Notes on Practice: Now on Substack

Over the past few years, my newsletter Insights from the Studio has been a place to share glimpses of my studio, new work, and updates on courses and exhibitions. Alongside that, I’ve also been writing longer reflections about art practice and teaching — pieces that...
In Celebration

In Celebration

It was my 60th birthday in October. And like many milestone birthdays, I found myself feeling reflective and thinking about what it means to me to be 60. What have I learned? What’s been important? What is still to learn? What do I want for myself over the next...

Artist Talk at Cupola Contemporary Art

My work my process my inspiration. I had the privilege of giving an Artist Talk about my work, process and inspiration at Cupola Contemporary Art in Sheffield in support of my solo show with the gallery, which is on until 11th November 2023. I was able to record the...

Talking it out

I was reminded again on Thursday of how important talking it out can be in deepening understanding, developing our ideas and learning. In this week’s email correspondence with my coach, I gained an important insight into my own work; how process is in many ways...

Some Things will Not Be Rushed

As some things will not be rushed, the last couple of weeks have been an exercise in letting go. There are some ideas in my work I have been exploring for the last 18 months or so. This exploration began with charcoal and pastel drawings on paper. I can remember the...

Why Noticing is Important for Artists

In the spirit of slowing down and having a lighter agenda during August, this week’s item is a re-post from my Art Fluency Discussion Group on why noticing is important for artists. In this post I discuss the two main reasons why noticing is important and there is...