Over the last few days I have continued to work with what I have gathered on walks. Thinking about my place within the landscape being walked, it being dramatic in its scale and impression on me, mountainous, and very isolated […]
So I did it. I created, designed, organised, curated and ran a pretty big arts festival this summer and as it was our first one it is to be considered quite a stinking success. Over nine days we had 19 […]
August…a holiday from making art – rest and recharge my batteries rather than schlep round exhibitions – work on the house to improve my environment – reflect not make – focus on the why of making with Nicola Saunderson – […]
Studio window view. In the last couple of days I have started to think about how I can work with what I have collected from the walks I have done. The pedometer steps provide plotting points and I am interested […]
AUDIOBLOG – Please click here I had a conversation with a colleague about spirituality and my work. How I’ve lost religion and a certain type of faith, but through my own art work, I have discovered something that suits me […]
Arriving Sunday 16th August to begin my residency at Stiwdio Maelor in Corris, staying until 1st September. Corris is located in a beautiful setting at the edge of the Snowdonia National Park. I am immediately taken with the relationship between […]
On the 11th of August, Hazlehurst Studios held their first ‘Art in the Garden’ session, which I blogged about here ‘Art in the Garden‘ , which is supporting our campaign to get more creative with the local community, that in […]
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Hello Does anyone know anything about fire regulations and standard requirements for soft sculptures/textile installations to be exhibited in public spaces such as Art galleries. Im unsure as to where a soft sculpture fits into the current regulations. For instance, when […]
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a beautiful swan swam into the lake and gazed upon all she could see. it was a difficult place as her recent flight to new waters was tainted by loss. on the shore stood a boy, solitary and deep in […]
I made a little cyanotype den last night in order shield my painted paper from the light. It’s not mega sensitive so I’m hoping it did well enough? SCHOOL GIRL ERROR – I put the acetate on the wrong way […]
Last night we had another round of crits, Paul Jex, Melanie Kyles and Nick Christie showed work, here is a little round up; Paul Jex is currently showing in the Project Space at Vane Gallery. His large scale posters pair […]
Lizz Brady hopped on the TransPennine express (sort of) over and up to Newcastle to visit me for a couple of days. Lizz is the founder of Broken Grey Wires – An ongoing investigation into art and mental health, developing […]
Last Weekend was a chance to head off and see Fiona Tan’s new exhibition. I always love going to the Baltic, it still feels fresh, friendly and exciting to me. Tan’s diptych film based on the travels of Marco Polo […]
Last night a few of us got together in Commercial Union House to have a look inside each others studios. Alannah Lamb, Nick Christie and myself shared our work – with Paul Jex, Helen McClafferty, Jennifer O’Neill and Melanie Kyles […]
after taking sometime to find a level after mondays email, i’ve asked some pre-project quetions of the two who suggested my unfancied residency idea might be the basis of a gfa. it’s a new situation and my strategy to move […]
AUDIOBLOG – Please click here Here I sit then, in a state of bewildered contemplation about the work. For about five years now I’ve been working on things to do with relationships, mainly between children and parents. About two and […]
