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Jamboree-Reflections Part 4
Taking part in Jamboree has made me re-evaluate how I have worked on past projects and inspired me to research and discover new artists and curators. It has been especially interesting to be able to see so many different artists […]
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Jamboree-Reflections Part 3
I took part in this walk and talk led by Katrina Brown on the last day of the event. The lucky spell of amazing weather dissipated and it was a very wet event. However it was still a rather magical […]
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Jamboree2018-Reflection Part 2
Collaborative Making Taking part in Jamboree 2018 allowed me to be part of the main event, as both participant and observer. Workshops such as Lucy Steggals and the crochet session to work in lines or circles and how this then […]
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Reflections on Jamboree
Jamboree 2018 was a gathering of artists and curators at Dartington Estate near Totnes at the end of June. We were blessed with an incredible site and amazing weather, which was especially welcome when taking part in the many walks […]
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Untitled blog post from "Aftershave Workshop, Yankari National Park, Nigeria"
I thought at the time I put this work in my studio that it was quite un-connected to my Nigerian based drawing but actually there are more connections than I previously thought. In fact after talking about the work someone […]
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Untitled blog post from "Aftershave Workshop, Yankari National Park, Nigeria"
Here are some more images of my drawing/installation that I showed as part of Open Studios at Phoenix Brighton. I’d left the drawing for a while because it has been quite time consuming but felt as though in this context […]
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Untitled blog post from "Aftershave Workshop, Yankari National Park, Nigeria"
And So….. I have been working incessantly on a large scale coloured pencil drawing using the discarded piece of basket collected from Nigeria as a template. In my head I am re-imagining and trying to re-create what might have been. […]
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Untitled blog post from "Aftershave Workshop, Yankari National Park, Nigeria"
Back in the UK It feels very surreal being back in the UK and the extremes of hot and cold. Also trying to explain all of the events and ins and outs of what happened is both confusing for people […]
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Untitled blog post from "Aftershave Workshop, Yankari National Park, Nigeria"
Returning We’re up at about 5am to pack and get picked up by Carol’s driver to the airport, fortunately for us Carol is returning to the UK on the same flight us as and this means we can get a […]
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Untitled blog post from "Aftershave Workshop, Yankari National Park, Nigeria"
Abuja Jacob and Adele drive us back to Abuja, it’s a long journey at least 3 and a half hours one way, I haven’t been able to speak to Carol at the British High Commission directly and signal is very […]
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Untitled blog post from "Aftershave Workshop, Yankari National Park, Nigeria"
It is incredibly hot in Abuja, even warmer than where we were. Carol takes us to the Hilton where they have a B.A desk so we can re-arrange our flights, luckily we are driven round there as it would be […]
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Untitled blog post from "Aftershave Workshop, Yankari National Park, Nigeria"
Saying Farewell We spoke to Jacob last night and asked if he could take us back to Abuja, we explained how everyone at home was very concerned as well as both of us feeling concerned and didn’t want to disrupt […]