“Somebody lied, I say it’s hip to be alive” (David Bowie) “Illustrating the sacred and profane” (Becky Nuttall) Established artist and poet, Becky Nuttall, invites you into her studio to view her new work this year … Read More
I am my own endless archive. My photographs and work from the 70s inspires me. Looking through my art school portfolios has revealed that, like I suspected, it’s just one big circle. There’s an awful lot of faces, half faces, … Read More
And as well, there is the poetry that we shared, as well as the bristly paintbrush and the occasional art book, signed with love and metaphorically flung at my head. He read my poetry and I read his; he was … Read More
“What I am aiming at in our showroom is the underlying principle of that illustration: that if you show people how contemporary design WORKS and how it all works TOGETHER then not only do you sell more pottery but you sell for others, … Read More
When I started discussing art again, after a long pause of about 16 years, someone referred to the conversations as ‘talking art bollocks’. A great phrase. I gave an art bollocks talk this week which compounded my feelings of how … Read More
Started a self portrait for a submission in April. It’s a strange one, I feel like I’m looking in a non reflective mirror doing my hair and applying the makeup as usual. First days work below: acrylic on canvas … Read More
Visiting Artists: The Guest Room In my adolescence, I visited the artist in a London flat. There was a room designated for the studio; I could not smell turps or white spirit; I could not see a Francis Bacon tsunami … Read More
Iris Tree, Dora Carrington, Gwen … Read More
For the last few weeks I’ve been amongst the pots; mid century pots to be precise; I have visited a potter who would throw 250 pots a day at Milton Head Pottery. I’ve had a masterclass in the mind set … Read More
Good Housekeeping (Death Changes the Landscape) So far it’s about: gender, role play, stereo types, traditions of the last generation, wearing the wrong clothes, wanting to wear men’s clothes, expectations, aspirations, sex, angst, drama, loss, South Sea Bubble suits, kipper … Read More
Little Heart Breakers: The tiles are now depicting little pictures that are references to childhood and adolescence; a lot of time spent practising handwriting, drawing faces and thinking up children’s names. Found a load of school work where the margins … Read More
