It is important for me to offer my pupils a broad variety of ideas, stimuli and starting points once they have completed a certain amount of set tasks to help them focus in the initial stages of developing their own […]
I’ve continued to think about the comment my Mum made about me ‘not working.’ Some things people say just get inside you and won’t go away – you need time to mull them over and process them. And some things […]
I’m aware I can’t address ideas of exchange, generosity and reciprocity between artists without looking at money (or the lack of it). I’ve just started reading “Why Are Artists Poor” by Hans Abbing (downloadable from this link www.oapen.org/download?type=document&docid=340245) and plan […]
I’ve had a fun day in the name of artistic research! I’ve been to Zhabei park (as tipped off by the work of Francois Chastanet). Oh, my, goodness! What a park – it really is a local park for the […]
I felt fine yet now I feel a bit neverlandish, too long not drawing or making? Though its been good to have a short break, still only two months since the final show and after all the hard work I […]
Interview with Lucy Harvey (see previous post for more information) AB: Why do you work with rubbish/trash/discards? LH: My main motive lies in collection and from my own need to amass physical mementoes from my travels; the things I collect […]
Once again I’ve found myself appreciating being part of a community via Artists Talking. Being partially deaf, it’s infinitely easier for me to communicate in writing. Listening requires a lot of concentration, I often miss quite a bit of any […]
After re-reading the Lefebvre text, I took some time to relate it to my practice, and it has afforded me a useful period of reflection – I’m becoming more aware that it will be difficult to re-make Watermark here in […]
Depressing but not surprising to read that London’s councils are selling off the family silver (‘Flashmob against sale of Henry Moore’s Old Flo’). I have often feared that Britain is collectively becoming like some senile old relative from a previously […]
when i remembered the darts scorer programme made when i were a teenager i smiled. remembering that small amount of work gave me an incite into part of me i’d forgotten. i can remember the sense of achievement when i […]
Well now – I’ve got myself a London studio! I looked at it and signed the deal yesterday, so all very new. Art Hub Studios in the shadow of the Thames barrier. I now have access to every imaginable print […]
Edinburgh tapestry studios celebrate centenary with showroom of hand-tufted rugs designed by contemporary artists.
It seems, having said I’m not going to take on any more, the world is helping me… the proposal I spent weeks writing has been rejected. The studio day I had planned has been postponed until after Christmas. I’ve had […]
Some thinking out loud for the potential of doing a give away of recent text work ‘Recipe For Reciprocity’ at the private view of Inhospitable exhibition in Leeds this weekend, which I have work in. This is the Leeds ‘leg’ […]
Have just returned from visiting a small foundry in Staplehurst called Barrett and Jarvis. Very interesting! I took the small wax sculptures that I made last week and am hoping that they will give me a good price for casting […]
A seminar on current practice and future possibilities for art museum partnerships takes place in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
Over two days in Cardiff, this year’s engage conference examined the relationship between international and grass roots artistic activity. Our correspondent reports from day one.
One of my aims during this residency was to use it as a springboard to: Develop an online presence and investigate new audiences for my work. I’ve principally done this by creating a crowdfunding campaign (through crowdfunding site sponsume) and […]
With Ljusfältet part one (as I now think of it) out of the way it is time to work on part two! presentation of documentation gallery version of installation artists conversation booklet There are so many things that I would […]
Can generosity be a reciprocal practice? Artist interview with Kate Murdoch (part one) Kate Murdoch is a London based artist whose work reflects a fascination with the passage of time and the contrast between the permanence of objects and the […]
When embarking on a PhD, there are undoubtedly lots of admin procedures and working methodologies to get your head round. Luckily, the university has specialist training and professionalisation courses for people working in academia. As I noted earlier, the course […]
I forgot to say I recently took part in the Pecha Kucha Night Wakefield Vol. 7:Drawing Lines at The Hepworth I was drawn to it because I really enjoyed seeing Eva Rothschilds ‘Hot Touch’ there last year and the Pecha […]
Discussion with LS (Part 6/6) I just wanted to bring the discussion back to your course and your experiences after graduation? Did you initially find it difficult to find work that was related to art therapy? Not really, I was […]
Discussion with LS (Part 2/6) I’d previously been deliberating a lot about whether or not I could be an art therapist. I generally find that when I talk about it to others they’re never quite sure what it is and […]
Discussion with LS (Part 1/6) A few weeks ago I had an opportunity to meet with Lee Simmons, an artist and art therapist who I first met whilst working as an intern at South Hill Park Art Centre. Lee was […]
