‘Friends Reunited’ – a ‘curation’ from found objects I really enjoy Instagram. It’s stimulating and endlessly informative – a great way of ‘meeting’ like-minded people and discovering new creative contacts. It is, by its very nature, primarily visual; an instant hit – a picture-gram. It doesn’t take long to speed-scroll through and ❤️ anything that particularly appeals. That’s one approach. … Read More
Digital Photography – Image versus Object
An edited digital image of a pair of my ceramic shoes. Like many of us during the Covid-19 ‘lockdown’ I have been tidying, sorting and revisiting past work as well as doing a spot of ‘housekeeping’ on my digital files. This has meant sifting through, reviewing and deleting thousands of images that have accrued in recent years. I have … Read More
A Good Listener
‘Curation’ – ‘A Good Listener’ Since moving to this part of Kent I have become a regular mud-larker. The Thames Estuary is rich in fragments of history from Neolithic times to the present day. I often take myself for walks along the foreshore and have amassed an interesting collection of ‘finds’. I enjoy displaying these, playing around with them and … Read More
Listen
‘Curation’ – ‘Listen – you can hear the sea’ Like many artists and makers I am fascinated by found objects – both natural and manmade – but primarily those found in the landscape around my home. I am a compulsive collector – “a snapper up of unconsidered trifles”- and also of books, ephemera and artwork – drawings, paintings, prints and … Read More