Forth Valley Open Studios Life has been so hectic recently that have not had time to update my blogs. Cathy Peattie, MSP for Grangemouth, has agreed to open the launch exhibition for Forth Valley Open Studios on June 4th in […]
In this insecure and heady world of art and creativity, I and Elizabeth as spearhead and momentum gatherer of many people’s ideas at Cor Blimey helped establish a gallery ,created in two shows so far, in two months , that […]
Gallery Dreaming… In order to be permanently closer to my partner (he’s a US citizen) I’ve decided to move to Philadelphia, USA. But I’m still committed to doing a PhD in the UK if the AHRC will bless me with […]
This blogging lark is hard work. I suppose I knew it would be, talking about my work instead of producing it. I feel I have slipped into a time management nightmare. Preparations for the open studios are not helping; The […]
Theft of a cable delayed the train home last night. I had been in London, along with most of the Southwell Artists, to collect our runners up certificate for our Big Draw event at the Minster last October. Amongst the […]
Angelika Seik berates artists for “not having the sense to organise themselves into a union” (Letters, a-n Magazine, May 2010). Of course as visual artists north of the border are well aware the Scottish Artists Union formally constituted as a […]
Apologies for previous slightly cryptic entry, been a bit tough these last few weeks. So much to do, so many pieces to pull together, so much to focus on…. then some bad news turns up and I wonder what the […]
So many things at once and all a priority. Taming the garden to display some pieces ready for North Yorkshire open Studios, making the work and at the same time spending lots of time working through the snags on my […]
It’s the final countdown! The BIAD School of Art degree show will be up and being assessed in just 2 and a half weeks, 3 years of work are drawing to a close. This week I have used a nail […]
I have had a very busy, mixed, few months. Since the beginning of January I have been working almost exclusively on a single piece of work. I took a few weeks out to concentrate on something else, but in essence […]
The Space Gallery, Stroud
6 – 11 February 2010
The car park is full of fancy cars at the Harrington Mills belonging to visitors of the exhibition by furniture manufacturers. It’s a shame there can’t be some dialogue between us and the directors because I am sure there is […]
Ahead of next months open studios I am in the midst of a clean up. What should’ve been a simple tidy and vac has become a complex yet satisfying furniture and tool sort. First to go is the oak table […]
Tuesday, 11 May 2010 Peril in Paris Another message from my companion I now truly fear for her safety! Her hotel is perilously close to the Quartier Pigalle a district of Paris with little to recommend it except that Picasso […]
Hotbed Press staff and members were wonderfully helpful last week, http://www.hotbedpress.org and I got my screen made and some prints done and started trying out some ideas. I think I am going to show a series of samples, rather than […]
The order for my Professional Practice proposal, and the documentation was: 1-Organise an exhibition of my work 2-Make a website 3-Post on the a-n blog The order that I will present tomorrow at the assessment is: 1- A-n blog 2- […]
We have a case management conference meeting with a circuit judge for an hour in July. Apparently this is unusual as 1/4 an hour with a lower ranking judge is the norm. People keep asking me if I don’t feel […]
The studios have been cleared out and the building of spaces and the decorating has begun. Leaving little time to work on the actual art thats going to be shown. I’ve been working for a number of weeks with the […]
I have just picked up the brochures for the Surrey Arts Open Studios I am taking part in at the beginning of June. I am slightly worried that the image used to best represent my work is currently in New […]
I owe an apology! A whole week without update on how the Exquisite Corpse private view and first week went. I have been battling with a funding application ( more weeping and comforting tea at hand, thank you also Emily […]
I’m back to drawing and making which feels like the best thing since sliced bread and I can officially say that I am finished with the catalogue (fingers crossed). I’m unsure of my latest piece, but I do know that […]
