I’m working on an application for an ACE Project Grant towards an upcoming solo show. I’ve applied to the Elephant Trust and a-n for funding besides ACE, so in total I’m applying for more money than the cost of my […]
A DYCP grant funded project exploring neurodiverse conversations including all the space in between!
Project Name: I am somebody Project Number: DYCP-00217828 Thank you for making an application to Developing Your Creative Practice. Due to the unfolding situation with Coronavirus-Covid 19 we’re sorry to have to tell you that we are not able […]
Project Name: I am somebody Project Number: DYCP-00217828 Thank you for making an application to Developing Your Creative Practice. Due to the unfolding situation with Coronavirus-Covid 19 we’re sorry to have to tell you that we are not able to […]
I have been experimenting with Tagtool to find the best solution for a live performance. I like the way the flowers move and the subtle gestures of the character.
https://vimeo.com/306842676 After a lot of experimentation with different software and hardware solutions, I settled on using the app Tagtool for the iPad. Tagtool transforms illustrations into digital puppets and then using some simple tools animates them. I was introduced to […]
Sketchbook ideas and explorations.
Ideas, sketches and storyline exploration.
Forest Fields and Hyson Green is an area of constant revitalisation, rejuvenation and flux. It is a starting point for some and a constant home for others. People come and go regularly, setting up homes and businesses then move on […]
Personal and artistic reflections on the past 6 months in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire and starting an Arts Council England funded project.
(Originally posted April 2017)
It’s time to get into the studio… that is if I can get in it. All my crops have been harvested, dried and now fill my studio. There is just about enough room to get in the door, get to […]
So here I am, feeling completely and utterly lousy. The result, I suspect, of yesterday’s fishcakes and salad. It is 3:25pm and I’m only just able to drag myself from my bed, to the shower, to the armchair, thoroughly exhausted. […]
I still feel the slump, but muscle memory and sheer bloody-mindedness have taken over. I keep stitching – – – – – – – (“Keep on swimming, keep on swimming….” (Finding Nemo, for those who don’t already know)) The stitching […]
It is now only 7 weeks to our R K Burt Gallery Exhibition show ‘Paperfields’ and I have used all my available time (5 hours a day, including last weekend) preparing our funding application to help us get there and […]
