Kate Murdoch’s post on her 1st blogiversary, as Marion Michell called it, is lovely and affirming. It is simply wonderful to be acknowledged and it’s profoundly humbling to see people’s positive reaction to what you do and say. Thank you, […]
If you’d like to learn more about writing proposals, read my latest Rebecca Projects blog post: ‘A Good Proposal’
Read my interview with Shireen Qureshi: Straight from the Nerves (thought I’d do straight forward in-your-face-advertising and cut to the chase) P.S. I hope you like the interview.
Part 1 I’ve been procrastinating with this blog. I’ve felt a bit unsure of how to proceed because it seemed like I was doing a lot of ‘advertising’, to borrow David Riley’s word. The reality is curating This ‘Me’ of […]
Part 2 I failed to win a large grant for This ‘Me’ of Mine. Lesson learned: Don’t be daunted by a seriously complex and rigorous application. The process is as valuable as the outcome – yes it is. I was […]
If you happen to follow all of my various activities, you will notice a recurring theme at the moment: INTERVIEWS!! I am in the throes of interview-o-mania… I’ve just posted the latest This ‘Me’ of Mine artist interview with Anthony […]
It’s been way too long since I’ve written a post here on Blending Primaries, but it has been with good reason and lots of hard work as culprit. I was in London recently curating an exhibition called ‘What’s time got […]
A really lovely linkage has just happened. Former studio mate at Core Gallery, Mo Negm just commented on my post #5 about the This ‘Me’ of Mine blogsite, he said: “Interesting blogsite Jane, and an intricate subject matter – the […]
Curating brings everything together for me. Not only do I get to look at, consider and analyse art (my own included) but I get to write about it too. I will be interviewing all of the artists for This ‘Me’ […]
I had a wonderful studio day yesterday. I really like being surprised by my own work and I was. I also received a mention on twitter yesterday from Donnalee Downs, which sent me to her blog, Gone Postal. I had […]
I’m working on a new curatorial project. This ‘Me’ of Mine explores self in relation to context and questions whether we can effect change in our context or are we bound by it. The context specifically undertaken is memory, socialization […]
…as a follow on from the previous post… What truth do we invest in? Why and what does it say about us? This discussion brings into question all sorts of things. What is truth? How far does abstraction go? Is […]