So much has happened in just one week! The highlight had to be Friday, when Jon Clatworthy the Director of the Lapworth took me on a tour of the store rooms. What a treasure trove of thousands of specimens hidden […]
Collaborative drawing experiment by Phantom Limn
Buzzing after my trip to the Lapworth yesterday, I can see so many connections and feeling refueled and totally inspired! Very taken by the case of trilobites think they look like shoe prints although that does depend on the shoe. […]
My great aunt from Holland used to own a small haberdashery. I’ve inherited several reels of: cotton and embroidery thread, elastics, needles, ribbons…..; just what you would expect from a contemporary haberdashery minus the antique labels. Among the plethora of […]
I wonder how much of an identifier bones are hmm still trying to establish that and whether it matters. Obviously, I know they are significant in terms of Forensic Anthropology, revealing information such as race, gender, age even profession and […]
Recently, I have had the opportunity to work in collaboration with Wild Card campaign team, who are working campaigns to rewild Royal, Oxbridge and Church land. I originally contacted them about potentially working alongside them on my rewilding project. However, […]
Just what is it makes Makers HeadRoom so different, so appealing? Makers HeadRoom is an online group for makers in any medium and any genre. It’s not a club, it’s not exclusive and it doesn’t cost anything to join in. […]
It has been a real struggle finding local glass working facilities. Having done an AA2A residency at De Montfort University Leicester in 2018 I had hoped to work with their brilliant Glass Technician, Jill Ellinsworth again but unfortunately this would […]
Came across an old article on the ‘National Museum of Scotland’ using QR codes as a way of getting visitors to better access and engage with their collections. It got me thinking how I could somehow incorporate QR codes, especially […]
As there are so many great animals to choose from and research for potential connections, my choices are a bit random. I feel like I am spinning a wheel and waiting for the dial to stop on a particular species. […]
Seven bizarre animal facts that I don’t yet know what I’ll do with Each tiger has individual stripe patterns Tarsiers have eyes the same size as their brains A seals’ flipper resembles human fingers Corals are animals Cow urine is […]
Fruitful conversations and online research have lead to quite the reading list! I’ve begun “Museums in the Climate Emergency” by Steve Lyons and Kai Bosworth and by the time I finish that I believe I’ll have myself an argument or […]
It’s been quite a week! I feel I’ve made lots of progress although admittedly much of it has taken the form of scribbled notes, sketches and thoughts ripening into ideas in my head. It was good to touch base with […]
Discussing feedback and evaluation ideas with friends and family. Public comments are really important to me and I have found that if I invest the time and effort in the design then I get a higher response rate. If I […]
This A-N Bursary Time Space Money will allow me to work closely with Lapworth staff responding innovatively to the museum’s fossil collections. It will enable me to explore the environmental potential within my work through collaboration and learning new techniques.
Talking to other artists, it is clear that ‘collaboration’ can mean a whole range of things, and taking the time to discuss examples of successful partnerships helped to reveal a range of possibilities. 1 Joy and Gill are keen to find […]
In order to think about similarities that might come together in their two practices, Gill and Joy set up a ‘Pinterest’ board on which to share influential ideas and artists. There was an obvious joint appreciation for textural qualities that […]
Documenting the creative collaboration between ceramic artist Gill Bliss and textile artist Joy Merron.
