Pulling it all together

Its only a few days now till we set up the assessment exhibition, and hand in our evaluative statements. I've mocked up my space, which is a bit tricky as it's cut in half with a partition wall. The work isn't quite fitting but we are going to sort it out on install day. I …

Shetland glossary- visual poetry

I've worked on a few drafts of this. I began as always transcribing the words into a word document, this time from my glossary of tabu terms from the Haaf fishermen, found first quoted by MacFarlane, then in my Shetland Glossary bought online from the Shetland Times bookstore. ‘Shetland Words’, A dictionary of the Shetland …

Point of reflection

This project has been moving through different phases; research, exploration,  conception, development, model and mould making, slip casting, firing, photography, discussion, reflection, slip casting of black parian, firing, photography, reflection, and lastly the discussion of how to communicate the work in the final showing in the 'show'. At this point I decided to try to …

Language – negative space

I've been reflecting on the space the timber ponds occupy and the words I initially collected relating to this. Liminal space, intertidal sands and mud. Suggesting borders, contrast, shadow, reflection, shifting space, wet and dry, water and wind erosion. As I started sketching the profiles of the timbers the Japanese concept of Ma keeps coming …

Disciplines

in next week's Tuesday session we'll be exploring artists who work across disciplines. We'll be unpicking the language and definitions around such practice. See paragraphs 6 & 7 of the attached document. (I will upload on another page) In preparation for the session please can each of you: 1 -  identify 2 artists who work …

Week 4 – site of production

Write a paragraph about one of our own production sites. Focus on the conditions – space, how it makes us feel, size, the materials we are using, peers, other users of the studio. Does it push you etc According to Gillian Rose, within each site of production there are three modalities to each site of …

Week 4 writing notes

1. Read at least one of the texts in Writing Workshop folder. I read all of them, I'll add notes tomorrow. I refreshed my reading about OOO, I'll add notes I'll add notes about no 3. I read some articles in Cabinet magazine. 2. Find an article / review in a current magazine or journal and analyse its style (just notes …

Week 3 writing workshop with Conor

Featured image: Affleck, mapping exercise, black ink, overlaid text in Photoshop CC 2018. Location St Benedict's Abbey, Fort Augustus ( built 1880)/ now The Highland Club Instructions . mapping exercise . site . orienting self 3 walks of 12 minutes each in the interior and exterior environments appropriate text follow same or different path, stop …