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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Since I’ve been researching art in museum practice, I’ve begun to notice more and more artists working with collections. In a way this feels somewhat reassuring as there is obviously an interest in the field in which I am working. […]