Another good, constructive day in terms of sorting and cataloguing objects. Eight more sorted and repacked boxes are now ready to go back into the garden shed, the plan being that in the long run, I can put my hand […]
Have spent a lot of time wandering around town, and trying to get myself established for living here. Mainly have been trying to arrange exercise classes, as I know it’s a good way for me to meet people. Total isolation […]
It’s been a while since my last post, primarily because of the Christmas holiday. This seems ridiculous but I think I lost a month or maybe a bit more due to that, and a variety of family events and […]
Twelve days into a new year – a good, constructive start so far, keeping busy with sorting stuff in boxes and adapting to no longer having a studio space to go to. I spent a couple of hours in a […]
I live in Keynsham, between the two arts and cultural cities of Bath and Bristol. If I were to create a set of cards, prints, posters, etc with KEYNSHAM printed across them, do I need permission from the local authority […]
I went for a walk this morning with the intention of taking photos using my phone. I was thinking of exploring textures, and I started off doing that, taking lots of photos of walls and floors. Then I found myself […]
I arrived here 2 days ago, and am starting to feel more settled in my Airbnb. Mainly at first I’ve needed to sort out shopping etc, where to shop, and finding my way around. I’ve reorganised the rooms slightly. It’s […]
I’ve set up my own DIY residency in Chania, Crete, for 5 weeks during Jan-Feb 2025.
My Boldbrush art contest entries for January are selected from my Skye Skies in soft pastels collection, and also feature in the Winter Skies virtual exhibition which is running this month. I’d be delighted if you’d vote for one or all of […]
The European Investment Bank Institute is pleased to announce the 2025 edition of its Artists Development Programme in partnership with Cité internationale des arts and neimënster, for which it is looking for one visual artist (born after January 1, 1990) from Ukraine.
It has been a few months since my last blog and to be honest I haven’t been in my studio a great deal due to other work and illness. Nevertheless when I am I continue to play with recycled packaging, […]
The New English Art Club (NEAC) invites artists worldwide, aged 18 and over, to submit artwork for the NEAC Annual Exhibition 2025 at Mall Galleries.
After months of research and development focused on glazes made from kaolin (1) and materials sourced from local wetland and woodland sites impacted by climate damage, I had thirty small wheel-thrown, ceramic pieces ready to be passed on to Josh […]
Open Call for Artists working in any medium.
