As I reach the end of my residency the last few days have been very productive, including lots of studio time and a climb up Cadair Idris. In previous blogs I mention man made interventions and this seems to have […]
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 […]
I am researching and developing a supported residency for artists who feel unable to participate within existing programmes. This will be developed with Islington Mill in Salford and the Artists Association in Tampere. Supported by Arts Council England.
(post by Joseph) It was a bright day and we took ourselves to the Sheep Dog Trials at Skeld. Our friend Rob from Yell who entering his dog, had given us directions, “drive to Skeld and look for a bunch […]
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 […]
(post by Joseph) Today was the day of FOG… It was also a day of very productive meetings with various potential partners and local arts professionals, to try and construct a viable project that can attract public funding. We know that […]
(post by Joseph) Well, it’s Day 19 (gadzooks!) and we’ve come to Mareel in Lerwick to use the internet and to get out of the Booth for a few hours. Today has been a day for arranging meetings – setting […]
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 […]
(post by Joseph) Took advantage of the spectacular weather today (after an extraordinary fog-filled early morning) to start filming a promo film. We’re thinking of starting a crowd-funding campaign to raise money (it seems like a suitable fit) and so […]
(Joseph) Well, the weather today couldn’t have been more different than the last few days. It’s been warm, bright, sunny and generally glorious. We decided to take a trip to Unst with two objectives: 1) to record a colony of […]
post by Joseph) A day of rain… A day for staying indoors and catching up on sound and photo editing and compiling. We took ourselves out briefly at midday to go and visit a couple of knitters near Cunningsburgh (one […]
(post by Joseph) Today we went to the Cunningsburgh show! This is the biggest agricultural show in Shetland. The post is subtitled “Old MacDonald” after the sound file below… You’ll understand why when you hear it! I had fun recording […]
The third and final leg of MSB2015 took place last week and lasted for five days rather than the usual two. Forming a residency exchange between artist organisations in Manchester, Sheffield and Birmingham, I formed one of eleven visual artists […]
A covert artist residency is uninvited, unfunded and self directed, so undercover, if you will. What is an artist residency anyway? They seems to vary as much as the places they happen, but basically, an arrangement is made for an […]
Series of covert artist residencies.
1 Facsimile V&A
2 Abridged RCM
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 […]
An earlier start this morning, involving filling the old bath with hot water. The solid fuel Rayburn has been on for a couple of days now and the water in the hot tank plentiful. These modern additions to this old […]
It’s been a great start to this month’s residency exchange at Stryx Arts in Digbeth, Birmingham. Not only am I able to continue my explorations into the local landscape (where there is a plethora of material) but I’m also able […]
(Kay) Today we had a very useful meeting with Howard Towll from Shetland Amenity Trust. Howard is a ranger who knows the islands inside out – the geography, geology, natural heritage and basically everything we needed to know. The main […]
Day 2 Cold Keld 22nd July 2015 Bright warm morning: turning to grey drizzle by noon. Decisions made to take our own paths today, following the things that appealed to us yesterday and drawing from our observations. Walked down […]
(post by Kay) Today I road tested a new gadget acquired especially for this project. A digital microscope to look at plant structures in closer detail. I was pleasantly surprised to discover how easy it could be. Technological genius means […]
Today the 5 artists plus me that are taking part in the residency met to discuss progress, thoughts, dead ends, fears. Sharing ideas can make ideas seem both better and worse and today I think the group felt elated and […]
Thoughts and documentation of a one month residency.
my dream of the residency remains a dream. within my disappointment there’s a small space of confusion. taking the project further within a grants for the arts has been suggested instead. i seem to be on a roll with supportive […]
