Resuming after a break
in Drawings
I write about my experience on Rewilding. A year of intensive research and practice beginning March 2024. A programme developed by Feral Art School with industry partner, G F Smith (paper manufacturer).
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It is good to have a break, especially one were you let your mind wander, eat cake and drink sour cherry negroni. Of course I did see things that might feed into the practice but generally I just had a…
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Exploring Watercolour
Read more: Exploring WatercolourDatelines is progressing. As you can see I photograph it each day I am in the studio and add a line. The photographs are not done in a consistent fashion. They are crop-able so I could make a sequence of…
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Long Way Round
in ManifestoRead more: Long Way RoundSometimes the obvious escapes me. The first statement on my manifesto is begin where I am And I am here. A city always reconsidering itself. It is regenerated, redeveloped, resurfaced, replanted and all these things repeatedly. Perhaps all places are,…
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DateLines
in DateLinesRead more: DateLinesI am in that odd but satisfying stage of having a number of ideas but no clear first step to initiate any. To have something ‘on the go’ I began a marking making exercise. Now each time I go to…
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Visiting G. F. Smith our industry partner
in PaperRead more: Visiting G. F. Smith our industry partnerWhat an amazingly generous visit we had to G F Smith. Their enthusiasm for their history, fantastic paper and its uses was infectious. Some of my fellow Rewilders even had a ride in their special fork lift in the paper…
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Different Lights
in ManifestoRead more: Different LightsAn electrician is coming to change the lights for ones with a kinder, softer glow. I have opened every window that it is practical to. There are a lot of pigeons around here and I think they may look for…
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Moved into new shared studio space
in MappingRead more: Moved into new shared studio spaceThis shared studio space for the Rewilding Project is in an old, repurposed warehouse. This room is not intended for messy or space occupying work. We have tables and wall space. It is where we will meet for our group…
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First thoughts
in MappingRead more: First thoughtsI went to see the Derek Hyatt & Kurt Schwitters ‘Emissaries Of The Land’ at Art Space Gallery – Michael Richardson Contemporary Art gallery in January. The collage above really caught my attention. It is small, does not have a…
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Thoughts on what to do
Read more: Thoughts on what to doBeginnings can be tricky. Faced with the opportunity of a year of programme of intense research supported by tutors and peers does feel daunting. I don’t know what research by practice actually is. Experiments and worrying away at a work…
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Clarity before planning
Read more: Clarity before planning‘Rewilding’ is a pilot and I am part of the first cohort of artists (10) to participate. It will run from March 2024 to April/May 2025. As part of the arrangements we participants will have an input to the development…
