work through collaboration and learning new techniques.
so it’s now february and the internals of the museum have taken shape and the recant of the collections is well underway. the non linear work now has a presence on site with the installation of the hardware. […]
in december the large array of site offices were removed – i was there to capture the process for the project and to have a look inside the museum. the heating was on !! i’m looking forward to returning to […]
in the original plan, december 2020 was to have been the first open festive period for the museum of making. following the impact of the covid-19 pandemic this year, we’re a little behind where we thought we would be and […]
The MCMA staff was asked to pick their favourite piece of art in their own personal “Permanent Collections” to share with you. Rachel Tunnicliffe, Manager of External Affairs, chose “Cambrian Mountains” (2019), an oil on canvas painting by Osian Gwent. […]
‘I search always for this stillness, which penetrates our fullest activity and even our sleep’ [Jim Ede] The absence of a visible kitchen at Kettle’s Yard in Cambridge is a startling omission in a house which is otherwise convincingly domestic: […]
As a teaching artist, I am always looks for ways to improve the quality of their drawing and painting skills, as well as their well-being.
This blog is the second in a series of posts documenting my experience on Essential Digital Skills for Museum Professionals, a Mu.SA (Museum Sector Alliance) course. So far we have covered: Terminology + methods for sourcing and managing data + information Digital […]
This blog is part of a series of posts documenting my experience on Essential Digital Skills for Museum Professionals, a Mu.SA (Museum Sector Alliance) course. Mu.SA is an EU network of museums and cultural organisations. Over the next eight weeks, I […]
Revisiting an old friend and inspiration
I will be starting my residency at Tête-à-Tête Opera Festival next week. During my residency, I will begin my first proposition of thinking and action by being a witness and attending performances throughout the festival. During this time of witnessing, I will not make any comments on what […]
Documentation of an artist in residency program at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Seoul, Korea, from the 11th of April to the 20th of June 2018.
spring is in the air, the clocks have gone forward and there’s been some movement within the non linear project. i’ve done some more filming and been able to present the work so far to the arts and heritage group […]
With help from the A-N Travel Bursary, I traveled to Monterrey in Northern Mexico, where I co-ran a four day workshop in one of Mexico’s main Museums of Contemporary Art, MARCO, with artist Marysa Dowling http://www.marysadowling.co.uk/ The workshop was titled […]
i really must clean the front room windows, the puppy has been doing her nose art thing again and the view of the outside is muted because of it. i’m looking for the words to begin my post about my […]
my view out of the window this morning is one of wind blown tress, overcast sky and eldest daughter cleaning her rat’s cage. its the last week of the holidays and i’ve had to abandon plans of editing this morning. […]
