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The core of this project has been about observation, more specifically observation aided by drawing. Somehow drawing makes you look more closely. The eye flicks repeatedly from the pen to the subject, but these are not casual glances they’re analytical […]

I have been back at TVU for a month now, returning from a three week driving holiday in Spain straight into lectures. Knowing the staff already is a big boon, and key changes have made a difference to the atmosphere. […]

Cathy and Garry made a great find the other day. Through serendipity they discovered an artists’ 'village’ of 2000 out to the east of Beijing [Bei Gao and Caochangdi are to the north east]. There was also a huge exhibition […]

A few final thoughts This is going to be my last post on this blog. Thanks to everyone who has made my residency here possible, in particular Brian Wallace, Red Gate’s director. Thanks Brian, it has been a great experience. […]

I am having a much more productive day today. I’ve cleaned the last tripe skin and they are all in the alum mix now soaking and preserving, (fingers cross) I had a meeting ad last with a manufacturer about a […]

It has been a hectic and heavily timetabled life. I lost August and September to strict days of printing and running between the studio and the hire room where the large boxes were installed ready to be worked on. Evenings […]

This is the longest gap in my blog since I started it in April. It’s not that nothing has been happening. Far from it. But the run up to the wedding and then a few glorious days in Venice (with […]

Feedback There haven't been any reviews of RSVP so I did a very uncool thing. I flicked through AN reviews unedited, picked a reviewer almost, but not quite, at random (sorry Jack) and emailed him suggesting he review the show. […]

BMPD EVENT 21ST NOVEMBER 2007 Julian Sutherland-Beatson, organiser of Eastbourne Open Houses, will be giving an update on Open Houses news at our event at Eastbourne Town Hall on Wednesday 21st November. A panel of experienced artists will lead discussions […]

The Dalai Lama There has been a bit of hullabaloo recently that I have not mentioned. The Chinese Government was furious about the US giving the Dalai Lama a congressional medal. Here in Beijing the English tv channel CCTV9 reported […]

Some modes of transport in Beijing

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Straw Marquetry Marquetry isn't exclusive of wood, which I may have appeared to have overlooked so far. Shell, mother of pearl and straw are among other materials that are able to be inlaid in some form to be known as […]

Writing this blog has gradually become quite an important part of my practice, so much so that it feels strange when I don't post an entry on a regular basis. The Inishlacken Project has entered a quiet phase and there […]

Unfortunately the BaseNorth exhibition will not be happening at the Rednile gallery space as was originally intended. We have been told that the owner needs to get in and we must get out. We have been in contact with Sunniside […]

Jodi (my studio-mate) and I getting competitive! In a healthy way, a health that in no small way comes from our practices being so different. I'll explain; we're getting competitive about the amount we're each doing to develop our own […]

Background I was introduced to the Specials Lab through an artist agency called Musa, who represent me on a non- exclusive basis. The client had been attracted by an installation piece of mine which I call 'Gesthalt'. In this piece […]