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What if you failed most of the time?
I watched a lot of Wimbledon this year. Yes, it is an excuse to ‘do nothing’ except watch two people hit a ball over a net for hours (‘oh no, they’re going to have to go to 5 sets, better get myself another ice cream and settle in…’), but/and this year, watching those super…
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Are you over-planning your art?
It’s so easy to do. You might even say a human instinct – the urge to control the outcome. We are sooo uncomfortable with the unknown and uncertainty. And of course in many lines of work making a mistake or leaving things to chance can cost lives, or your job at any rate. So…
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Nature and Nurture
I seem to be physically incapable of making an edition- despite printmaking being the medium of multiples. I have tried, but honestly I find it a bit boring, and my skillset doesn’t lie in recording colour mixes in minute detail or timings of acid baths. What I like to do is iterations. Start with…
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Oh my goodness, I’ve got a solo exhibition!
The info you need to know: KITFORM, 37, Jamaica Street, Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS2 8JP 9th to 13th September. Opening hours: Wednesday to Saturday 12-6pm and Sunday 12-4pm. Opening night Thursday 10th September 6-9pm. Hand printmaking demos throughout Saturday and Sunday. It’s a big beautiful space (in the heart of Bristol’s creative district) so…
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I’ll be at the first Spike Island Print Fair, 24th-26th July
I’m over the moon to have been selected for the inaugural Spike Island Print Fair (and let’s face it, there should have been one a long time ago…). It’s never happened before, but I think it’s going to be a good one: it’s Bristol, it’s Spike Island, it’s Spike Print Studio, it can’t go…
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The Laws of Attraction
I’ve just returned from Printfest, the UK’s best little festival of print, in the small town of Ulverston, Cumbria. Although physically exhausting for me, (Ulverston is a 5 hour drive away from Bristol) it was, as usual, full of the most wonderful art lovers and buyers. The kind of customers you hope to meet…
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Printfest in Ulverston, 1st to 3rd May
I’ll be at the best little print fair in the UK again this year. Taking place at the Coronation Hall in Ulverston, Cumbria, with around 40 printmakers offering their art, plus workshops and talks, it’s a lovely way to spend the Bank Holiday, if you’re print inclined, and a brilliant excuse to visit one…
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New Spring Collection of Prints released to subscribers first (with free shipping!)
I’ve decided to give my subscribers first dibs (and free shipping) on my new collection of prints, before I take what remains to Printfest between 1st and 3rd May. I’ll be releasing them on 20th April. If you’d like to see them first, join my list here.
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Need a Kickstart? Try a Challenge
If, like me, you sometimes need a gentle push to get back into your art practice at the start of a new year, then you might find yourself turning to an ‘art challenge’. I see nothing wrong with taking a little nudge to get the creative engine running again – they are actually a…
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Everyday’s a (virtual) School Day
Can you remember what it was like only 5 years ago, certainly 10 years ago? It’s so easy to think life was always like this. I’m specifically going to talk about how we learn, in this blog, and how that’s changed dramatically over the last few years (for good and ill…) Lockdown really changed…