I have been exploring the idea of sound as another layer to my objects. Artists that have been recommended and that I feel reflect my intentions are Susan Hiller’s work ‘Witness’ (2000) – Julianne Swartz – How Deep is your Love – 2003 I have ordered some contact speakers of various sizes to use with objects wired some […]
I visited my local museum and found a huge amount of gems documenting the history and culture of the town Lostwithiel. This shoe made from pulped US dollars was a wedding gift in 1905. I was intrigued about the obliteration of the notes into object and souvenir. I thought of transferring this idea into personal […]
Trip to the second hand shop to pick up some shoes ready to cast. I felt a bit odd about picking up the shoes that will have no practical purpose. I think it will be good for me to step away from direct personal memory – perhaps a way to work that may be easier […]
I did a sketch before I found the shoe that I cast of ‘Where did all the Shoe Go’ and imagined a whole room filled with single shoes. I came in to the studio during the Christmas holidays and made a few pieces including the above. I really enjoyed painting and have avoided it mostly. […]
I found a shoe in the road on my way to college – it was a small child’s gym shoe. It looked like a scene of a crime, a car accident perhaps. I guess the only crime was that this child had dropped the shoe whilst crossing the road. It was still there when I […]