Tim Stock - it's a pleasure to have met you

I met an artist/curator called Tim Stock (www.timstock.co.uk) - infact, his work is showing next to mine in the Worcester Open. I was attracted to it straight away, because it is a projection of the sort of building I am unusually interested in:





Anyhow, Tim seems a decent sort of chap (I took an instant liking to him when some drunk lads heckled after him 'ginger minger' and he quipped back totally unphased 'you know you love it!'). I've invited him to 'curate' my solo show in Watord. I have already been given the space and will produce the artwork but I think it's really really important to have someone (with some know how) from the outside to offer critical input. I'm really looking forward to working with him in the future.


And...here are some images of the Space2 gallery, Watford:

PV Worcester Open 2010

Here are some photos of my work from the opening for the City Musuem/Gallery venue of Worcester 2010 (Saturday 24th):










A really good day, although thoroughly exhausting. 5 hours driving coupled with a sunny day in Worcester city centre and two openings.

It was a pleasure to finally meet the organisor of Worcester Open 2010, a chap called Nathan Pitt. Despite managing countless artists and three openings in fewer days (one of which essentially was hosted in this incredible space he has built with high cielings in his back garden) Nathan found the time to offer me a cup of tea - which I gladly recieved.

I spent much of the day with curator Charlie Levine who is the director of Trove (www.trove.org.uk) based in Birmingham. She is well aquaited with the struggles associated with curating (and indeed being a practioner) and is a refreshing conversationalist. I'm looking forward to attending the PV this friday of one of her curatorial initiatives: "SHOW OF SCIENCE".

making changes

To all who have flicked to this page in the last few days, I've been doing a lot of experimenting and editing with the visuals of my blog, so I'm really sorry for the choas that may have followed.

Finally worked out how to add an image which means I can connect my blog visually with my website.

Hopefully that's job done for now.

Lots too tell - it's been a busy weekend 'working' but a really good one...I'll try to write soon.

Studies from visit to Worcester

April 19th 2010

These are from Thursday last week went I went to visit gallery space in Worcester...

Drama with the windows...

April 19th 2010

Went to go and have a look at the windows coming out of the buildling... and they were no good at all! Then followed the hunt for windows and a significant dip in the rollercoaster journey ...

It would be boring to tell the whole story of the hunt for windows -suffice to say, upwards of 20 hours spent ringing around, driving around and savaging in search of windows. Ran out of petrol twice (!)

BUT... look what I ended up with, thanks to my friend Cluadette and her friend Barbara - a woman with a generous spirit willing to loan 3 of these most beautiful windows to a stranger. I'm so relieved.






Today - in fact just a matter of hours ago - I was also 2 windows which I can keep:





Also beautiful, but in a very different way! I may use them in watford... not sure yet.