Secret fractures – Art as Self-Harming Why do I sometimes let my emotions get the better of me? For the same reason I let it rain last Tuesday. Robert Brault Life had given me lemons – in the form of a bitter-sweet […]
Tracking studio progress (not just carving) frequent distractions (not just Art) and ongoing ruminations on the ‘why’ of creativity (not just process).
Spurred on by seeing my friend, Amy starting a blog, I’m coming back yet again. My new garden studio lies unused. Cocooned until the warmth of the sun allows me to linger more than the odd few minutes when I […]
Hi I am doing a Masters in Photography and my chosen research area is in the take up of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT). I have spoken to a number of people and they have all said that they haven’t done it […]
Here/There is an exhibition by artist Charlotte Dawson, containing pieces developed during Abingdon Studios’ 2020 Work/Leisure residency and produced remotely in her Sheffield-based studio. The exhibition ties both locations together through a body of work that utilises the forms of […]
Can anyone answer this one for me? Do commissions on gallery sales count as an allowable business expense? I’m struggling to find any reference to this online, and this seems to fall in the gaps of the basic hmrc guidance. […]
Update: 08/06/22: If only I had known about trace down paper when I was drawing this!! It would have made the whole process much easier and less drawn out than it ended up being, and I possibly would have been able to […]
Two day residency with studio holders at Haarlem Artspace in Wirksworth, Derbyshire: Karen Logan, Anna Mawby, Tracey Meek and Tricia Rice.
As I have been planning and pushing ahead with both sides of the project (bust most relevant here, there rewilding side), I am in the process of setting up a crowdfunder for it, from which I will raise some of […]
A few days on, and despite promises to myself to take things slowly and relax a little into the new year, I found that I didn’t. Since the project drew to a close, I have been thinking about all of […]
The social distancing restrictions enforced on cafes by the Welsh government will be lifted in two weeks. Meanwhile, I, who miss the closeness of watching, drawing and listening to my fellow coffee shop customers, have to bide my time. ‘They […]
Completed the latest painting today – the first of the (not so) 2022. I’m hoping for a more productive new year, but given the circumstances I’m not worrying about it too much… Anyway, happy with the outcome of this (so […]
Last week I returned to teaching after an unexpected week caring. Ordinarily I don’t bother with New Year, but this year I watched fireworks peppering the sky, lighting my way as I retrieved my father from A&E. Concussion; stitches; more […]
The week has not been at all I had had expected. Yesterday afternoon I received confirmation that I have had Covid since at least Tuesday. I started feeling unwell late on Monday morning – thankfully before heading off to the […]
An exhibition of paintings and drawings on show at the Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham. Hampshire. Runs until 25th February!
