A day at the new studio* playing with some of the shirt cuffs that Elena Thomas sent to me last year (two years ago?) made real the possibilities of working differently there. The clean space, the good lighting, […]
Thinking about ideas of smooth and striated space (Deleuze) in relation to walking connects back to experiences of felt-making. 10 years ago I disassembled the process and materials to create objects and installations, and later activated the materials through moving […]
So, my aim is to grow my own SCOBY (symbiotic culture of bacterial yeast – aka the ‘Mother’) to brew my own kombucha, in order to start the journey of measuring the impact of embodying a pure, mind-body connection on […]
Hi! Below is an article I wrote about my concern that many are treating art as they would an iPhone; using marketing rather than engagement to attract audiences. I would love to hear your thoughts and start a conversation. The […]
Art isn’t an iPhone.
I attended one of the virtual events at the University of Suffolk’s careers week (26th – 30th April) titled ‘Suffolk and Norfolk School Centred Initial Teacher Training – Routes in to teaching’. As I am currently interested in becoming a […]
Jelly Green is a great example of how to keep the same voice through different platforms, for example Instagram and her website. Websites are often presented in a more professional way, where as Instagram and other social media platforms don’t […]
I was a part of a virtual group exhibition at The Art Station in February 2021 titled ‘Congruous’. Link to exhibition: https://theartstation.uk/exhibition/congruous/ The exhibition consisted of the level 6 Fine Art students at University of Suffolk. For this exhibition we […]
Tom Hunter link: http://www.tomhunter.org/blog/ Little Brown Mushroom link: https://littlebrownmushroom.com/blog/ Comparing Little Brown Mushroom Blog and the Blog section on the Tom Hunter website. The Little Brown Mushroom blog has a function where if you click on an image it enlarges […]
Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWmIwbS7elE&ab_channel=M3lart When using Instagram, hashtags can help get your artwork out there for others to see. When you use generic hashtags for example #art, there will be lots of other posts that have used that hashtag, this […]
Both Dia Art and Holt/Smithson Foundation use their brand logo as their profile picture. Dia Art Foundation is verified on Instagram whereas Holt/Smithson Foundation is not. To have an account verified on Instagram, the account needs to have a sizeable […]
These are my notes from visiting artist Ann-Marie James on making a living as an artist. James took an unpaid work experience placement at a museum, and joined a group for young people interested in the arts at Kettle’s Yard. […]
1/4 I’ve created four screenprint copies of my work onto canaletto paper with Justin’s help last week. We exposed the mesh screens to UV at 155/160, washed out the excess, then applied the CMYK inks on the paper with a […]
When researching neurodiversity and art, the subject of access to funding came up for me. The application for funding documents a process that is often very challenging for the neurodiverse creative. Laura Dobbs, in her blog https://rachel.we-are-low-profile.com/blog/ July 2016) talks […]
Hidden in Plain Sight
Over the past few weeks, it has been really interesting looking into the analytics of social media, and also expanding our practice into the professional world. It has made me think about how I use social media as a tool […]
https://www.buckingham.ac.uk/education/pgce/independentpgce I found this course at Buckingham University which offers an iPGCE (a PGCE specifically for Independent schools). I know a number of people who did this course and really rated it, especially as you get to complete the course […]
Whilst looking at PGCE courses I have been having a think about what I want to teach in the future. As I said in a previous post, my end goal is to teach Art at a Prep School level (probably […]
