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Shows and open studios It has been a fair while since I have written an entry, so it is with relief that I can finally hit ‘post’. Life has been busy, productive and, with autumn on its way, a little […]
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Untitled blog post from "From the old country to the new country"
Lower visibility With several works in progress and none of them resolved, I find myself forgetting what has already been achieved and concerning myself with what hasn’t yet! Easily done, especially when these works in progress all live in different […]
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Rolling forward After more days of collecting, assembling and scribbling down ideas, I arrive at a solution for a work. Having spent the last five months or so travelling and working in Australia, the process of settling in a place, […]
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Paper cuts My first week in the studio is spent sun-bleaching paper. My pickings from the tip include a stack of red printing paper, a roll of newsprint paper and several pieces of card. I am keen to explore paper […]
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Bin diving I meet with Bevan Honey (he could only be Australian), an established artist who has shown extensively in Australia. He is also the residency co-ordiantor at the Arts Centre and shows me around. Bevan drives a Chrysler Valiant […]
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Untitled blog post from "From the old country to the new country"
First impressions Sun, sea, wealth: it’s all here in excess. Freo (that’s Fremantle to us Pommies) is a small city that sits just south of Perth on the west coast of Australia. By morning it bakes in the blinding light […]