The studio as art

…was the title of an open call for Haus-A-Rest magazine. I got in. I don’t have a studio. Which, what with me being an artist, everywhere is a studio. Sounds romantic, doesn’t it? Well, it isn’t. Or not just. It’s also hugely annoying. In many ways, our art looks like us. It looks like our

Unfinished. So, when IS something finished then?

Always a brilliant prompt, and there is currently an exhibition on “unfinished” in Margate at the Pie Factory exploring exactly that. My piece is in it too and here are some process reflections on it. And here is what I wrote on “finishedness”…

Unfinished. Reflections on an “undead” piece

This one is currently in the “unfinished art show” in Margate. I loved the reflections that show prompted for me last year so I am delighted to be a part of it this time. The piece I submitted is called “literally not”, and I’ve had a fractious relationship with it, and there is an interesting

A beauty I cannot capture: Meet my new film

Sometimes you start making something in one medium, and then it wants to become something totally different. That’s how my first film happened, as I started working on the topic it really wanted to be a film, and now it is. It’s 7 min, and first launched at The House of Smalls (February 2024). It

A burnt out pleasure pier

…what better metaphor to send to a magazine on Covid-19 and mental health, eh… “I had to flee unexpectedly during lockdown 1 and ended up in Brighton by chance. The Pier ruin is quite famous and the gloomy vibe reflects how I was feeling that summer. Not quite the seaside party vibe.The artwork is a

Learning from a fully embodied artistic practice

I got interviewed for a book on “Adjacent Learning” (my day job is in learning), and I shared my artistic practice as a source of insights and inspiration. Here’s what I wrote:

The “noir” artworks (and friends)

I got featured in the “noir” artist book. Pieces of the interview are here. My take on “noir” And here is what that looks like: And two more pieces that didn’t make it into print:

The “noir” book interview

I’m featured in the Noir art book, and got the opportunity to share a few thoughts on my practice and on art in general. I usually work in very bright colours, although the sombre, triste does feature. So I used this as a way to stretch my practice and just work in black ink. This

Gender and its discontents

I wrote about gender and toys and play recently at Gary’s the Advent Blog series (the quotes below are all from the original blog) “As children, we love playing, and we love our toys.  We learn our ways into things, into ways of being via play. We use toys, and then craft stories around them.

The Golem vs. generative AI – an exhibition

It was such a delight to open my exhibition last week. The topic is the legend of the Golem, generative AI and the limits of human creation. Given not everyone will be able to see this in person, I made a video with my opening speech and the works featured in the exhibition. Come for