Sunday 27 November – final day. Due to a misunderstanding when booking flights Kristjan left early for Iceland today. Aina and Lidija were busy with something else outside of the city … the residency was drifting apart and away rather […]
Another slow start to the day. Without my morning runs I really notice how late things get going here. It gives me time for reflection and of course a pre-breakfast cup of coffee. My (regular) life is so structured – […]
Dear Reader, After last semesters failed attempt to capture the detail of my wheelchair in a 3D scan, I decided that this academic year I would like to try again. Due to the 3D scanner struggling with the materiality of […]
Delighted to have been awarded an Arts Council project grant through the National Lottery. It means I can get on with the next phase of EcologyNOW. I have been on another visit to the Lapworth to ensure I am stocked […]
Should plants be included in the democratic process? In this episode conceptual artist and experimental philosopher Jonathon Keats explains why we should consider extending the political franchise, and how you might include plants (and other life forms) in our banking […]
I am a senior lecturer for Photography at the Arts University in Ulaanbaatar, the capitol of Mongolia. In cooperation with the Goethe Institute I try to organise an international photography competition for my students to introduce their work to a […]
Having had a demonstration of how to use this medium I worked from two of my existing paintings to create a two colour print. It didn’t initially work as I intended as the printer read grey tones as black so […]
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I have moved studios once again…I’m going to try my best to keep this blog up-to-date
The nights have drawn in and I find myself weaving again. I feel there is more to this and I need to explore it further. There is something organic about the weaves. You can see every thread and mistake, […]
The residency draws to a conclusion with a final workshop – guest artist Andreas Ribbung who I already know as he is one of the Supermarket art fair directors. Yesterday was definitely the day after the night before – a […]
I’ve reached the point where I can’t see what I’m doing because I haven’t got the space. A Facebook memory popped up and showed me how much space I used to have and I signed with envy! So I have […]
with the residency in place i turned my attention to the matter of income. i’m yet to listen to the podcast series artonomics. from the trailer description i have a handle on how being a contemporary artist involves more than […]
Hi I am currently carrying out some research into artists and practitioners experience of postgraduate education, either through traditional, established institutions, universities, art colleges; or through alternative pathways such as School of the Damned, AltMFA or any other organised activity […]
Sometimes it is just hard to focus. Trying to experiment and develop feels like the hardest thing to do as pressures, emotions, and other commitments block and scrambles one’s progress. I don’t feel inspired, I don’t feel driven. It is […]
Dear Reader, After the success of my self portrait Now you see me, now you don’t: A sculpture of Alice Crane, my classmate Klaudia suggested that we record what I had done on a video. With Klaudia’s assistance we set […]
