Why ‘Book’ now?

Why ‘Book’ now?

Over the Summer I had to make a decision on what I would do next as I had essentially run out of time on my Part-time Degree course (if only you could obtain credits for having children along the way!) so with the support of my family I look the flying leap into...
End of a Festival, a rainbow of emotions…

End of a Festival, a rainbow of emotions…

#HiddenDoor this year was amazing – clearing out the #Lockerroom today gave me some time to reflect on what a huge success the whole event has been. While feeling a little hollow and wondering what will happen next its good to reflect on the fantastic people and...

Learning Curves & Salty Coffee

What was anticipated and what actually happens with art work which invites participation from an unknown audience can be very different things. This should have been obvious to me, and was maybe to everyone around me, but I found this out on the second day of...
#HiddenDoor2015 Opens – Phew!

#HiddenDoor2015 Opens – Phew!

#HiddenDoor opens today, Friday 22nd May, with ‘…a unique mix of visual art, music, theatre, dance and cinema.’ What is Hidden Door? Hidden Door is a not for profit arts festival that takes place in abandoned or hidden places in Edinburgh. This year...

My Grey Spell – continuing the set up for #HD2015

I have a sore back today, grey speckled face and wrists and a niggling worry about hanging my work in the #lockerroom off the #blue corridor in the #secretcourtyard  – but hum ho, another day. The positives: I now have grey walls (please don’t need another...

#HD2015 in the deep end of process

As the set up days for #HiddenDoor Festival 2105 rapidly approach I am physically involved in dunking, dropping, mixing and ‘draw-ing’ tests to see what works as I scale up and up. My final college review brought up issues of audience participation, making...