I could tell you that in week 7 of my artist residency at Tower Gallery in East London, in my project Reading the building, I’ve been developing some work: printing from the clay blocks I made last week; making covers for my leporello of shadow tracings; drawing another panorama; sketches … Read More
In week 6 of my Tower Gallery artist residency, I’ve been doing some giant sketches, 1.5 metres square, of brick detail, drawn in graphite, clay slip and iron. These bring together the two parts of my residency project. In this big space, I’ve wanted to draw at the opposite of … Read More
Railings; doors; banisters; fittings; hooks – they’re everyday things we meet in passing. But even the most modest details have stories to tell. So on day 9 of my artist residency at Tower Gallery, I’ve investigated, in the sketchbook I’ve bound from utility papers and painted with clay grounds. Glimpsed, … Read More
Whether I’m working on design, illustration or visual art, I love delving into the subject matter. So I’ve done a lot of research for my Tower Gallery artist residency, a project about the place itself. In week 4, I’ve been reading the building, literally as I’ve taken a closer look … Read More
Goodness knows what my neighbour thought I was doing, in the garden, wearing a mask, carrying three small bottles of powder, a jar of liquid and an egg… But I had an experiment to do, making brick and stone watercolours and egg tempera to try out in the Tower Gallery … Read More
Applying paint with sandpaper; making arcs with match pots; working on wallpaper… This is no ordinary project – and it’s happening in a tower. Clients working with me over the Summer know that I’m spending two days a week on artist residency at Tower Gallery, in the Memorial Community Church in … Read More
I’m thrilled to be selected for my first ever artist residency, with Tower Gallery, at the extraordinary Memorial Community Church in East London, in a studio built as its projection room. It has views into the church and across to the Royal Docks. Over the Summer I’ll be making some … Read More