As my Re:view bursary draws to a close at the end of February, Rebecca Spooner, in her mentoring role, suggested we write about the experience from our different perspectives. My plan was for a sustained, in-depth mentoring relationship as most […]
Feb 17th. Simplify Post- Degree. So many blind alleys. Latest thoughts….simplify. Stop trying. Just BE in the moment. A cliche but hey… cliches are created by simple thruths arrived at by a multitude of minds. Stop reading, and sometimes writing […]
TRANSITIONS….a time of change from what has gone before….. Excess generally causes a reaction, and produces a change in the opposite direction, whether it be in the seasons or individuals or governments…Plato 1 “If other people do not understand our […]
Lilac Sediment, is the current name (as it might change as more layers develop) of this painting, about A2 in size. It currently has four layers. I have painted it on the floor and at the sink, using lots of […]
Email from the Arts Council today…..Thank you for making an application to Artists’ International Development fund. We have completed our eligibility check and can confirm that your application is eligible to be considered for funding through AIDF. We will aim […]
Today I have been in the print room .I have been etching and monoprinting, generally experimenting with my images.
LOGISTICS One word comes to mind at the moment: Logistics. I feel that I’m spending a great deal of time lately planning, contacting and organizing. For my intervention I’m eager to gather building materials such as plasterboard, timber, plywood and […]
In the last few weeks my focus has predominantly been on exploring initial ideas through drawing and monoprinting. My issue is that I have so many ideas that I feel are hampering my ability to just get on and make […]
Steve McQueen’s film about the horrors of slavery has won the Best Picture award at the BAFTAs, with the film’s star Chiwetel Ejiofor picking up Best Actor.
Today Thomas, Rosie and myself took a walk in the nearby park. Although the weather was drizzly and there were high winds we found a lot of inspiration from being in the nature. The colours and visible textures from recent […]
Comfort Marks. Crikey, it has been over two months since my last confession/blog post/diary or whatever this is, the guilt of neglect has kicked in. Between my husband’s dodgy foot, regular teaching commitments and the NEW PUPPY, I have been […]
Pope Joan had an unusual life. As well as being an highly educated woman, she was an outsider in the Catholic church and took on the guise of a man to achieve her ambitions,until she gave birth to an illegitimate […]
“To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong.” — Joseph Chilton Pierce Quotes http://daringtolivefully.com/creativity-quotes “When we engage in what we are naturally suited to do, our work takes on the quality of play and it […]
Two consecutive days off has given me the chance to get stuck into some ideas for additional work in the Colonize exhibition. I want the work to sit comfortably with the large installation in the exhibition, so I’ve been experimenting […]
January 30th First meeting with Ruth Payne in a coffee shop between our two homes, sadly we live quite a distance from each other. Karen Gardiners work involved fine red lines ending in a template silhouette of the base paper, […]
TOOLS- METAL CASTING PROCESS During Advanced Media Pathway, a module I completed last year, I began to design and create my own tools made from lead-free pewter that were used in the creation of Impasse. At the time I realized […]
I’ve finished the goal I set myself last post and re-evaluated my work from the perspective of my research paper on the mutability of the gaze. To the casual observer, it might seem like little shifted but for me it’s […]
I thought I might try and describe the aesthetic and practical decisions whilst making this mosaic! It happens on such an intuitive level I thought I would try it in words? Starts with defining the plain compositional elements – square […]
Whilst doing some research, I have looked at Saints Alive by Michael Landy. His exhibition consists of seven sculptures.They are made from images and details from the National Gallery to which he has combined with recycled machinery,broken toys and various […]
Sporting League: Game 12 Pointeso exposed all the frailties that Athletico showed against Kite Vale -winning against the leaders and hitting the top spot for the first time this season. Sporting Radio Pundit X ‘The Athleticans simply didn’t show up […]
Jones Moreton Gallery Director speaks to Synthella Hazetelle. Mariana Schiller, Pointesian director at the Vaconsoft Parkway Jones Moreton Gallery, says that suburban Pointesia now has the “now factor” as an international art centre, but to rival downtown Pointeso and the […]
Ruth Payne More experiments with spirals, a needle and paper
I had a bit of a stressful week but the studio kept me going! I think I am still suffering from the labyrinthitis as my world occaisionally goes a bit wooow. Thursday evening there was an Art Space artist meeting […]
