time flies. its now just over 2 weeks until we fly out to NY. weve all been really busy developing the educational aspect of Performa’s ‘Writing Live’ programme, which mary, rebecca and i will be devising and hosting whilst in […]
My edition of 5 of Diary of a Foundling Artist with correct spelling arrived today. I think I was more excited than I have been for a long time. I took the opportunity of the delay to expand its contents […]
TABLES Rain yesterday meant a day to stay indoors, sort through material and data, and begin to put it into some sort of order. Also a good opportunity to identify areas where more information is needed. Weather forecast good for […]
SEWING Stitches. Lots of the names link with the allotment: seeding, snail trail, stem, thorn, lazy daisy, fern. Our roots are in the land and being here day after day brings this to mind. My head rings with the intertwining […]
Another image from the show in Saffron Walden. The building was once used as an overflow for the water tower close by. The water was stored in separate divided sections and entered the building through porthole shaped openings in the […]
Next exhibitionPhew!…I am only now recovering from the September exhibition of "Children of Craig-y-nos" and I have agreed to another in November. It is in Brecon. Dr Reeves of The Wellcome Trust Centre for the Hisotry of Medicine urged me […]
DAY 6 Today: A cloudy start with outbreaks of rain. The rain becoming heavy and persistent at times, especially over eastern parts, but it should ease in the west later in the afternoon.
Incidentally The temperature is significantly cooler now – a max of 19′ according to the papers and when the famous Beijing wind blows if feels much colder. And The fares on the Beijing subway have gone down in price! From […]
Fragmentation I have been trying to use a technique known as fragmentation, involving tiny pieces of veneer. Cutting across the grain of the wood you can break strips into fragments which can then be packed into a space to […]
A lot seems to have happened since the last post. I have installed the show in Saffron Walden and the PV was last Friday evening. To show the power of [an] blogging, artist Gordon Flemmons, another blogger, heard about the […]
October 9th Meeting about Portsmouths Cultural and artistic future http://dysable.googlepages.com/home
First 2 days of project – marking out. No particular problems with the first of the two images. Simply measuring and marking and connecting point to point with a straight edge. Except of course, the straight edge is over 2.5 […]
Okay so today is a big day. It is a big day since it is the first working day since I launched which means my posts to various online sites can be published (such as a-n, axisweb, arts jobs, critical […]
We’re nearing the end of ‘Publish!’, a bookmaking themed exhibition including a lively series of workshops. In the past few weeks we’ve had poetry, musical storytelling, interactive typewriting, and workshops in bookbinding and creative writing. We also took part in […]
SCHOOL AGAIN We are gaining a rhythm together. Our discussions bear fruit. The invitations are ready; most have been sent by email because of the postal strike. But people can pick up a souvenir card at the Open Day on […]
20th Anniversary of the Beijing Cricket Tournament, Bao Guo Si Temple continued The back room is where the assessment for fighting fitness takes place.There was a lot of photographing and videoing taking place by everyone, locals and foreigners alike. We […]
20th Anniversary of the Beijing Cricket Tournament, Bao Guo Si Temple continued The best singers according to Mr Feng and Mr Zhao I managed to ask some information about the singing attributes of the crickets, and apparently the four best […]
Sunday morning – Traditional Chinese Medicine I went to the local doctors today and it was not just a medical experience but a cultural one! And local – it was just around the corner. Tuanjiehu has a great many resources. […]
recalling the future. Reviewed by Gemma Thacker on Work Experience AirSpace. Art that shows important matters. Through the art you see the lives and the sole of the artist. Each artist coming up with something meaningful to them and showing […]
October 8th CIBAS creative champions meeting in the evening
Jerwood Space, London
19 September – 18 October 2007
Cornwall Contemporary Gallery, Penzance
6 July – 8 August 2007
Lowsalt Gallery, Glasgow
5-7 October 2007
It's been a great weekend with plenty of work getting done. I have one painting well underway and near completion…i will let you see where it is now…just remember i'm still working on some small things to complete it. I […]
So we have finally launched the idea of pseudonym after it had been buzzing around in my head for a while but didn't quite know how to go about it. So eventually I thought the best way to do it […]
