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Of course the only way to be an artist is to be an artist. I dislike tautologies but sometimes I need to remind myself of something self evident. On Wednesday afternoon the mentor group for the local arts school got […]

Due to all sorts of reasons, I’ve not been in the studio now for over a week. The cold weather, having a few days away, impending Christmas holidays and the possibility of doing some computer based work at home have […]

Environmental factors that influence painting are numerous. In a converted factory made out of concrete, this is the time of year to wrestle with  refrigeration. At the moment I can just about paint, because it’s not so bad if I’m […]

I really enjoyed the opening last night. The two works look good and attracted attention – especially Nocturne which sparkled and twinkled magnificently. I am coming around to the idea that it would have been detrimental to have also shown […]

I want to get on with … continue with … the things that I was starting at the end of the residency … working with, playing with, materials in space. Things are not working out that way. I wanted to […]

Dear Reader, Following on with the theme of my empty wheelchair, and the success of the Now you see me, now you don’t installation, I decided to experiment further with wheelchair sculpture.  I want to explore how I can change […]

Dear Reader I recently had a workshop about printing with a Risograph machine. In the print room at the university, my first-year tutor talked through the process and showed us some examples of Risograph prints; he then gave us a […]

What are Wordsworth? In this episode Dr Pip Thornton tells me how a chance encounter with Google autocorrect led her to research the world of attention economy and the value of words online. She has created works including {poem}.py and […]

It was Stuart Mayes, writing in his blog about having “a band” of artists, (Project Me 11/11/22)  like a band of musicians… that’s what started me thinking. I’m in a band of musicians and the way it functions is very […]

Sunday 27 November – final day. Due to a misunderstanding when booking flights Kristjan left early for Iceland today. Aina and Lidija were busy with something else outside of the city … the residency was drifting apart and away rather […]

Another slow start to the day. Without my morning runs I really notice how late things get going here. It gives me time for reflection and of course a pre-breakfast cup of coffee. My (regular) life is so structured – […]

Dear Reader, After last semesters failed attempt to capture the detail of my wheelchair in a 3D scan, I decided that this academic year I would like to try again. Due to the 3D scanner struggling with the materiality of […]

Delighted  to have been awarded an Arts Council project grant through the National Lottery. It means I can get on with the next phase of EcologyNOW. I have been on another visit to the Lapworth to ensure I am stocked […]

Should plants be included in the democratic process? In this episode conceptual artist and experimental philosopher Jonathon Keats explains why we should consider extending the political franchise, and how you might include plants (and other life forms) in our banking […]