The film premiere was a lovely event, all the cast came dressed in costumes, some medieval, some Victorian. I met The Lady of Shalott, Lord Tennyson, and Sir Lancelot, who kissed me on the cheeks and made me blush! ha! […]
Well, four months until the show opens. I attended a talk by T.J. Demos at the newly refurbished Whitechapel Gallery on Thursday on ecology. He spoke about sustainability and its relation to the expansion and stretching of social relations, activities […]
3 redundant VCRs and 40lbs of lead = one happy Caryll! Armed with a respirator and a prayer for dry weather, I can feel a melting and pouring session coming on this Monday afternoon. This is the last week of […]
The painting has gone about as far as it (I) can go. I hope I have not bored anyone with my commentary on its progress. Anthony Boswell's comment below about the painting ‘living in two different places' was absolutely to […]
Myself and nine of my fellow students and two tutors from Wirral Met College, were invited to Utah by the Brigham Young University to take part in a book making project. Our inspiration was to be drawn from a camping […]
We are currently knee deep in work preparing for our exhibition in the Wasp Room 'Murder in the Kremlin'. We are going into the studio everyday, and although I won't disclose what it is we are making as we want […]
Dissertation nearly finished – spell checked and then saved and 'puff' as if by magic – the file disappears, matrix style into little squares falling off the screen – virus!! Argh!!!! Had saved all research and initial bits of essay […]
What have I been doing for the last year, really? I moved into my new studio on Monday and it is already a heady love affair. I long for my studio's company and just want to spend all my time […]
Days till Degree Show – 14 We filmed a new Artist Charades to be shown. The artists include Jeff Koons, Grayson Perry, Francis Bacon, Annette Messager, and Joseph Beuys. Here are some clips from previous artists we've done; www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhL0duFqvfg www.youtube.com/watch?v=Upai9_k5ZKY
It was my turn to present my thoughts about my research paper yesterday and I have to say it was very beneficial. Apart from listening to other people's presentations, just the fact of having to present my thinking in public […]
lunchtime Friday. fish eaten and tea yet to be made. prep of space continues at markeaton street. i plan to next go in on monday, gum stripping and rubbing down. meanwhile, consolidation of journals/research/professional practice module continues in earnest. i’m […]
We?ve set up this blog because this project is about giving artists a voice in the Cultural Olympiad, and we want to make sure there’s a place for you (the artists!) to talk – to us and to each other, […]
It took until almost March 2009 to get a clear response from the Isle of Eigg, which as it turned out, was a resounding Yes. I was delighted and really excited about getting there and making the work. It turned […]
The next hurdle was funding. Being that we are in a crippling financial downturn and public funding for arts activities ranks somewhere beneath making tourist trinkets for the Olympics, it was clear from the outset that I might be better […]
I've just got back from a really good, thought provoking all-day symposium at the Regional Print Centre in Wrexham, timed to coincide with the Wrexham Print International 2009. There was a particular focus on the role of artists' blogs with […]
We’ve set up this blog because this project is about giving artists a voice in the Cultural Olympiad, and we want to make sure there’s a place for you (the artists!) to talk – to us and to each other, […]
Blog reporting on the run-up to my first solo exhibition Brief Encounter, an exploration of the intensification and acceleration of social exchanges and activities across world-time and space-time.
