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I’m writing this having survived the first of fourteen days’ running. Feeling tired and a bit stiff from what turned out to be 17.5 miles, instead of the 16.5 I had planned. An additional unplanned mile is not too bad […]

it’s a wonderful ting to be able to say those words.  looking out the window now at the blue sky and vibrant leaves of the trees nearby i can finally sit back and relax – the museum of making project […]

You might have noticed I draw on large pieces of paper. Recently I spent a considerable amount of time looking at a selection of “rejected” drawings. Having decided that in some way they didn’t work, I was looking closely to […]

I am writing this the night before the start of the start of this epic running journey along the length of the Thames. I’m feeling a mixture of apprehension, nervousness and excitement as I always do when I start these […]

    Today is Mother’s Day in Sweden. In the week I made a card to send to my mother. Specifically I drew a card for my mother. I cannot remember the last time that I ’simply’ drew what was […]

I’m pleased to say that last Friday I successfully transported my completed sculpture from studio to foundry. This involved a number of party balloons in order to gently support the upper sections over the numerous potholes and speed bumps that […]

This week I’m going to pick up a plate from a print-maker in Spike Island (Bristol) that is part of the bursary I was awarded in 2020 by a-n. I want to talk a bit about this because with the […]

Evaluation   This year my work has advanced in scale and confidence from working on surfaces to working upon architectural sites. The nature of my installation work has expanded to fill rooms and spaces which is very exciting. The scale […]

Once The Waiting Place exhibition had opened at the ArtStation, I went to visit in person, which was the fist time I had been able to visit an exhibition due to COVID this year, so I was very excited! I […]

Images of My two prints submitted as part of the group portfolio for the final year BA Hons Fine Art students this year, 2021. Submission of 30 limited edition prints, made using the Riso print machine at the university. Left: […]

Images of ‘Transient Convection’ (2021) Elgin Thwaites. This is the final outcome of my degree project. I think that it is a great achievement and really brings together everything that I have worked on over the last three years developing […]

I decided to crit ‘Transient Convection’ (2021) in its working state. At this point I did not have the title for the work so I have yet to receive feedback on that. After working on the idea to include polystyrene […]