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There was a real buzz around the place on the evening of the June, for the private view. We were surrounded by family, friends and supporters and as I walked around the exhibition, the hard work, stress and pressure of the […]
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I have now hung all my paintings, the photo wall is complete. The floor has been painted and the fabric sculpture is in her place. I have brought in the plinth to hold my bronze sculptures ready for assessment. I […]
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My son came to visit unexpectedly and as the studio was open on Saturday we popped in so that he could see my work. I was telling him about my intention to hang a wall of photo’s and he offered […]
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Having made some progress on the frame front, I have turned my attention back to my space. I have made some decisions. I haven’t actually hung anything inside the room yet, I want to make sure that my work shows the […]
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When I came in today I discovered that David had been into the space the previous afternoon after I left and changed the works around again. Loss of Innocence and Prisoner of Silence are now on adjacent walls instead of […]
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Robin came into my space and moved the pieces of work around. The fabric canvas on the main wall – it now has a title, Breaking the Silence. That crucial act was the beginning of this whole process, my speaking […]
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My works have been placed randomly in my space and I am ready to move them around and give consideration to their placement. I have also decided to cover one of my walls with photographs of me, as a child […]
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The walls are sanded, painted and ready to be graced by my work. My pieces of work have been brought into the space, now comes the most crucial part of the whole process, what will be included and what will not […]
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Monday morning, in early, eager to paint and prepare my space ready for the installation of my work for the degree show. Unfortunately, things did not go according to plan. The paint ran out early on in the morning and […]
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After having finished the Word canvas, I felt compelled to create a companion painting for The Loss of Innocence. My original intention, had been to follow the advice of Rimantas Plunge and paint another Eyes canvas but after much consideration I felt […]
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I have been working again today on the Word canvas. I keep thinking I’ve finished and then feel that something else is needed. I painted over the words that still looked a little weak and then experimented with different stitching on […]
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Our spaces for the Degree Show have been posted in the studio. I’m delighted that I got the space I requested. Hopefully, I can make it work as well as I think I can. At Robin’s suggestion, and with a little […]