A bowl of thirty three quinces, all from my tree planted on the allotment 2 years ago. Beautiful perfumed fruit. Was Eve’s apple actually a quince? The Ancient Greeks called it the fruit of fertility. In the poem, The Owl […]
And so to the drawings… I’ve finished reading ‘Lines’ by Tim Ingold, and still occasionally dipping in here and there. It’s been a useful text. The lines that connect people, seen and unseen, are interesting. The lines inside people too. […]
3am: Wonder, paranoia and the restless night Curating the exhibition by Angela Kingston (The curator) Page 02:11 Philosopher Maurice Blanchot Linked the thematic show to a philosopher’s writings Research drawn from day-to-day conversations radio, TV, newspapers, writings of novelists, poets […]
A documentation of the final year of my Fine Art degree.
The difficulty in focusing, selecting and evaluating appropriate research for the visual artist.
Credits: http://www.inesdoujak.net/eccentric-archive/ + https://www.hotglue.me/
October 2020 brings a new colour scheme inspired by a friends washing line in the Gambia. I’ve translated this into underglaze colours but then started to see the colours everywhere! These colours will be used on a series of pots […]
Initially ideas and planning this show came from books and from a box of local history that I keep in the attic. Having left my hometown of Newbiggin-by-the-sea back in 2007 my approach is to an extent looking back. Memories […]
Considering I have been thinking about this work for about a year, It is ridiculous that I hadn’t considered what it would actually do to my thinking once I got started. Having the money in the bank, the ACE […]
The wind is getting up. X lingers next to a snapped hawthorn bush, resting it’s gaze upon hoax static teetering on the entry to the lost junction. It scans the traffic below. ‘On a serious point, I don’t know what […]
I haven’t had time to update this blog with info, but the track Dreamwalker was played as part of The Dark Outside for Aerial Festival online. https://aerialfestival.com/ I am most likely to put the project back into retirement, unless there […]
Next week is Carer’s Week again, and carer’s charities are campaigning for carers to be more visible. Meanwhile, I’m campaigning for #wagesnotclaps https://helendearnleyillustration.blogspot.com/2020/05/ms-blackbirds-birdwatching-discoveries.html It would be helpful if other artists supported this campaign.
Analogue and digital collaboration exploring ideas around Co-operation, Moderation and Equality
The initial thoughts of the proposed show: House, synonymous to home. The idea is that the house and the home is a safe place. It’s seen as a personal or intrapersonal place, but it could be extended to sociopolitical matters […]
Every modern-day artist now needs a wide array of skills beyond the traditionally recognised skills
I’m interested in mushrooms, fungi – I saw the mushroom exhibition at Somerset House before lockdown, fascinating. They are neither plant nor animal. Their communication networks are huge. The question was posed – could we join in with their wood […]
My digital sketchbook of documentation through my final year of Fine Art.
What I’m going to do initially is looking at catalogues of previous exhibitions from various places in England. I know that I can’t see how the curators organise the physical works in the space through the catalogues, but I […]
The other day I’ve experimented with the cut outs by rearranging them in another order. Today I’ve experimented by dropping the shapes from a height to capture the role of chance. I’ve uncovered a difference in dropping them separately and […]
I have been a tenant at my group studios in an historic visitor centre for 4.5 years. On 4th August, 9.5 weeks ago, I was verbally offered a larger unit (Studio 15) at £4000 p.a in a state of disrepair […]
An understanding of Omnology
