And on with the Shadow Portraits. This evening I took a full length shadow tracing. I asked my partner to stand next to the wallpaper and whilst I was tracing, to tell me something he hadn’t told me before. Which […]
Much excitement in Zeitgeist Art world. We had word from Phoebe Unwin , British Art Show Star that she would return to do a Show&Tell in 2012 which we are thrilled about. Dates for Show and Tell are on our […]
Well, I didn’t get as much done over Christmas as I’d planned, but I did manage a few drawings. I’m intending to show some drawings in my degree show alongside my paintings, as I think they have an intricate and […]
Finished my research paper last week and folio at 2.00am this morning, with teaching prep and teaching in between, wiped out. Heater on in studio, prepare lunch and sit, listen to ‘shed shuffle’ (mixed by a cute friend) and think, […]
Happy New Year! Busy New Year, at least. Scratching 20 minutes in between work, house-purchasing and picking the kids up from school. I’ve got another video posted, this one is of the nativity play. This begins to raise difficult questions: […]
How many ways can you draw a pheasant?I found the bird whilst I was en-route to Hastings, on New Year’s Day.Picked it up a little reluctantly. Attractive bird. Attractiveness has its drawbacks.Attractiveness is seductive. But I couldn’t not accept it. […]
The past 7 days has seen the start of two residencies! One is a month in duration at The Lombard Method in Birmingham. During this residency I am exploring how you can experience a specific space from a distance; taking […]
I had my first session at uni after the Christmas break yesterday, and one of the topics discussed was being on a fine art MA, and making ourselves more ‘visible’ in the art world, through social media, networking, and helping […]
The title of this blog ‘Artist Interruptions’ provides a space for exactly that. Words, thoughts, images, encounters that interrupt the ‘day to day’ and on the whole help feed my creative practice. But life is full of interruptions. We frequently […]
What can I do but state the obvious as evidence proves – yes I have failed to plan my day to allow for blogging. I have however managed to do quite a few of the other objectives I set myself […]
MA Fine Art
Cara Courage examines the evidence about the gender imbalance in the arts workforce and asks whether it’s really down to women wanting to ‘have it all’.
ArtsProfessional asks cultural sector to make the case for the impact of the arts and culture on quality of life in Office for National Statistics survey.
