This week other commitments have kept me away from my studio space, but I have updated my website. I need to put up images of my current work and take down some of the old projects, but I’m putting this […]
I was surrounded by some amazing colourful art over the weekend and it’s helped me feel more optimistic than I usually do at this rather drab, grey time of year. It also felt good to be out and about again, […]
The format of paintings displayed In today’s crit, some of the comments about the work were aimed on the format of the paintings, how they are displayed etc. One of the comments mentioned how the painting’s cropped format makes the […]
We arranged to stay with Elisa Vladilo, an Italian Artist working with public and community art and with a wide network of artist friends in Austria, Slovenia and Italy. She very kindly devised a packed three day schedule of artist […]
This Artwork Titled: Jack’s Cow is one of x12 Artworks at Marcus’s current Solo Art Exhibition; Fairy Stories for Lost Child Hoods at Mansfield Library Gallery. On until 25th Feb 2022. It’s inspired by the Fairy Story Jack and the […]
I’m currently awaiting the outcome of a DYCP grant application, and rejection fatigue is pretty endemic now. I can’t apply for the a-n bursary, because criteria, yet I don’t like to put all my eggs in one basket… To get […]
Work on poster, logo etc. Because our final year includes few challenges, one of them is the interim exhibition. The interim exhibition marks the middle of our journey in the final year of our studies at the university of Suffolk. […]
On until 19 Feb 2022. Images by Chelsea Van Zyl.
On my first visit to Plas Bodfa, my father insisted on giving me a lift, he wanted to go to Llangoed and see the village and the manor house too. As we drove up to the house, he pointed out […]
Karen Logan Frustrating day Finished new panel, ironed it and carefully pinned it into place, tried not to stretch the fabric while allowing it to find its fit. Result – still puckered and hanging oddly. The cloak is unwieldy and […]
Well, I will now confess that I was first a member in the late 60’s ! It seemed so grown up. There was a break as I had 3 children and moved around a lot, including back to N.Ireland and […]
My first trip to explore Plas Bodfa, started when I got off the train at Bangor Station and cycled on Judy across the Menai Bridge, treated myself to a sandwich from the supermarket and sat under the bridge to eat. […]
My research and response to Plas Bodfa, Anglesey, exploring the techniques of Victorian Cross Stitch. Part of the Plas Bodfa History Project. I am one of the artists selected to create work for the upcoming exhibition at the house.
I have been away from working on my own work for awhile and a lot has changed plus the issues due to the pandemic
It’s the start of a new year and the start of new art work. Currently I am visiting my repository of photographs and cropping these in different ways – fragments of fragments in a sense and seeing how I alternatively […]
I had three people asking what I was doing in a space of two days. This is unusual even considering the fact that I’ve been drawing the customers in the same coffee shop for almost five months now. The first […]
Meeting in person at Haarlem Artspace in Wirksworth, we shared our intentions for the day and worked in our individual studio spaces. We met again for a nourishing lunch (thank you Anna) and briefly at the close of the day. […]
Keep Going A couple of studio sessions this week, so some more progress on the painting. Pleased with it so far: Very excited that I’ve a new joint exhibition coming up. It’ll open in March and run for eight weeks. […]
Update: 08/06/22: I ended up raising 10% of my target (£100), which was really valuable in helping me to complete all of my drawings and get the installation up and complete for the Degree Show and assessment. My Crowdfunder page has […]
