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Today I have been working on developing a larger scale charcoal drawing which shows one of the streets within the small town. I included four shops within the drawing which show some of the ideas I have for the different types of […]

At Clydach Gorge yesterday I explored the lime kilns, in the cave like space I found small stalactites formed in diagonally drawn lines across the bricks.  It was misty when I walked up there, the mist came closer while there.  […]

I have started my exploration by visiting the Gorge, making notes, painting, drawing, printing and filming.  I have cut up Allison Neal’s written notes about the cultural, geological, scientific and engineering history of the area and placed them in a […]

Statement:  This project is important to me because I have felt unconnected to the land I now live in for a long time and this open exploration of a particular area is beautifully grounding for my highly sensitive and responsive […]

I find it interesting how two ideas can become one. The sprayed and cockled slotted paper was headed for another collage but got hijacked by this. Probably not ready the first time (29/50) is one of my favourites in the […]

Fancy a creative future? Then look no further than 64 Million Artists, a national campaign that wants to unlock the creativity of everyone in Britain. Throughout January it set short daily creative challenges up to 20 minutes long that were […]

Despite the predominantly female visual arts workforce of the past decade, it’s striking that men continue to be given the top jobs. Evidence of cultural diversity is still hard to find. Praise then to the Baltic gallery trustees, who have […]

Nowadays there are more than twice as many female students than males on fine art courses, according to data obtained from the HE Statistics Agency. However, many contemporary galleries and exhibitions still need to realise the value of women’s art. […]

Sometimes with collage you can find yourself adding more and more pieces: with this, 28/50 Collages Before Christmas, I found myself cutting smaller and thinner pieces and discarding lots – but they might turn up in another collage coming your way […]

Today I have been working on my Street drawings, I drew over the top of the next image. I only created a few photographs but from this I could get a scene of how the street will come to life […]

It is just as important to nurture individuals and micro arts groups as it is to protect big bricks and mortar institutions In recent months, and in the run-up to this month’s spending round, arts lobbying network What Next? has […]

Hands not working, so I poured my art into writing, each word turned, charged, tasted, sniffed, sequences laid out in line and prised apart again, ever so slowly, until tiny, concise feats of beauty emerged. SUPINELY SUBLIMELY started life as […]

Number 27 of 50 Collages Before Christmas is “It Was Ever Thus (But A Bit Different)“. I suppose it’s from my Tidelines work and has its root in my local Jurassic Coast, especially Charmouth, but these juxtapositions have become continual […]

After several months of creating new work, attending mentoring sessions with Mark Devereux Projects and planning an End-Of-Residency showcase at The Gallery at St Georges, I am happy to conclude that its all made it a successful end to 2016. […]

The Postures of Making project is moving forward, with the production of prototypes and other large scale experiments. Essential to the development of the visual work is gathering further source materials to work with. At the end of November Val […]

So the final decision on the backdrop has been made and a cymk tiff was sent to the printers. I was able to get images and a video of it being printed in the Prismaflex warehouse, Newhaven. 5m x 3m […]

Going to develop my skills further by giving myself a small project. Going to draw and photograph just the streets of the narrative for my upcoming film for now. Will be adding the characters in later. Will use charcoal to […]