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Theatre of War: Instructions from the War Office
I began thinking about this term – Theatre of War – when I first transcribed Clarice’s diary. I have always been quite sure that Clarice...
Jan 19, 20162 min read


Only one page out of a novel
A year ago I made the decision to think more carefully about the way I exhibited. The usual means of exhibiting – group shows, open...
Dec 31, 20153 min read


Remnants of Remembrance 2
Coventry Cathedral Ruins. The remnants of todays Armistice Day acts of remembrance. Particularly poignant as it will be the 75th...
Nov 11, 20151 min read


Heads or Tails?
Over the past couple of months I have been inviting people to come along to my exhibitions and play a game of Heads or Tails. The outcome...
Oct 16, 20151 min read


Peonies and Pelargoniums?
Following on from a conversation that began on Saturday, my friend, Jackie Russell and I have been bouncing an image back and forth via...
Sep 22, 20151 min read


The Scene is Set
Today is Battle of Britain Day. An annual commemoration of the battle in the UK with this year being the 75th anniversary. My family...
Sep 15, 20152 min read


Backlogs or backfilling?
I seem to be working on 3 different bodies of work at the moment and although they appear to be very different, using different...
Aug 30, 20152 min read


Gathering thoughts
Beginning to gather thoughts about the final Resting Place.
Jun 14, 20151 min read


Never ending circles
I am currently in the middle of reading this book and excited by the connections it has revealed. *Death, Memory and Material Culture by...
Mar 15, 20153 min read


I shed a few tears
I Shed a Few Tears follows on from the first tissue series entitled Please Take One (read about this work here and here) This new series...
Jan 5, 20152 min read


Bonne Année
I have not published a new post for some time now. Several have been written but remain unpublished, for my eyes only for the time being....
Dec 21, 20142 min read


Frayed ends
With less than a week to go to the third Resting Place event, a project that I began back in 2012 my thoughts have been very much...
Sep 23, 20143 min read


The last hankie
First I must warn all who read this – it is possibly the first of two posts today. There seems to be a lot to say and one just may not be...
Aug 4, 20142 min read


Clarice’s journey begins
Sunday 23rd March saw the first Resting Place live performance event in Ellington Park, Ramsgate. This was both the beginning and the...
Mar 25, 20143 min read


A recent discovery
Amongst Clarice’s archive there are many photographs, obviously taken in France during WW1 but unfortunately with no record as to exactly...
Mar 4, 20142 min read


Resting Place and Jacob’s Ladders
2014 is looking set to be a very busy and exciting year and I have tried to start it with a very focused approach. I am sure that won’t...
Jan 13, 20143 min read


Time for a change
Two years ago I began developing Resting Place and this blog recorded much of the research and development. Resting Place has now become...
Jan 4, 20142 min read


Resting Place: the planning continues
I have been fairly silent about Resting Place lately but now that Silent Cacophony and The Silence of Knitting are finished the planning...
Dec 6, 20132 min read


Reflections on Silence of Knitting
Two weeks have now passed since The Silence of Knitting and I have been putting off writing my thoughts about the event. Putting it off...
Nov 26, 20133 min read


The Silence of Knitting: Liverpool
The Silence of Knitting Mon 11th Nov 11am At a place overlooking the River Mersey Liverpool Performed by Liz Hide Here is Liz’s response...
Nov 15, 20132 min read
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