The thoughts remain in a little side shoot of my brain. Not at the forefront, stopping me from remembering to… Read more A New Mutation

Yesterday I became extremely excited by the skip outside a neighbour’s house. They were having a new kitchen fitted and… Read more Seeing Value, and the Joy of Skip-Diving

I now have a door to my studio space. So I am now able to consider the door and not-door… Read more The Door

In 7 years of blog writing: Got MA Got son no2 in and out of university and into a job… Read more Got that.

I’m sat in yet another hospital waiting room. This time rather less acutely stressful than the last. I find myself… Read more Accountants and Plumbers (and a sense of mortality)

The Crit. It is a phenomenon that can strike fear into the heart of an art student, and many an… Read more The Crit

Is it possible to be both lazy and obsessive? Is it possible to be lazy and ambitious? Parents, teachers and… Read more The Pursuance of Motes: Laziness and Obsession

Why do I (we?) need permission to do things our own way? Art research is a thorny, prickly, uncomfortable thing… Read more Research and Discovery

Maybe there’s some sort of transition going on in my brain/body/life? I’m a night owl. Or a sporadic insomniac. Have… Read more Napping During Pointless…

I feel I’m properly in now, which is surprising seeing as I haven’t got a door yet. The shelves have… Read more New Studio!