Did you know I started a podcast during lockdown? Season 1 was all about different things I was researching plus interviews with other artists and creatives. Season 2 is currently running and is a series of deep dives into the old english poem Beowulf. I've been researching anglo-saxon myth and storytelling for a large scale … Continue reading Podcast with latest research and thinking
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(almost) all my Nine Mens Morris making and thinking over the last couple of months
I've been researching nine-men's-morris with a view to making a new work. I've been posting some things on instagram and making videos on my youtube channel. These are all ways of recording my research in a way which will hopefully be interesting to an audience. I've even started a podcast and the first episode is … Continue reading (almost) all my Nine Mens Morris making and thinking over the last couple of months
Death Boat update
The project is nearly done and I am happy to have achieved so much with it. There are a couple of things that I'm working on that I was hoping to have completed, but as I have already built a meaningful portfolio of works I am not concerned that these pieces aren't finished yet. After … Continue reading Death Boat update
research trip to FLAG FEN ARCHEOLOGY PARK
On naming (sketchbook pages)
As this project has been focussed on building a body of work rather than public facing outputs... there's stuff in my scketchbook (evidence of the work done in thought and prep) that had never made it to the blog. In order to make a record of some of that stuff I will be uploading highlights … Continue reading On naming (sketchbook pages)
New Works
Check the boats / works section of the site to see write ups about two works you may have missed were you just following the blog. Imagined Heritage and hand paddle
Mentors: Stephen Deeming
I worked with Stephen Deeming of Cadence woodwork for two days in his woodcraft studio, as well as a few pre-meetings and discussions. Steve's an experienced woodworker who was able to help me learn technique as well as offer his knowledge as we poured over plans and reference images of Greenland paddles so that we … Continue reading Mentors: Stephen Deeming
Concrete Boat After Bob Smith (part 2)
There's not much else to say on this one that isn't in the video. The video documents making the concrete boat, launching it, and some of the ideas behind it. Having completed this piece it feels like an appropriate homage but also something to be seen as something closer to a sketchbook work... something to … Continue reading Concrete Boat After Bob Smith (part 2)
Concrete Boat (after Bob Smith) PART 1
After completing Doggerland, which took months of work. I decided to do some quicker projects before launching into another large boat. So over the last few weeks I've done a bunch of stuff. From starting kayaking lessons, to meeting with mentors, to making a miniature dug out canoe, and building a new studio space to … Continue reading Concrete Boat (after Bob Smith) PART 1
Doggerland Assessment
I wanted to make a post about the work Doggerland, that was completed last week, but as some of the ideas behind the work are stronger if they remain oblique it doesn't feel easy to put those ideas online and explain its every dimension away. Some things need to stay in the sketchbook and the … Continue reading Doggerland Assessment
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