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The indelible mark of your home town

The artist and writer Laura Grace Ford speaks of ‘the stain of a place’. I understand this as referring to something so ‘lived in’ that you can never remove the traces it has left; spaces that trigger personal as well as generalised ghosts. I’ve always found it hard speaking about my home town. Natives areContinue reading “The indelible mark of your home town”

Digging Deep – 40 years on since the Miners’ Strike’

Next Saturday I’ll be exhibiting new, old and re-imagined work for the exhibition ‘Digging Deep – 40 years on since the Miners Strike’, which will be held at @artbombuk , Unitarian, 60 Hallgate, Doncaster. Opening event, Saturday 2nd March 1 – 6 PM, exhibition till 21st April 2024. Art, Conversation, Music, Film. A special eventContinue reading “Digging Deep – 40 years on since the Miners’ Strike’”

Art Auction for Barnsley Rough Sleepers Project

I’m really pleased that I’m contributing a one off work, a map/book print ‘THE LONG NIGHT OF A NEEDLESS STORM’ to an Art Auction for Barnsley Rough Sleepers Project, an auction which begins this Monday (30th November) and ends on Saturday the 6th December. All in all there’s over 20 Barnsley based/linked artists contributing toContinue reading “Art Auction for Barnsley Rough Sleepers Project”