This piece was a real journey from start to finish. In my practice, the process can often be a long, winding road. The Rain Piece This piece began with a photograph taken through a rain-covered car window on a surf… The Rain Piece: Digital Failure, Material Return.
This post documents a period of intense scanning and iteration of digital images during in term 1. It began with an exploration of materials. Ash, shells, foraged pieces from local shorelines. Indexical records of these finds resulted. The scanner recording… Scanography Portraiture
Scanography Portraiture
My enquiry into embodied mark making required a process that could hold tonal depth, physical making and subtle surface variation. Photogravure is a way for me to bridge the gap between digital images and tactile, intaglio surfaces. Rather than traditional… Technical Framework: Photopolymer Photogravure
Technical Framework: Photopolymer Photogravure
Recent discussion during a weekly MA meeting introduced me to the writing of psychiatrist and writer Iain Mc Gilchrist. His direct clinical experience underpins his idea that perception doesn’t just receive information from the outside world like a helpless consumer.… Attention, Tacit Knowledge and Making From the Space Between
Attention, Tacit Knowledge and Making From the Space Between
Study Statement Unit 1 (Working Document) Unit 1 Assessment Page (Learning Outcomes & Evidence)
Unit 1 Assessment (Overview)
A daily ritual. Lighting the wood stove and watching the little flames grow. From a glow of last nights embers to ragged flames. From the fireside I think about how this year I rekindled a little fire. It was just… A Daily Ritual
A Daily Ritual
At art school, many years ago, they used to say draw what you see, not what you think you see. I’ve been thinking about that a tonne recently but it turns out it isn’t really just about drawing. It’s about… When Blind Spots Align
When Blind Spots Align
I wondered if this was too dark to write about. Everyone likes looking at old photographs. But there’s much more to an era in your life than old photographs. They were kept in an old album. Heavy and blue. A… Empty Shells are beautiful
Empty Shells are beautiful
Last year I travelled up to the far north of Scotland with my family. My partner surfs and charts were looking good so we headed on a spontaneous road trip with our kids. Some other surfers we know joined us… Rain on the Window of a Peugeot 1.06 1.1 Zest
Rain on the Window of a Peugeot 1.06 1.1 Zest
I used to think that writing was just about arranging words in neat little rows…my thoughts tamed and lined up on a page like stuck little traffic jams. Just string the words together, or so I thought. Like a glorified… Scrabbling for Words
Scrabbling for Words
When I was a kid growing up in Sutherland, I spent a lot of time crab fishing. A wee wild gang of us roaming the rocky, seaweed-covered shorelines with the bare minimum equipment. We’d kick limpets off the rocks for… Crab Fishing
Crab Fishing
I’ve been looking back on some pieces of writing I did in the summer of 2025. I’ve been thinking about the importance of taking voice notes in my practice as a way of capturing my thinking during making. I realise… Little Windows
Little Windows
Moving from Contemplation to Action: Chicken House Collaborations I thought I’d write a blog post because I actually have something to talk about.I get stuck in contemplation mode – I know this about myself. But now I’m making forward movement:… Chicken House Gallery
Chicken House Gallery
In March 2020, as the first COVID-19 lockdown began, I did something that inconsequential at the time: I started a Facebook group called the Women’s Land Army.Inspired by the British wartime Women’s Land Army – where women came together to… Women’s Land Army: Five Years of Growing Together
Women’s Land Army: Five Years of Growing Together
Research documentation – November 2025 Something unexpected has been happening in my house over the last few days. It started simply enough, but it’s become something else – a living system, a collaboration I set in motion but can’t control.… The Mushroom Ecosystem: An Unexpected Collaboration in My Room.
The Mushroom Ecosystem: An Unexpected Collaboration in My Room.
Research documentation – November 2025 This morning started with a simple plan: collect moth wings and butterfly wings from the spider webs in our polytunnel to use for cyanotypes. I wanted to capture these delicate fragments – the remains caught… Nature as Capturer: When I Realized I Was Redundant
