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The effort to go to London seems to have sucked all energy out of me since then. I’ve been working steadily on my graphic novel, and I can’t seem to update my website, so instead I found myself spending too […]

Still thinking about my life as an artist. And also thinking about a friend’s words that 24/7 art would send him to the madhouse. I think I’d like to give it a go, take that risk. It won’t happen anytime […]

The other week I went to The Brixton Exchange, organized by Anchor and Magnet, a brilliant artist project which I found out about through friend, co-founder and inspiring fellow artist Barby Asante. It was an extraordinary day, a true day […]

A vocation A job A hobby A state of mind Cognitive dissonance… ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance ) The ability to hold two conflicting beliefs at the same time. Sharon commented after my last post about art as a “proper” job. I was […]

Inaugural ‘Art Coven’ meet up last week in Leeds with artist Louise Atkinson (http://louiseatkinsonblog.blogspot.co.uk/) Debi Holbrook (http://debiholbrookartist.wordpress.com) Helen Harrop (http://letcreativitybegin.co.uk) and Emma Bolland (http://youwillhearmecall.wordpress.com) -getting together to talk loosely about ideas of gift/exchange/value/reciprocity Three happy and lively hours spent talking, […]

Another week has passed incredibly quickly. I have not really had time to think about everything (anything?) that happened, this and a conversation with a friend has made me realised that I am someone who needs time – something which […]

I’m not any less angry that my fear for the year, and abject terror that I may, without having voted for the idiots in power, become a victim of their evil policies, despite my own objections to them, despite my […]

After much hard work, and many trials and tribulations, the LAN Alternative Christmas Market is finally all organised and we enjoyed our first day today. Everyone sold something, and all visitors (albeit not loads) bought something, so that was really […]

I usually have a clear vision of what I want to say and the direction in which my thoughts will take me when I sit down to write these posts – this week is different. It’s been a week of […]

Turning Up is Paying Off! The second week of being at the studio full-time has been wonderfully productive, it is a long time since I have felt so good about what I am doing and so hopeful about it too. […]

My AXIS application was once more declined. This time I defied their statement that they won’t provide feedback, and emailed them with a plea for some kind of meaningful response. I was flattered to a receive a reply at all […]

I’ve just read Susan Jones’ Guardian article: Artists are struggling to make ends meet more than ever before. http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture-professionals-ne… I know things are a bit tough for everyone at the moment, which would also impact on the art world, but […]

It is amazing that my degree course seems to have disappeared without a trace. The authority that converts (‘translates’?) foreign qualifications to ones that Swedish institutions (and employers) recognises is having a hard time with my Art & Social Context […]

Why do I blog? With all this discussion about redesigning and improving the artists’ blog here I have been thinking about why it is that I blog. Primarily I blog for myself, of course I am aware that the nature […]

So things are finally happening and happening fast! We have a shop, all agreed anyway, nothing actually signed yet but I have a cheque for admin fees to send off to the agent and then its all go. The owners […]