January 17th, 2010
west london living
West London Living has featured one of my plates in their listing of the Transformations show at Flow Gallery.
December 20th, 2009
nollaig shona
Nollaig Shona! (Happy Christmas in gaeilge) Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and New Year. We’re enjoying the snow in Manchester and looking forward to spending time with family over the next couple of weeks.
Hope you have a relaxing time, and may 2010 bring happiness to all!
December 3rd, 2009
transformations at flow
Here’s a quick peek at the collection currently in Flow Gallery - thanks Lisa!
The opening was a great event, I met some wonderful people and had really interesting conversations about all sorts of contexts and possibilities…
If you get a chance to go along, do say hello to the lovely staff!
The exhibition is on until 5th February 2010.
December 1st, 2009
auction at special collections, manchester
My work is in another auction at MMU’s Special Collections Gallery. This time it’s to raise funds for a digital ceramic printing system to help all the researchers, staff and students at MMU push their transfer development, and also external specialists and practitioners. You can see the online catalogue which includes work from Grainne Morton, Paul Scott and Steve Dixon amongst others.
MMU Special Collections are hosting a pre-Christmas auction to raise funds towards the purchase of a digital ceramic printing
system for the Crafts Research Centre at MMU.
On offer is a selection of original craft works by members of MMU staff as well as guest makers, including ceramicists Paul
Scott, Cj O’Neill and Steve Dixon, textile artists Alice Kettle and Alison Welsh, and jewellers Grainne Morton and Jenny Walker.
Come and join us for a glass of wine, some exemplary crafts and the chance to win a real bargain:
Thursday 10th December 2009 6.00p.m. Preview with wine and refreshments at 5.30p.m.
You can view the lots in MMU Special Collections on Tuesday 8th and Wednesday 9th December 2009 10.00 am - 4.00pm
MMU Special Collections Gallery, 3rd Floor, Sir Kenneth Green Library, All Saints, Oxford Rd. Manchester M15 6BH.
For further details, lots and guide prices, see the online catalogue: http://www.artdes.mmu.ac.uk/auction/
HOW TO REGISTER
Interested buyers should register prior to the auction, contact: Stephanie Boydell at s.boydell@mmu.ac.uk or phone 0161 247 6610. Buyers may register on the night, but please come early. Advance bids and bids by proxy, telephone and e-mail can be placed. Items can be held for 14 days after the sale. All transport arrangements are the buyer’s responsibility by arrangement. Payment by cash or cheque only. See terms and conditions of business. http://www.artdes.mmu.ac.uk/auction/
November 20th, 2009
transformations
This week I’ve got some cut plates in the Transformations show at Flow Gallery, London - the show opens to the public on Friday 27th November, and looks set to be a really interesting collection with exquisite jewellery from Ruth Tomlinson, jewellery and objects from Maria Militsi and furniture from Gareth Neal. I’m looking forward to seeing the show at the opening too!
After the opening I’ll be off to see the open studios at Cockpit Arts with my students, and then scooting back up North to run a transfer decorating workshop as part of the final weekend of the BCB in Stoke on Saturday 28th November in the Wedgewood Institute - phew, the week ahead is gonna be full to the brim!
October 15th, 2009
ft feature
just found out about this financial times feature…
another BCB related press coverage - great!
October 11th, 2009
the times on friday
featured my aynsley re*fired trio, thanks to iliana…
September 26th, 2009
BCB, Lodz, Harley, Flow
Hello there. You may be wondering what I’ve been up to, so I thought I’d tell you…
The British Ceramics Biennial in Stoke-On-Trent opens next Friday (invite only) and Saturday 3rd for 60 days. My Guerilla Ceramics Project - Graffiti*d - is part of the festival, and the new dinner ware prototypes I’ve produced from the installation piece will be on view for the first time. Alongside this will be a display of the objects and patterns gleaned from various locations in Stoke that contributed towards the final pieces, telling the story of the development of the work.
The Biennial is a fantastic project, with so many things going on across Stoke you may be hard pushed to see everything!! There’s an incredible show from Jaime Hayon at Emma Bridgewater, alongside the work from exciting new graduates in Fresh. Steve Dixon’s intricate floral projects and Neil Brownsword’s Marl Hole project will be on show as well as Robert Dawson’s project. So much to see, so - much time - it’s on for 2 months, so get down to see it!!
After that my work is in Non-Object-ive - part of the 3rd International Festival of Design in Łódź, Polska, and then it’s off to the Harley Gallery with some of my cut and decorated plates, followed by some more cut work going off to Transformations in Flow Gallery…
August 9th, 2009
irish sunday times
Just back from Kilkenny, I’m so pleased to have been invited to speak today, it was great to talk to so many of the visitors (and buyers!) at the show and get valuable feedback on the new work I presented. The selection of work in the show was fantastic, all presented beautifully, I was so well looked after, the festival organisers were fab, as was the curator, Angela O’Kelly. But a special thanks must go to Tony, who picked me up from and returned me (with my parents) to the airport in Dublin - thanks!
Article by Dara Flynn from the Irish Sunday Times last week can be read here too.
August 8th, 2009
AA2A 2009 applications accepted
The AA2A project is a national set of schemes, providing visual artists and designer makers with the opportunity to undertake a period of research or realise a project, using workshop and supporting facilities in fine art and design departments of Higher and Further Education institutions.
The scheme is open to anyone who has been out of college for a least a year and it provides a small sum of money for materials £220 this year. MMU will host four artists and applications have to be in by the 19th of September. Clare Coyle is administrating the application process. You can find out about the scheme by visiting http://www.AA2A.org and see the application procedure at http://www.AA2A.org/apply but if they get in touch with Clare she will send out an application pack. Graduates of MMU can apply but only to other institutions. You can also check out last years MMU artists work and comments at http://www.aa2a.org/colleges/manchester