10 Sep Drawing
Drawing is such a large part of what I do. I love drawing more than anything else. I spend the most time doing it. Before I get anywhere near a map and a knife I spend a lot of time working on the drawing. I'm trying...
Drawing is such a large part of what I do. I love drawing more than anything else. I spend the most time doing it. Before I get anywhere near a map and a knife I spend a lot of time working on the drawing. I'm trying...
The second exhibition currently on at the White Cube is by an artist by Imi Knoebel. I hadn't heard of him before (you can find out more here). I loved this work more than the Mark Quinn. The colours and the shapes are so beautiful and satisfying...
My lovely friend Anya and I decided to go an a gallery adventure to see the current exhibitions at the White Cube in Bermondsey. First up we saw the amazing Mark Quinn exhibition. I loved the big stainless steal sculptures. They are very sexy and a little...
I recently found myself with some time to kill at the V & A. I know I have a hard life! The museum was heaving, it was the school holidays and the last few days of the Alexander McQueen Exhibition. I yearned for some quiet...
Sometimes you just need to see the sea. London is great but the lack of horizon sometimes get's to me and all I need is the open sky that you get at the beach. I've had two recent trips to the sea and I do think that...
The first of my trips in August was to Eltham Palace, though it's still in London it felt like it was a long way away. It was a really hot day, my parents were visiting from Scotland and were a little unprepared for the heat....
I recently went to Thirsk to run a work shop as part of the Forest of Possibility exhibition. Read all about the exhibition here. It was a really great day, I had 13 eager participants all ready to try their hand at paper cutting. You can see some...
How was August for you? It feels like it's been a long time since I've been here. I'm in a space where August feels like it raced by but simultaneously slowed down to a stop. Is it possible to be racing and stationary at the same time? August has...
This will be my last post until September. It always feels like a good time to take a break and take stock. I have a couple of projects I want to do and August seems a good time to get on with them. I will be...
I've always been fascinated by Japan and Japanese art. So much so that when I was a teenager I used to have a Japanese symbol that I signed my name with. I can't remember what it is though. I can't quite work out how I never...