like pebbles on a beach i reach for my experiences this week to gather them together to draw them all into one place. i gather up the photos of buxton, the heat wave and the latest mens circle meeting. beginning in […]
hello from my sofa on a beautiful day in june – 2018 – not just any day because today is the second day of figment new york. figment is a participatory arts festival that happens in cities across the world. […]
i like getting to friday and taking some time to reflect back over my week. this one has been varied and i’m pleased to write today about a feeling of clearing i have. i feel i’ve cleared some troubling energy […]
Last weekend I was part of a group exhibition at the Old Holy Trinity Church, Wentworth called ‘Measure’ – which looks at the human soul. My own offering was a scented narrative that suggests you can weigh your soul against […]
recently my posting here has been around myself and my life – a sign of how i’ve been distracted away from my artistic concerns. there has been thinking about it going on and experience shows that thinking alone leaves me with nothing to […]
Exhibiting at Platforms Project involved invigilating in our exhibition space 8 hours a day for 4 days. As such, it afforded me a lot of time, and I sought to utilise that time effectively to contemplate and theorise on new […]
My ambition for Scents of our Time in 2018 was simply to get it exhibited somewhere. A reasonable enough goal for a project in its infancy, and I’m happy to announce that it will be showing in 2 places in […]
Scents of Our Time aims to reveal the capacity contemporary candle making has for social comment and responsive creative action.
In February this year I was fast approaching the big Four Oh! Many emotions were in my head about hitting this milestone but I cunningly sidestepped them by planning a trip to Delhi to see an amazing friend and to […]
During Fruit Routes June 2018 at Loughborough University Anne-Marie Culhane and I will be performing a new iteration of SKEP where visitors will be invited to become ‘SKEP’ donning a traditional woven beehive on their head and engaging with thoughts […]
Earlier this month I exhibited at Platforms Project, Athens as part of a group exhibition that looked at the contemplation of our solar system. I, alongside artists Sharon Mossbeck and Alison Whitmore, took 3 planets and interpreted them through our […]
Curator Gayle Rogers reflects on the challenges of selecting work that may shock…
before i start to write, i’ll drink tea. i’ve walked around, drunk tea, felt the breeze on my shins and checked on the timer of the oven pyro. filled by mug with more tea and sat down. i have a […]
Next week I travel to Athens to participate in Platforms Project – an independent art fair in the heart of the city. It’s the 3rd time I will have entered work into the art fair, and the 2nd time I’ve […]
Last Tuesday, I had the pleasure of going to the sculpture department’s 2nd year show. Their private view was a great success. I felt like a proud big sister. Everyone’s work was of such a high standard, and the set up […]
making words – making marks – making soup – making plans. after my wobbly week i sort this week to get myself back into a better frame of mind. its not until i drew out my connections to […]
