After months of isolation we crave togetherness, yet seasonal music festivals are a no no. The Selecter, whose 2-Tone music sought to defuse racial tensions in Thatcher’s Britain, remind us of our humanity. Relevant then as now. Different media, different sides of live music.
I have no clear understanding where I stop and my children begin, this is mirrored Through object in that I am the house, the kitchen, the bath, the dogs, the bitty Lego carpet and my un made bed.
The technicians found some nice industrial flooring, they set up the artwork Lizzie Donegan sent me as part of the art exchange and we opened the show. I’ve used the paper cutout as a ceiling for the tiny gallery, the […]
Artist Support Pledge! I’m offering Rocket-o-Values as part of the #artistsupportpledge.This work was made during Micro residency at Furtherfield and had premiere at Future Fair in August last year. It belongs to a larger body of work called Local&&Ledger (more […]
Originally programmed for July 2020, a solo exhibition of work by Nicola Ellis will open at Castlefield Gallery in March 2021. To mark the occasion of what would have been the public preview, on Thursday 2 July we are releasing: […]
Lizzie sent me 4 of her artworks. One is the amazing lady with musical hair. Two are A4 or close and can be mounted on a wall. The last is a amoeba shape cut out of folded newspaper. This last […]
University of Central Lancashire, BA (Hons) Fine Art. 16 July – 15 August 2020. UCLan Degree Shows Launch (2pm, 16 July 2020) includes a welcome, followed by the annual awards. Finishing with an immersive gallery experience where you can connect with students. […]
Creating Art demo videos for use in schools during lockdown? How do you maintain your intellectual property rights and copyright? Advice welcome.
This is a drawing my son did (in Paint!) when he was helping me mock up a gallery set up. The first speech bubble contains what he sees in his minds eye. The second is what I see/don’t see. If […]
BA (Hons) Fine Art, The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). “My work is a deconstruction of classical art imagery, taking references from sculptures and paintings found in museums and art galleries across the UK. I use oil paint along with […]
BA (Hons) Fine Art, University Of Central Lancashire (UCLan). “I am interested in the consequences of our need to constantly feel connected. My painting expresses how social media influences our personal relationships and daily functions, making symbolic reference to the ominous effects […]
Berries: gooseberries, blackcurrants, redcurrants ripe for picking. I reap what I have sown. I have cultivated my plot. Metaphors for life. Produce good to eat, to conserve, to save for winter, less productive times. There has been a gap in […]
I have taken down one of my pictures – it was a 1920’s illustration of some orange flowers and put up 2 pieces by Lizzie Donegan instead. I’d like to change the spacing around but getting any fixings in my […]
Small brown brush makes me think of small brown bird. How we start to value the small and the brown and the bird. On the allotment there are more birds. I see them more. A wren scuttled under the shed. […]
The stairs in my house go across and through the middle of the house. That makes a thin tall area where I have shelves for books and beautiful things. It gets messy. I’m not good at putting things away. This […]
I’m grateful for a garden. The cleaner air and the locked in cats mean the garden is full of birds. Chattering, arguing, fluttering, moving birds. It is this movement I’ve been capturing, in lines and brush strokes via a system […]
A lockdown project exchanging artwork with other artists, displaying it and discussing the process.
All we have to do now is hope and pray that the weather is kind… We have decided to try an open air rehearsal in my back garden… I’ve cleared and swept the patio, and measured out the seating. Please […]
