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Where next?
Thanks to the A-N artist Bursary I have been able to have an exceptionally valuable experience in visiting Grizedale Arts and continuing creative conversation with Independent Curator, Louise Hobson. Simultaneously taking part in the G39 Unite Residency, enriched this experience, by […]
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You Don’t Have To Be An Artist
Inspired by my visit to Grizedale, I had spent some time exploring some of the more traditional crafts you can find in Cardiff Market, such as cake makers, tailors and engravers. I wouldn’t say that these tradespeople consider themselves artist […]
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Everyone Will Have a Pencil
Everyone Will Have a Pencil draws upon the idea of art being a central component to our every day lives – something accessible to all and encompassing a wide breadth of practices. The works arose from a set of Welsh ceramic plates […]
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This Way…
I loved the signage at Grizedale Arts – both the beauty of the dying tradition of the painted sign (my Great Uncle was a signwriter) and the more contemporary uses. It was not until after the completion of some works (to […]
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The function of a surface colour
Thinking about the purpose of a surface continued / took a full circle, during the Unite Residency, where I revisited the idea of the painted wall having a function in society. Links were clearly developing between the work and research from my […]
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Collections as gateway to concept
One aspect of Grizedale Arts that I found totally inspiring, was the collection of chairs, tables, bowls, cutlery (almost anything functional), ranging from many different art and design periods. The collection of these objects, immerses you into a kind of living […]
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Early residency thoughts
In the Unite studios; early brainstorms around provisions, proposals, models, toolkits and home industries. These ideas developed further after our visit to Grizedale.
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Untitled blog post from "A-N Artist Bursary 2018 – research and collaboration with Louise Hobson"
It’s been a little while since my last post, as I have been busy on a brilliant residency with a bunch of other artists at G39, Cardiff. The artist-run gallery has been turned into a studio for the past three […]
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Untitled blog post from "A-N Artist Bursary 2018 – research and collaboration with Louise Hobson"
Hats off to Louise and I for only getting a little bit lost on our journey to Grizedale Arts. Grizedale is a place that I have wanted to visit for a long time. But the remoteness of it’s main site, […]
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Untitled blog post from "Cardiff Metropolitan University"
60 second shutter speed. Taking an original photograph through a second process.
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Untitled blog post from "Cardiff Metropolitan University"
One Minute Silences – 60 second shutter speed
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Untitled blog post from "Cardiff Metropolitan University"
The One Minute Silences I was recently holding made me realise my memory is rooted in the multi-sensory. My memories (and that of others) have a strong relationship with the sense of smell. I also recall the past through the […]