a beautiful swan
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 […]
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 […]
i really enjoy the part of making a post where i think up a title. it often sets the tone of my thinking for making the post. today i’ve come up with one that amuses me as it has a […]
A bit of delay in the latest posting as it took me a while to work out my sub was due to Artists’ Network: the administration of modern life! I wanted to post a review of Afgang, 2015, the graduation […]
Susannah Thompson’s review of Ally Wallace’s solo exhibition at Rothesay Pavilion.
Using Reddit to boost your online views, it seemed so simple, I would have a go at that. So I started an account, very easy. Reddit upon first view is pretty incomprehensible, there is a front page that you […]
Adding the ‘grisaille’ layer to my latest drawing with graphite and burnishing tools.
‘all or nothing’ was how I was once aptly described by my friend’s mum. It then became the title of my first solo exhibition. Contemplating a title for this blog, it was the first title to spring to mind and, […]
My first blog, embracing social media, and my art practice
So next at the Aberystwyth gallery is a show by painter Mary Lloyd, I came across a video of her and her work, and it is kind of inspirational, to see she has been working for over 60 years. […]
I have just completed my Fine Art degree and I am hoping to set up a communal art project in the Wakefield- Leeds Area in West Yorkshire, baring in mind I have no money and I am looking for the […]
today is day 6 of my forest school level 3 leader/practioner training. i awoke feeling excited. my art practice now feels accompanied by a supportive, fun, holistic, connected to nature practice that is set to get better and better. […]