Some even grew rich and became the object of their neighbours envy

My new work for ALISN presents SCOTOMA at sluice art fait 15th & 16th October 2011.

see www.sluiceartfair.com for more information. 

Some even grew rich and became the object of their neighbours envy

2011

Paper, country living magazine, masking tape, emulsion

The blind spot occurs when negotiating the ground between utopian fantasy and domestic reality.

The fragile, partial houses and signifiers of a neighbourhood are constructed with a Brechtian philosophy in mind. They show their workings and their flaws reminding the viewer that they are just a suggestion of place and of home.

The interior of the houses are inspired by patterns and furniture from a manual about how “creative people” live and Country Living magazine which works as a consideration of the barrage of information about how to live and what to aspire to.

Homage to home.

Homage to home.

2011

It is a physical manifestation of an imagined space. It has connotations of childhood and alludes to a perceived notion of home as a place of safety. It references Edward T. Hall’s theory of proxemics as a set of rules to define our spaces.

This comes from a wider body work exploring the ideologies connected to how we occupy spaces.

Open studio 2011 selection

a small film about a dash to get to the studio last night to set up a few pieces of work to be considered for the Nunnery exhibition as part of the Bow Arts open 2011...

In memorandum. replica. Some more action!

it is growing...

In memorandum. replica.

This is the start of a new piece of work in the I Am Surrounded By Objects That Define Me body of work.
I am working with items I have been carrying around with me for some time now. There are also objects that I got in exchange for my bric-a-brac lucky dip parcels that I donated to the emely and sprouting 56 "things in a parcel" event at christmas last year and there will be (but not yet) drawings and photos of the items I gave away.

remember- it is a work in progress!

New studio. Hello.

Finally got myself a little better set up and settled in to my new studio space with Bow Arts Trust. The donation of a table from my new studio-neighbour helped greatly!

happy face.

moving on...

following the work "the study of nests" and a throw back to work i made a few years ago like "fabric sandcastles" and "hiding" (which can be seen on here somewhere) I have been looking at shared spaces and our relationship to them. I have been making some drawings and notes and bits and decided to start to create real/imagined/longed for spaces physically. Here is a first draft:

homage to home: about my brother

2010

used fabric, projector

installation studio view

I am not sure about the over head projector yet... I'm trying out an 8mm film projector so we'll see how that goes.

Celeste Prize at The Invisible Dog Gallery, New York

From about 3:52:00 onwards I nearly get it... it was an amazing weekend with some amazing people.

watch here: celeste prize live stream

a little revisit

this is one of my favorite pieces and I feel it has been a little neglected. Probably because it is nearly impossible to take a decent picture of it! oh well, here it is again... it being at the top of my page makes me feel a little better.

I am glad you are happy.

Knitting 2008

Ornamental at The Red Gate Gallery, Brixton

Some pictures of the private view. I managed to get those drawings done too!

The Study Of Nests. Work for Ornamental.

 here is the completed project. I am also working on accompanying drawings... running short of time though!

The study of nests. Work for Ornamental.

The work is taking shape for the group show Ornamental... I am looking at the formation of safe spaces. 
(Please excuse the in-need-of-a-paint walls in my studio!)

The study of nests

2010

Used bedding fabric.

Red Gate Gallery presents

‘Ornamental’

An exhibition of contemporary art inspired by pattern, decoration and repetition featuring artists Nicola Anthony, Denise Hickey, Evelin Kasikov, Daisy McMullan, Laura Traver, Alana Tyson

Private View: Friday 29^th October 2010 – 6.00 to 11.00 pm

Exhibition runs from:          
Friday 29^th October – Thursday 4^th November 2010

Gallery Opening Hours:      
Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri: 11.00 am to 6.30 pm

Sat: 12.30pm - 5.00 pm         

Last day of Exhibition:        Thursday 4^th November: 10.00am to 5.00pm

Ornamental brings together the work of six female artists whose work centres around themes of decoration, pattern and repetition.  The exhibition aims to challenge traditional perceptions of the decorative in a fine art context and open up a wider discourse about gender, politics and the validity of decoration in the broader schema of contemporary art today.  The artists’ works are not defined or constrained within traditional media and includes diverse processes such as stitching, sewing, embroidery, cutting, collage, folding and draping.

Some old bits and pieces

Found these photos knocking around and thought I'd share them. These are bits of work I made mostly in 2007 and stretching into 2008.

From the top:
Fabric Sandcastles. 2007/08. Temporary installation. Bed sheets, wood 200x60x60cm
Blankets. 2007. Temporary installation. Used blankets, stitching, dye 160x75cm each piece
Pillow talk. 2007. Pillow case, curtains, bleach 300x50cm
I remember when I was someone else. 2007. Reused artwork made from blanket and curtains, stitching 70x70cm
                    

I am surrounded by objects that define me: Some things in my studio or ornaments

I am surrounded by objects that define me: The jumper or I used to have one like that or Repeat after me.

some drawings on nice paper, some drawings on found paper and a couple of collages based on a picture of a wooly jumper.