We’ve had some fortuitous timing with this project, most notably that our decision to work with risograph aligned with The Old Waterworks expansion of their printmaking facilities to include – a risograph! Although I’m no longer a studio holder there, […]
The mixed media artist will create a unique piece of art for the Parliamentary Art Collection in response to the campaign trail and election result.
Video still of a performance with Arts Council England funding forms 2017-2018. Autistic author and poet, Joanne Limberg, has described this blog post, first published on WordPress, as essential reading. So I’m sharing it here too. In many ways it […]
A site specific collaboration between Tony Spencer & Peter McGinnis creating work for Arches Open Studio 2019. The work a kneeler reconstructed from reclaimed pallet wood, invites the audience to climb steps and perform the act of kneeling in front of a suspended […]
# Flaunt It is an exhibition and social event in Southampton conceived by Tony Spencer and Peter McGinnis.
This blog will serve as a record of the steps I take to realise a bronze sculpture for the lawn of Sandham Memorial Chapel
For the second part of my research, I visited the Botanical garden and library in Padua. Being in Padua you can’t escape the historic background of the city and to get a better understanding of the Renaissance context of […]
Chromatic compass, a recent painting that encapsulates my passion for colour and geometry. Futuristic angles and vivid colours (including metallic ones , i.e., silver) both collide into a striking composition.At first glance, this paintings seem static. Yet a dynamic sense […]
Wednesday 18 December 2019 Huddersfield Railway Station Join the Dwell Time team in the First Class Waiting Room on Platform 1 of Huddersfield Railway Station for mental wellbeing/festive card making, mince pies and mulled wine (other refreshments available and/or […]
I am playing with the idea of my alternative statement ‘I walk’ being an audio piece, which I have uploaded here. Following the suggestion from LCN mentor Levin Haegele I have been looking into foley effects. I want to […]
Launch exhibition Includes Banksy, Grayson Perry, Tim Fishlock, Harland Miller, and KAWS
Developing a new body of work in 2021 with an ACE Develop Your Creative Practice Grant – achieved with the help of the a-n Mentoring Bursary 2019/20.
Our regular selection of shows to see around the UK, including North East Photography Network’s exhibition in Sunderland, Steve McQueen’s vast new art work featuring portraits of Year 3 children at Tate Britain and a show exploring the potential of the drawn line in Hatfield.
‘What percentage of this stuff really is raw material for my art work? How far is the sheer volume of it a reflection of how hard it is for me to let go?’ These questions came to my attention again […]
Following up on info found during my trip to Leiden, I went to the British Library to see a copy of the first catalogue of the Botanical Garden in Amsterdam. Snippendalius, Joannes. [Catalogus] Horti Amstelodamensis… Amstelodami, 1646. The botanical garden […]
Our final day started with watching the sunrise from the top of the tower out my bedroom – where a weather-beaten sundial tells the time. The low cloud cover sadly meant no sun to watch rising – so a later […]
Well, at last I’ve got my studio and what a difference it’s made to my life. It was worth the wait. Seeing some of my paintings in more spacious surroundings, I am able to make better decisions on that thorny […]
Final full day here at Hospitalfield, sadly finishing up, reflecting, and final tests. A live reading in the drawing-room revealed some interesting new insight into the piece. Also spent time reflecting on the work created, developed, tested and focused on […]
Coming to the penultimate day brings a sense of pressure, sadness and completion. More is becoming clearer and figured out and some things/ideas have been let go. We also had a great visit to the Celtic stone museum St Vigeon’s. […]
An off piste venue on day 3 to Off License Cash Only at V1 Gallery A bit about Off Licence – Cash only (from their website) On August 28, Off License – Cash Only, an installation and sculpture supermarket by […]
