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Happy Heap of Cheer

Hurrying forward, tripping over each other in their urgency to seek out the light. Skipping over leaves, panting with exertion, they flop into a happy heap of cheer, delighting at their spontaneous arrangement. Happy Heap of Cheer (collage and acrylic […]

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Establishing as an artist collective

Hello, I’m part of a new artist collective (made up of four individual, self-employed practitioners). I’m looking for advice on applying for ACE funding as a collective. Do we need to set up as an LLP or an Ltd? Do […]

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Some thoughts about Jenny Holzer

What I have always liked, and been drawn to, about Holzer is her grass roots political activism, posters of political slogans and challenging statements inviting interaction and engagement with people on the street. Close to graffiti, encouraging people to wake […]

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Jenny Holzer – research

The main focus of her work is the delivery of words and ideas in public spaces. https://unitlondon.com/2022-08-23/jenny-holzer-art-and-ideas/ “Renowned for their use of language, Holzer’s artworks deploy text to spark debate and draw attention to socio-political issues. Words are central to […]

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2025-01-30

It would be easy for me to stop using FaceBook – I can’t remember the last time that I looked at it, let alone posted anything (probably in 2020 when Supermarket had a greater online presence due to the Covid […]

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Gallery decisions

Fix the grids directly to the wall. 20 grids in total, 5X4 Each grid is A5 format Fix to wall using little magnets – tape one on the wall, and then place one on top of the work – use […]

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Inspirations for my grid drawings & thoughts on format

For these works my main influences are: Jenny Holzer – her statements stuck on walls Cristina Daura – illustrations, surrealism Hastings & Quinlan – narrative compositions, political In terms of the Clutter Show, I have been struggling with trying to […]

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From mess into order

The grids are unfiltered, randomised brain dumps and rambling thoughts. Disorder often stimulates us with new ideas and creative ways of doing things. They are messy, and I feel like I should try to make some order from this, and […]

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Journaling

I looked into the practice of “Journaling”, which I think is relevant to my making grid drawings … There are many journaling methods and planning methods that tell you to “empty your mind onto a page,” or “perform a mind […]

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