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After the excavation of the big pot comes the paperwork in meticulous detail. Just one drawing as the day was mostly was spent sourcing technology for my film show next week. Later on with the return of Orkney winds, I […]

Printing onto South Bank I’ve printed my drawing of Cluster I onto south bank smooth. It wasn’t intentional but I’ve noticed each print was different tone because I went over twice with some pieces. I prefer the darker shade of […]

Hello Everyone, I’m going to write these blog posts on behalf of artist Sabina Sallis. I am her partner and main technical support. I’ve never done this before so these first posts may be a bit poor but are sure […]

I’ve been reading Stuart Mayes’ blog from 13th July 2021, https://www.a-n.co.uk/blogs/project-me/ in which he is talking about new work made with a bundle of shirt collars and cuffs I passed on to him. They are a remnant of the days […]

This morning there was a gentle breeze, pale sunshine, and big black clouds on the horizon – standard Orkney weather except the wind is usually much stronger. After a personal tour of Structure 10, I drew some of the diggers, […]

Suddenly one day last week a (’the’?) perfect title for the piece(s) that I am working on came to me – Rest.   I was not thinking about a title at the time, I was just quietly getting on with […]

Analysis of the recent drawing, Clusters I The bubbles that resemble pustules with hair are from the residual suds from hand wash. They work well with the imagery of the insect legs coming out of the plughole in the drawing. […]

I have history with drawing What exactly is going on when I decide to make a drawing I wonder, what is so complex about this apparently simple decision to make my mark? Drawing has waxed and waned as a significant […]

There are two sides to my work, practice and reflection. Here at the Ness of Brodgar there is much to draw, paint, and many sounds to record. But I also feel a need to keep a handle on the thinking […]

How Gober’s work affects how I see my work I thought about how a lack of human presence of the chairs in the reflection relate to the prints and my work in general. They don’t have people in them, even […]