Had to suppress a feeling of rising panic today as I tried to rescue another layer of undercoat which was dribbling and threatening to ruin the finish. Limited time is making me rush things and that’s the consequence. Not enough […]
Another long day, nearly thirteen hours all in all, but I did at least achieve the main goal which was to graphite and glaze the rear of the three wing panels. This should be a relief, and initially it was, […]
After a welcome day’s break I got to the studio a bit later today, it being Sunday. I was very glad to see Friday’s paintwork looking fine and began sanding at the far end of the room, only to realise […]
When I was a small child just starting school we used to have Friday afternoons off, until they decided to increase productivity… Today felt like that as I skipped out of the studio at 1.30pm to go and collect Zach. […]
A very long day. Much as yesterday, undercoating and wondering if I’ll ever get to the glazing stage. Now it’s postponed until Monday. Not great but unavoidable. My proxy vote in the British general election failed to materialise despite my […]
I like this bag, which is for rubbish, on the Danish trains. It reads: Rubbish in the bag. Bag in the hand. Hand on the heart. Where will it end? On the platform. In the rubbish bin. Thanks. Sometimes I […]
These were made on a bit of a whim….turns out they are really enjoyable to make and I’ve even managed to sell a few. Combines my love of screen printing on paper and fabric with mixed media thrown in.
It’s open studios at my Yorkshire Artspace studio building this weekend (Exchange Place, Sheffield), and I have a pop-up exhibition called The Sea. The sea is a subject which I keep coming back to. It fascinates me because it […]
Capernwray is an incredibly fun site to dive at. I can remember my first time in there. I completely forgot I was meant to be paying attention to the instructor, instead gawking at the trout all around me. It felt […]
A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT CONCERNING THE INTERFACE BETWEEN ART AND SCIENCE RELATING TO SEA SURROUNDING SHETLAND. IT SEEKS TO MAKE DIRECT VISUAL ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN OBSERVATIONAL AND EXPERIENTIAL FIELD WORK, NORWEGIAN MATHEMATICIANS AND SCIENTISTS RESEARCH ON EXTREME WAVE THEORY, AND […]
