Each post, in fifty words or less, will document thoughts, processes and progresses on the following projects: Walking and Drawing; Performing Drawing and Waiting and Drawing. Why fifty words? I tend to waffle, so it will be good practice in […]
This blog will document the development of a project to be shown in the ‘Cloth and Memory’ exhibition at Salts Mill, August – November 2013. I will be working with surviving mill workers to recover lost memories of place and […]
I was awarded one of the A-N review bursaries, which is exciting. Here I will document my interactions with various artists and curators as I visit them, and talk about my work and how it might achieve a higher profile. […]
I’m currently on a three week visit to Zhejiang University as part of the Study China Programme, organised by Manchester University. I had set up a word press blog to document my visit but I can’t access it here. Neither […]
I am an Artist in Residence at The Muse at 269 Portobello Road this year with a solo show in the autumn. www.themuseat269.com
A month-long experiment to find outa) whether scheduling studio time will help me make more work b) whether dedicating a day a week to doing my mending will be as fulfilling in reality as it is in my fantasy andc) […]
I’m delighted to be one of the 25 artists that have been awarded a bursary by The Artists Information Company to support critical and artistic development. This blog follows the journey of my resulting experiences and learning. Thanks a-n for […]
Observing and recording the everyday, the landscape changing constantly, my journeys through each day present new experiences for me to note and capture: moving images; macro images; moments in time. All inspiring me to reiterate through my work, using video, […]
Observing and recording the everyday, the landscape changing constantly, my journeys through each day present new experiences for me to note and capture: moving images; macro images; moments in time. All inspiring me to reiterate through my work, using video, […]
Working alone in a rural studio with four cats and a hundred dolls made me crazy.Be my friend, okay? … please.
LIFE Now began as a project with mentoring support thanks to an a-n Re:View bursary in 2013 exploring “What can we understand as LIFE in the 21st century, when advances in bio-science and technology mean that scientists can create and craft […]
Artists Amy Sterly and Frances Carlile have recieved an Arts Council England grant to create a site specific sculptural installation at the Sidney Nolan Trust’s historic property in Herefordshire; combining sculpture, green woodworking and printmaking in one work We will […]
I’ve just launched a Kickstarter Project to fund a new Art Installation in recently constructed Hospice, please share this project as I need all the help I can get. I’m also offering some great rewards in return for you pledges […]
A blog detailing my experiences during a 5 week research residency in Beijing based at artist-led space HomeShop. I am hoping that the research residency will develop my knowledge of early print and publishing forms within the context of contemporary […]
In keeping with my Twitter name @ruthrandom, a freer more in-the-moment blog. Expect anything.
A diary of a project in the making! Reflections, thoughts and process. My project started whilst working in a cheese shop, it has evolved very quickly (quicker then this blog being updated…)
Between the 11th – 28th of March, I will be undertaking a residency at Wolverhampton Art Gallery and making work in response to its collections. The work will be developed from the Victorian, Georgian and Geology Collections. http://www.davidbethell.com/index.php/artwork/work…
A weekly diary of my three month residency at Aberystwyth Arts Centre. Where I will be exploring texture within the digital video medium.
Documenting the run up to my first solo show at the prestigious Cornerhouse arts venue in Manchester,UK. The show opens on the 18th April, and I have many personal factors (i.e. children/lack of funds/time) to contend with in the run […]
This is a blog for the ideas that develop whilst working on the Art Work Life Balance project. The art work life balance is a performative project and is all about looking at different ways to find the right balance […]
Charting my experiments to discover artistic potential hidden within various industrial materials, particularly resins
‘the abject object’ for speakers of International Art English. Translation by practicing students
Over a year ago I contacted eleven soap manifacturers asking to sponsor me with 2 tonnes of soap bars for a project in a former Public Baths by the river Don/Sheffield. LUSH showed interest straight away and supported me through […]
wanted – artists, curators and metaphysicians working across the themes of science and religion recommended shows – Rosemarie Trockel at the Serpentine and Bigger Splash at the Tate M. John Cage at Dancing Round Duchamp [Barbican] Brilliant speakers at MKG […]
A blog exploring our relationship to the environment through Contemporary Art, Science, Psychology and other interesting subjects
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