i’m well into the flow of the residency now. i have several lines of enquiry set up to investigate and several makes waiting to be made. up first was the proof of concept for the maker bar additional interpretation sign. […]
on the bus on the way in to derby yesterday i spotted #motivatedmonday in a tweet. it lit me up as i was feeling really motivated and full of energy. i arrived at the mill and immediately set up a […]
end of week 5 and i’m looking forward to the beginning of week 6. i have one make complete, i’ve mentally and physically recovered and i can see a connection with the second make i’m going to propose to the […]
Documenting the making of ‘Fortune Tellers’, a data driven interactive sound sculpture created for the MoCA Shanghai Pavilion – Courtesy of the AN Travel Bursary for extraordinary and inspirational research
in the museum is a cabinet with record player and i can;t remember what it’s called ! might it be a radio gram ? i’ve got to place a record on it and play the record !!! this was an […]
“there’s only one rule when handling objects in the stores … don’t pick a rabbit up by its ears.” this was the opening line from our curatorial guide in the stores on the fourth floor of the silk mill. soon […]
as the residency settles into it’s rythym my thinking continues to be a banging buzzing booming confusion. i just had to write that so i can begin to ease the need to think it. after catching up with grayson perry’s […]
i’ve learnt that sometimes it’s best to leave writing a blog post until a while after the event. this is such a post. there is still much information transferring and it’s taking me a while to catch up. lots to […]
in the beginning …. such a biblical proportion of a statement. the start of the residency does feel of biblical proportions, the ambition of those behind the re-imagining of the derby silk mill museum being bold and looking way into the […]
a record of activity and reflection during my steam powered maker residency at the prototyping of the museum of making at derby silk mill.
also my portfolio for the maker certificate run by sonoma state university. this is made possible by maker ed through #makercorps
Museum of Water has been nominated for European Museum of the Year. Amy Sharrocks, who began the museum in 2013, has been given an a-n travel bursary to attend the ceremony and weekend of events in San Sebastián, Spain.
I am organising a Museum’s Learning Day in Sittingbourne at the Ideas Test head office, Jan 29th 2016. I am looking for interesting and provocative speakers who can bring new ideas about how Museums work with artists. Suggestion are welcome! […]
What an amazing experience I had today visiting the Silent Explosion exhibition of Ivor Davies’ work at the National Museum in Cardiff; also the chance to hear about the work from the curator of the exhibition, Judit Bodor. The first […]
My prep for a new set of portraits of British Raj officers, based on the collection of the City Palace Museum, Udaiphur, India
Norfolk Museums Service has been awarded £81,000 by the Heritage Lottery Fund to create a digital archive of the work and journals of pioneering photographer Olive Edis.
I am meeting with some of the artists and poets who I collaborated with in The Little Museum of Ludlow a few weeks ago as part of a performative event The Paradox of Order http://www.paradox-of-order.com/ So tonight I’m reflecting on […]
The experience of this whole process has been energising. Interactions between participating artists and poets has been open and spontaneous for the most part. This was the intention of the host artist and author of the process Teresa Albor. Teresa […]
My first photos (on iPad) are of how the museum looked when I arrived. All brass pieces. A brass plug and chain found by Daisy and retrieved from a skip plus a brass lamp stand, which just stands up within […]
Morning: First of all, here’s the video link to my chaos / order talk, edited by Teresa Albor. www.vimeo.com/130677141 With Poet Martin Evans today. (Written in morning) Yesterday he was there on his own and the library was closed (foyer […]
Saturday was busy in waves, but especially full during the afternoon. Gave my mini talk on art maths chaos and order a couple of times and in the afternoon Teresa set up her camera kit in the staff room […]
