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A day in the print studio
A day of bringing together the various elements that until now have been growing individually. There is something apocolyptic about the images that emerge. That is not my intention. The spaces in the print are curious. I will keep playing and feeling my way in the dark to chase that sense of wonder that I…
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Berlin
After the initial brilliant idea to spend a weekend in Berlin with Felix and spend a day at the Kathe Kollwitz gallery, it was a wrench to leave Scotland and my studio knowing that I would be away for 5 whole days. I pack sketch books, inks, pens and watercolours. I pack more reading…
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Rules of Drawing and Jackie Donachie
As always the Wednesday morning session with Alex is a pleasure. We perch on stools in a circle. It is an opportunity to say hi to the students who normally hide in the shadows. There is a lot of chat about how the rest of the semester will pan out. Alex sounds encouraging on the…
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The day starts with a Rules of Drawing session with Alex. We each bring along 3 rules and swap them. Actually it is more like a lucky dip – I got lucky. ‘start with a sensory drawing’. I think that it is Declan’s. He is drawing sound, I decide to run with touch and pick…
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Jackie Donachie Grounding
Jackie is very generous with her work. She describes her thinking and her process in a detailed way. I like the way that she uses photocopies to scale up her drawings. Its a very simple and effective process which also adds a texture to the drawing.
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Leaf print day
All weekend is spent in a haze of steam and dissolving leaves. The composting that is happening all around the house is sped up in my utility room. I love the damp atmosphere and the aroma of wet vegetation. First I mordant the papers. This time I am going to experiment with printing paper and…
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Isabel Seligman and William Kentridge
The talk by Isabel Seligman answers so many of my questions about how the TBWDP are awarded. Seligman is a reknowned curator and a judge for the prize. She talks through each of the finalists and describes what attracted the judges to each one. It strikes me that there is no secret code. There may…
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Vertical again
So happy to be back in college again. I am beginning to really feel the group bonding and warming to each other. Rules of Drawing session is about writing our personal statements with Alex. I fill 2 pages with notes. There are so many things that could be said in a personal statement it is…
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More horizontal research
It was very disappointing to miss this morning’s workshop at the V&A. Using drawing as a mechanism for thinking is very close to my heart. However the day was not wasted. A lunchtime talk by Rachel Bacon streamed from Lancaster Arts answered many of the issues that have been developing recently. At least Rachel…
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Halloween in bed
Instead of walking to the Cailleach’s shrine, I spent the day in bed. The onset of a seasonal bug has sent me scurrying under the blankets again rather than out onto the hill. Instead I resolve to spend the day researching ancient pre-plastic preparations for winter and the dark. I discover the story of Margaret…