Degree project

My aim is to create an outcome that interrupts the river so I’ve been looking at suitable locations. The stretch below is close to home… Read More »Experiment: Planning for a river interruption

The collected mud samples were left to settle and differences emerged in both shade and texture. My plan was now to study those differences and… Read More »Experiment: 16 shades of brown

Kinetic art is an artwork in any medium that creates movement and this movement can be created by the viewer, by wind, water, or by… Read More »Research: Kinetic art & artists

A round robin discussion with my peers on the current state of my project revealed the following comments: General idea – thought to be promising… Read More »Crit: Peer review 17th March

Artist Stephen Turner was kind enough to send me some literature about his work. Turner is an artist and environmentalist who creates site-specific work mostly… Read More »Research: A dialogue with artist Stephen Turner

A thorough discussion with Tom & Julian about progress so far generated many ideas. What I enjoy about these sessions is the injection of artists,… Read More »Crit: Tom & Julian 12th March

This was quite a day out as I walked an 8-mile upstream section of the river in the middle of its course. Appreciating the scale… Read More »Experiment: Mud collection became a wine tasting tour

Mud is a primordial ooze that we generally avoid. As children, we are told to come away from it and we treat it with general… Read More »Research: Artists who use glorious mud

This was a walk from the source of the river just outside Kirkby in Ashfield to where I ended the last walk north of Langley… Read More »Experiment: River Erewash Google reviews

I attended a couple of online events related to how walking and running can inform art practice. Due to my plan to walk the route… Read More »Research: Walking & running as art practice

I have a plan to collect mud samples along the course of the river to use as inspiration for further work. I have mapped out… Read More »Experiment: Planning mud collection along the River Erewash

The literary connections with the river appealed to me and there seemed to be an obvious opportunity to link the writing of DH Lawrence from… Read More »Experiment: DH Lawrence get his lines crossed with HS2