The world between the skins

This is looking into one of my pictures sideways and the image is something of a "mirage", it only exists in the photograph, because several picture layers and their inner reflections on a perspex pane are seen together...giving the photographing its true relevance.

Transfigured Spaces at Barnaby Festival Macclesfield
Great to see so many people come to my show at Short House off 108 Steps in Macclesfield.
I have had so many interesting conversations with people about artwork, my artwork, about what we see and how we see and think about things ... I have started to take notes just in case I forget what has being said....


One comment really stuck out for me ... Helen Walford came with her guitar to sing on the opening night and we chatted about the "fabric" of things and how one thread is rather fragile and thin, but several threads woven together can produce such strong textures... Helen thought it was the obvious thing, "making yourself stronger through yourself" and "is that not actually what we people do all the time?"... How fascinating to find the same thing going on between "the living texture of people" and woven fabrics that people make... Thanks, Helen.. made me think a lot.

New artwork on my show during Maccelsfield Barnaby Festival!

"Dream jetty, journey starting", 94 x 94 cm

"Wind-weave place, cloud circus", 94 x 94 cm

When I was making this, I thought a lot about "Little Wing" by Jimi Hendrix, and this vaguely architectural setting of the picture seemed like a "wind home" for a likewise creature as described in the song. 

Exhibition at Marburae Art Gallery, Macclesfield
Gallery Open Evening 3rd May: 7pm - 9pm
Marburae House, Athey Street, Macclesfield, SK11 6QU
Contemporary Art Exhibition featuring works by:
Sabine Kussmaul, Delpha Hudson, Judy Musselle, Gob Geisthorpe, Oksana Veber, Kate Bufton, Julia Snowdin, Kaite Helps, Charlie Penrose. 


Exhibition running 3rd May - 1st June 2012


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