a humbling weekend, a realisation of just how on the edge i was mentally. to have gotten through that has left me smaller and more real. two years of attempting a research degree application has helped me to realise i […]
its come to my conscious thinking that what i an intending to do – my intention is- is to get more play happening within adulthood, to encourage play, and model play for others to become involved with or instigate themselves. […]
today i been feeling the multi layers of the word isolation, from the obvious to an abstraction of that. it strikes me that there is potential for me to explore image making – something i rejected as an undergraduate because […]
notes notes when the emotions are fresh believe in dreaming recognise the long term commitment to this accept the long periods of time of little or no connection work towards the time punctuations dream to believe this is a solitary […]
the residency will soon be in the last month and as this approaches i want to reflect how the year has split into four quarters for me. to begin, i reiterate this was a student residency within the creative incubation […]
in accepting the studio as a graduate i was faced with how to fund myself while within the residency. i say fund myself as i’ve come to realise how strategic one needs to be when relying on self generated funding […]
out of the windows the shadows are becoming long as the sun sets at a reflective time of year for many reasons. later today i’ll close the studio door after working in the studio for potentially the last time in […]
with the residency in place i turned my attention to the matter of income. i’m yet to listen to the podcast series artonomics. from the trailer description i have a handle on how being a contemporary artist involves more than […]
i’ve been settling into a studio at banks mill since august. banks mill is the business incubation space of the university of derby and my studio is one of 4 spaces made available to students through competitive application, for […]
a blog charting my year long journey as one of the 2022-23 student residency co-hort at banks mill in derby.
Here at last is my blog for the a-n Artist Bursaries 2020.The bursary was for me develop my soundart skills and practice. It is such a boost to get this kind of award enabling you to pay for courses, equipmen & mentoring and gives you a bit of ‘street cred’ with commissioners.
Thoughts on developing a Coaching practice
Whilst recovering from my hip replacement I have spent the time building a website, considering my practice, talking to my mentor and applying for funding. I have been able to spend time actually reading other people’s blogs, articles and dang […]
