On Monday 1st July from 5 to 7pm I’ll be at spudWORKS, in the New Forest, at my Neuro/Queering Nature exhibition, sharing some background on the installation and the inspiration behind it. It will be the last event of my residency – a celebration before the exhibition closes on Thursday 4th – and my first chance toContinue reading “Meet the Artist event at Spud, New Forest – Monday 1st July”
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New Forest Reflections
I’ve written a couple of posts on my time with Spud in the New Forest this Spring, once before I started my residency, and again after a week spent there in March. But nothing since setting up my installation Neuro/Queering Nature. So this post fills in those gaps, and shares the exhibition with those ofContinue reading “New Forest Reflections”
Neuro/Queering Nature Exhibition – 13th June to 4th July
Running from 13th June to 4th July, Neuro/Queering Nature is an installation which draws together film, sound, drawing and found objects to share my experience of the New Forest’s wetlands, viewed through a queer, neurodivergent lens. The installation has developed through time spent at Spud this Spring as artist in residence. The exhibition brings togetherContinue reading “Neuro/Queering Nature Exhibition – 13th June to 4th July”
Neuro/Queering Nature: Exhibition Opening Event
A little advanced notice so you can get the date in your diary… the Neuro/Queering Nature exhibition, marking the culmination of my residency at SPUD in the New Forest, will open with an event from 5.30 to 7.30pm on Thursday 13th June. For more information on the venue and how to get there visit theContinue reading “Neuro/Queering Nature: Exhibition Opening Event”
The Body of the Forest
I came home yesterday after a week at SPUDworks in the New Forest, the first week of a part-time residency that will culminate with an exhibition in June. I’ve called the residency Neuro/Queering Nature. I had the idea that I would draw from my lived experiences of the Forest, as a queer, autistic artist, piecingContinue reading “The Body of the Forest”
Neuro/Queering Nature at spudWORKS
On Friday 1st March I’m beginning a residency with SPUD in the New Forest. With the title Neuro/Queering Nature, I’m going to be looking at the perspectives of LGBTQAI+ and Neurodivergent people on ecologies of place. I’ll be blurring the boundaries between humans and other animals, and thinking about the sensory and systemising differences thatContinue reading “Neuro/Queering Nature at spudWORKS”
Sodden
It’s been a while since I’ve been on a Queer River walk, although like the river itself, my Queer Rver research doesn’t stick within the boundaries that I originally used to define it. Instead they evolve as the work progresses, with the words that I use to describe it changing to fit with what I’veContinue reading “Sodden”
Drawings available to buy from the ‘Drawing on Water’ exhibition
Please follow the link below, to view a list of artworks available from the Drawing on Water exhibition held earlier this year, and instructions on how to buy them. If you have any questions please do get in touch.
Drawing on Water – Virtual Tour
I’ve put together a short virtual tour/talk, sharing the Drawing on Water exhibition at The Pound Arts Centre in Corsham from Summer 2023, for thse people who weren’t able to make it in person. Thanks again to Visual Arts Coordinator Claire Todd and Deputy Director Jonathan Mansfield for all their help with the show.
Conversations in the Mud
I’ve always been interested in animal tracks and signs, as a way of getting a glimpse into the lives of other animals. I feel like they give us a chance to communicate with other beings, if we are prepared to slow down, and notice/listen. Back in 2014 I wrote a piece about my relationship withContinue reading “Conversations in the Mud”
Queer River 