Over the past couple of weeks I've been working with my friend and fellow artist, Heidi Lefebvre, on a project that will see us working with a class of Year 11 art students over coming months - essentially visiting artists-in-residence. As these young people embark upon 18 months of crazy activity in the bid to …
Cementa/Kandos Projects artist talks headline the year
There's nothing like spending time in the company of other artists to germinate latent creativity or motivation - as it was yesterday when I spent four hours in the company of artists at the first Cementa/Kandos Projects public event for 2014. Unable to spend all afternoon at Kandos Projects, I loitered long enough to engage …
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VIDEO: FSAC residency Sept-Nov 2013
Summertime blues…reds, pinks…
The days are long, the heat is oppressive. Dinners run into the dark of night as it's too hot to eat earlier, days start early in order to beat the heat. There's a lethargy that hangs over summertime, damping the mood to do anything much except stay cool. This time of year in Dubbo and …
Time to pack up
Last day in the studio and I've had about 16 people through between 9.30am and 3.00pm. I've talked almost constantly for 5.5 hours! The quality of enquiry and conversations had has been remarkable. I never expect people to be that interested in my concepts or what I do in the studio, so I'm always surprised. …
