Tag: Collage
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An artist’s way of navigating a roadtrip
My last blog reminded me of another roadtrip in 2017. Journeys of any kind stir a creative response. I searched amongst my art room chaos for the visual diary I took on the trip. This map took me to a destination to a laugh and cry and be fully present with a very dear friend. […]
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Collage gets a red dot
Although Open Studios is primarily about inviting people into your space to view your art and to see how you work, it’s always exciting when you sell a work. It’s been really wonderful to have feedback on my art, to have conversations with art lovers and fellow artists, and to collaborate with the three local […]
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Artist in Resident
Gathering materials and assembling ideas fro my three week Artist in Residency at the Butter Factory Arts Centre in April/May.
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Artist in residence
Assembling materials for a three week artist in residency at The Butter Factory in April.
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Recycle, re-use or re-think?
I’ve realised there’s so much more I could be doing. It’s not that hard. In fact it can be fun thinking up new ways of doing stuff. I’m on a roll. Here’s one small change that multiplies over the years. Every week I used to buy a 1kg plastic tub of yoghurt. The one-off investment […]
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Plastic Free July #2: On Photography
I’m a a bit of a purist when it comes to photography, preferring to get my compositions and settings as accurate as possible for the shoot, and keeping post editing to the most basic. “Fake photography” is as pervasive, and just as popular as fake news. Once apon a time a photo had some bonafide […]
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Turning mounts into art
I took some photos of the various stages of a painting to illustrate an artist’s talk I did yesterday. Temprarily mounted on white sheets, I stuck them on plyboard offcuts, ‘painted’ at the end of painting sessions with leftover paint; it reduces the amount of paint that goes into the drain system. Before long I […]