Flying free

July 20, 2018 in Paper

Flying free like the moths at La Filature artist residency making paper and mono printing.

My first day in the studio with screens which became the pages of my woven book and branches of heather.

Metamorphosis

July 19, 2018 in Artist Residencies, Storytelling, Paper

A fitting tribute to the humble silk worm and its interrupted life cycle at La Filature artist residency.

My favourite shuttered window (La Fenêtre) — My favourite shuttered window (*La Fenêtre*)

Les Fenêtres

July 18, 2018 in Artist Residencies, Paper

A tribute to the shuttered windows of Lasalle and its colourful streetscape.

Silk industry posters - detail of first page of woven papers in artist book

Le Travail

July 17, 2018 in Sound, Artist Residencies, Storytelling, Paper

The work we do. I’ve been thinking of that today as I wove strips of photocopied posters advertising the silk industry which dominated the Cévennes up until fifty or so years ago.

Flags of paper bags hanging in the windows of la filiature.

Viva la Domestics!

July 16, 2018 in Artist Residencies, Storytelling, Paper

Today was a day for tidying up in the studio. Tomorrow I will be joined by a choreographer from Portugal who I hope will bring another way of thinking through movement to this artist space.

The warped grid of the concertina artist book installed on the floor in the afternoon light.

Fail better

July 13, 2018 in Sound, Artist Residencies, Paper

Today I thought about failure and about the process you go through as you creatively work through your ideas.

Where to begin? The floor of la filature.

Warp and Weft

July 11, 2018 in Sound, Artist Residencies, Storytelling, Paper

How to actually start a new project from scratch? When I walked into the studio space this morning, I was again struck by the idea of making a space for me

One of the circular graines de vers à soie boxes. You can see the pin hole marks up close. — One of the circular *graines de vers à soie* boxes. You can see the pin hole marks up close.

Hunting and Collecting

July 09, 2018 in Sound, Artist Residencies, Paper

The first part of any new project is reconnaissance ~ that's a French word meaning preliminary surveying or research from the verb reconnaître,

Of Angels

May 30, 2018 in Storytelling, Paper

I've been thinking about angels. The ones in fluffy cumulous clouds, just out of sight.