Experiment: Words flowing together
I thought of a waterwheel as a way to interrupt the flow of the river so this experiment was a ...
Experiment: Planning for a river interruption
My aim is to create an outcome that interrupts the river so I’ve been looking at suitable locations. The stretch ...
Experiment: 16 shades of brown
The collected mud samples were left to settle and differences emerged in both shade and texture. My plan was now ...
Research: Kinetic art & artists
Kinetic art is an artwork in any medium that creates movement and this movement can be created by the viewer, ...
Crit: Peer review 17th March
A round robin discussion with my peers on the current state of my project revealed the following comments: General idea ...
Research: A dialogue with artist Stephen Turner
Artist Stephen Turner was kind enough to send me some literature about his work. Turner is an artist and environmentalist ...
Crit: Tom & Julian 12th March
A thorough discussion with Tom & Julian about progress so far generated many ideas. What I enjoy about these sessions ...
Experiment: Mud collection became a wine tasting tour
This was quite a day out as I walked an 8-mile upstream section of the river in the middle of ...
Research: Artists who use glorious mud
Mud is a primordial ooze that we generally avoid. As children, we are told to come away from it and ...
Experiment: River Erewash Google reviews
This was a walk from the source of the river just outside Kirkby in Ashfield to where I ended the ...
Research: Walking & running as art practice
I attended a couple of online events related to how walking and running can inform art practice. Due to my ...
Experiment: Planning mud collection along the River Erewash
I have a plan to collect mud samples along the course of the river to use as inspiration for further ...
Experiment: DH Lawrence get his lines crossed with HS2
The literary connections with the river appealed to me and there seemed to be an obvious opportunity to link the ...
Research: The River Erewash
I have lived around the river Erewash for the past 25 years, I've crossed it hundreds of times, I've run ...
Proposal: Advanced Studio Practice
Working title: The river got straightened out Theme This project is an investigation into a local watercourse that I have ...