And so it begins.....

Next spring I will be launching my first exhibition of art infused poetry in Cornwall. This blog is to advertise and update events and above all keep me on track by recording the highs and lows of this enterprize in my posts.

Official Dates of Exhibitions

'The Old Press Gallery' (St Austell)
PREVIEW EVENING - Friday 22nd March 2013 7pm - 9pm

EXHIBITION STARTS - Saturday 23rd-28th March 2013

'Cornish Studies Library' (Redruth)
EXHIBITION STARTS - Tuesday 2nd-6th April 2013



Wednesday 26 December 2012

The 'White Building' Studio

 
This is the studio I will be busying in from January 2013. Martin Page, head of art & design at Truro College kindly offered me this space to mould, hammer, gouge and burn my words into an array of mediums for my exhibition.

Live footage will be available of me at work as the winter weeks turn into spring.













The vents that will take away the smoke!
 
 
 


 
Car parks and distance landscapes...
 
 
 For more intricate application....




Interview at the 'Cornish Studies Library'

On Friday the 7th December I ventured out to interview Kim Cooper, Principal Library Officer of the Cornish Studies Library in Redruth. I'd already prepared my list of questions for Kim, and I had thought about sending them to her before hand, but like many of us who have a journalistic streak I felt sure the interview would be more substantial with a tad of the unexpected..

It didn't take both of us long to start weaving through the questions with some degree of professionalism. We delved into some of the more sensitive issues of being creative in Cornwall and the Celtic passions that eventually creep in to lots of resident artists work - including mine.

"Cornwall is marketed on its Heritage in lots of ways, but we also have to think of the now"

I can say whole heartily that the Cornish Studies Library is a place of immense necessity and a huge part of this is having the right team of people working there and being led by an individual that truly believes in the institution they manage...Kim is this individual.

"We can utilise this Heritage and events from the past to grab locals attention and say, look what else we've got to offer from the new blood of Cornwall"


This exhibition, to me, is worth more than just the room it will stand in; I want Kim to feel as proud as I do that I've taken poetry to an artistic level that will hopefully appeal to a much broader audience.
The Cornish Studies Library opens its doors, everyone is welcome and even if you've only just made the journey to collect a book on old Cornish recipes or to browse the shelves for a certain journal on an retired fishing fleet from Falmouth, surely a peer into the exhibition room to absorb a little poetry is an added experience to your day. 

"We need more support through linking ideas, bringing in writing on all levels"

You can view my list of questions for Kim by going to the 'Links' above.

Monday 3 December 2012

Galavanting in the Gardens...

Last Friday I had the pleasure of joining Tom Scott with his new poetry venture for Trebah Gardens on the boarders of Falmouth. As part of a group of poets I was assigned by Tom a specific area of the gardens: the Mallard Pond and Bridge and briefed to reflect on a question accordingly.  A large troupe of student photographers from Falmouth Universities Marine and Natural History photography course were armed with various high tech equipment. They perused the gardens capturing the botanical delights still blooming in the cold watery sunlight, whilst us writers scribbled away with numb fingers.
We returned to the cafe to thaw out with hot drinks and a read through of some poems along the themes of questions regarding nature; our own ideas and rough notes were discussed and some interesting observations mulled over.
So now my job is to get my two final poems drafted and sent back to Tom for consideration. Any poems chosen will be displayed early next year complementing the selected photographs from the students.



The whole experience was joy, the freedom, the gardens mystical magic, the sharing of ideas and meeting some amazing writers...thank you Penelope Shuttle for making the day complete....