It’s a bit like the proverbial London bus – wait for ages and then three come along at once. As has happened with blog writing this month – three posts in quick succession (scroll down to read). There’s nothing like […]
I have been thinking about the work I do, whether that is textiles, drawing, songwriting… and trying to pin down a little tighter the themes that drive me to make. Relationships, reactions, cause and effect, influence, family, similarity and difference… […]
My ‘Sweet Nothings’ work is to be included in a new and exciting group show, ‘No Place Like Home’ curated by artists and curators, Rosalind Davis and Laura Hudson. They have this to say in the publicity about the […]
Assembly Belfast: Who cares (about artist visibility, aspirations and support – or the lack thereof – in Northern Ireland)? Programmed by PS2 in partnership with Catalyst Arts, hosted by QSS and Vault Artist Studios Day 1 – Wednesday 4 October […]
A simple PIR (Passive Infra Red) motion detector Basic motion sensors are surprisingly small and fiddly. They need to be connected to GPIO pins on the Raspberry Pi which you can do using simple leads that push into place, or […]
These blooms look to be seemingly bold as their upwardly mobile heads seek the best light to find their fortune. Is this a façade? Are they simply searching for a way to protect those delicate folds? Delicately Bold (mixed media […]
The chill in the air together with the mistyness and running unknown roads put me in mind of Riga. I am in Köping, Västmanland where I will be running a workshop today in conjunction with the official opening of the […]
In truth I hit loads of snags along the way – it is the nature of programming to have things fall over. Searching for the error online often provides a fix, but there were several times when I reached the […]
I’ve just spent 10-15 minutes trying to find the post a new blogpost button on this site. I knew in the past that I had difficulty finding it and because of such I haven’t been here for a few months. […]
There are so many options to choose from when starting out with interactive artworks that it can seem overwhelming. Arduino, Pico, Python, MicroPython, Raspberry Pi… where to start? So it is important to orientate yourself and take some time to […]
Brought over in 1839 for its exquisite flowers, Himalayan Balsam is now ravaging our river banks. It grows rapidly and spreads quickly, smothering other plants as it goes. As you walk along the River Crane, you see it standing in […]
I was in Ayr in June, delivering my work, HOPE to narture cic (see below). The connection came about through an exchange of messages on social media. The connection grew stronger as things unfolded and my own familiarity with Ayr […]
I was in Colchester again for the first time in ages last weekend. I visited the First Site gallery and reminisced about how, in 2015, a lively, enthusiastic audience participated in my 10×10 project. For one reason and another, I […]
