I experienced a way of life drawing I haven’t used in a long time during a recent online session with the School of Painting, St Ives. the session focused on shape and shadow, influenced by images from classic cinematic scenes. As […]
In the second in a series of conversations with the Shape Arts’ Transforming Leadership programme cohort of 2020-2022, Shape CEO David Hevey speaks with Poppy Nash about making radical textiles, embedding lived experience into her work, and the importance of craft-activism.
I wanted to write about the mentoring which I’ve had during this process and what I’ve discovered. The two people I asked – Nicola Shipley, from Grain in Birmingham, and the artist Sian Bonnell – have different roles in their […]
Update: 14/12/21: I spent a lot of time researching the actual size of the orchid flower, as the images that I have don’t show it. I have decided that I will use this flower as my next project illustration, and I will […]
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When I’m stuck inside writing, I spend what is left of my afternoons drawing things. It isn’t the same as drawing living, moving beings and I struggle to animate myself and the marks I make paper. The last two days […]
MOOGZ is an ethical hacker who specialises in (legitimate and pre-authorised) attacks on nuclear installations and government facilities. He is also a sound artist who uses the sounds of the internet and everyday life to create sonic landscapes. Our conversation […]
December Days December is always the month where we spend a little time looking backwards to look forwards isn’t it? This year is made doubly so as I look back at Drawing Songs for my own sake and for the […]
