Expanding on the potential use of Squarespace as a platform for my own website, I investigated further the different templates and designs available from them. According to artbusiness.com “The mantra for a successful art or artist website has been and […]
Accompanying my partner around a busy local antiques fair I was lucky enough to spy an art dealer stall tucked away on an upstairs floor. Fully intending to just have a browse I stumbled across a gorgeous sepia etching depicting […]
Exhibitions and events featuring a-n members.
I’m now into the seventh month of my Gallery Watching project and I am so excited by the possiblities it has opened up for my drawing and for my practice as a whole. And the conversations I have with the […]
I sat in the studio for about five hours today, stitching the hanging rings onto the wrapped twigs. I have done 740 out of the 760, but by 4:30 my eyes had gone blurry and my hands were sore, so […]
How does memory built through repetition and is there a point in the copy of the pre-formed. As a sculptor my preoccupation lies within form and how form lives in and influences space and place. As a drawing artist, my […]
Having heard anecdotal evidence of how effective Instagram reels can be at getting people’s attention I devoted a morning to watching tutorials on how to make them. After watching a couple which I found difficult to follow I found @katiesteckly […]
As a funding deadline approaches, I’ve finally had some feedback on the draft application I sent to an institution that has to submit the funding bid. They like my project and want it to happen, but they have told […]
Today, I applied for the Ipswich Print Week 2023 exhibition with one of each print editions I have been making. Prints must be framed, but I have already identified some suitable ones which I hope will enhance my work. It […]
Hashtags essentially group together conversations or content around a certain topic, making it easy for people to find content that interests them. Hashtags can be used on just about any social media platform, but they’re most popular on Twitter and […]
Today I set out to understand the best way to sell products through Instagram. There are plenty of guides out there, both on Instagram itself and written by independent bloggers. Unfortunately the Instagram shop feature complete with direct checkout is […]
Freelance Research – University of Warwick & Culture Central Partnership
Before our decision to work together on A Private Land, we knew the Glenside Hospital Museum housed a fascinating collection mostly relating to the history of mental health care and specifically Glenside Hospital, set within the grounds of the buildings […]
There are many ways of promoting work and it takes time to research all the variables. Social media is great if you can maintain a regular following by posting work. There are many dyslexic artists/designers whose websites are helpful when […]
Although I am not confident using Instagram, I can see how it works for artists, increasing profile followers and gathering audiences. I follow Simon Hitchens on Instagram https://www.simonhitchens.com/ . I thought I would conduct a simple comparison and find out […]
How to sell on a seller’s platform: My own experience. I have sold my work through a selling platform, with my own virtual shop and I have recently re-applied to do this again now that my degree is nearing the […]
