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Internationally renowned drag artist, visual artist, newly minted author, Sasha Velour 09 visited campus during a book tour to promote her memoir The Big Reveal. The show, presented the Villard Room, was an immersive evening of drag, storytelling, and live art. Sponsored by the Dean of Faculty Office, the LGBTQ+ Center, the Departments of Drama, Russian, and German, and the Women, Feminism and Queer Studies Program.
Photo Credit: Allyse Pulliam/Vassar College
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War Memorial Visitors
Centre, Coventry
Maker: Gizella K Warburton
Graduate Placement: Sandra Owens
The Coventry residency took place in the new Visitors
Centre at War Memorial Park. Gizella worked with a
range of park users including war veterans, young people
and families. Gizella is a textiles and mixed - media artist
and ran a lively range of workshops, offering skills in
monoprinting, collage, graffitti art and textiles. Sandra
Owens led sessions with clay and a fallen tree was
brought in to decorate with ceramic pieces.
Making Moves, Creating Futures for Craft
Making Moves is a West Midlands craft development initiative
involving four regional partnerships, led by Staffordshire County
Council and Craftspace, a Birmingham based craft development
organisation. The project consisted of nine craft residencies
which took place in community settings between September
2011 and July 2012, culminating in this touring exhibition.
The nine makers were challenged by residencies in unusual
workspaces - including a hospital, a pub and a park visitor
centre - which acted as sources of inspiration to develop ideas
for new work. They worked with local communities, offering
making workshops that were high quality, inspirational and in
some cases, life-changing. This exhibition showcases new work
by the makers in response to their residency setting, as well
examples of tools, materials and work created in the community
sessions.
The project also provided opportunities for nine crafts graduates
who supported the community making sessions as well as
receiving mentoring from the resident maker. They were given a
small bursary towards the development of their practice and
have also created new work for the exhibition.
Making Moves aimed to provide valuable opportunities for
learning. Makers gave masterclasses and lectures to Higher
and Further education institutions as well as talks to the wider
community. They wrote about the residency experiences on a
project blog, as well as coming together for regular networking
sessions.
To find out more about the project visit www.makingmoves.org and the
Makers’ Residency Blog www.makingmoves.posterous.com
A large group of school girls on a field trip. It was fun observing how they'd face their teacher's scorn every time someone would take a little detour or break the line, which was quite often.
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Residency:
Salvation Army
Longton, Stoke
Maker: Ruth Spaak
Graduate Placement: Denise Moloney
Ruth Spaak, glass and mixed media artist, worked with
the members of LASS (Ladies Self Support) women’s
group, based at the Salvation Army. The group responded
enthusiastically to Ruth’s unusual collection of materials to
make mixed-media wall hangings and rag rugs. The
residency was supported by the British Ceramics Biennial
(BCB) and Ruth had access to ceramic materials and
resources from BCB and the former Spode factory site,
which informed the piece she has created for this
exhibition. Denise Moloney worked with Ruth, learning
new skills in delivering workshops in community settings.
Making Moves, Creating Futures for Craft
Making Moves is a West Midlands craft development initiative
involving four regional partnerships, led by Staffordshire County
Council and Craftspace, a Birmingham based craft development
organisation. The project consisted of nine craft residencies
which took place in community settings between September
2011 and July 2012, culminating in a touring exhibition.
The nine makers were challenged by residencies in unusual
workspaces - including a hospital, a pub and a park visitor
centre - which acted as sources of inspiration to develop ideas
for new work. They worked with local communities, offering
making workshops that were high quality, inspirational and in
some cases, life-changing. The exhibition showcases new work
by the makers in response to their residency setting, as well
examples of tools, materials and work created in the community
sessions.
The project also provided opportunities for nine crafts graduates
who supported the community making sessions as well as
receiving mentoring from the resident maker. They were given a
small bursary towards the development of their practice and
have also created new work for the exhibition.
Making Moves aimed to provide valuable opportunities for
learning. Makers gave masterclasses and lectures to Higher
and Further education institutions as well as talks to the wider
community. They wrote about the residency experiences on a
project blog, as well as coming together for regular networking
sessions.
To find out more about the project visit www.makingmoves.org and the
Makers’ Residency Blog www.makingmoves.posterous.com
Photos by Becky Matthews
Model: BMG Vancouver - Brittney A
Assistant: Janaye K
Hair & Make Up by Me
Styling & Creative Concept by Me
Photography & Post Processing by Me
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“I am a forest, and a night of dark trees: but he who is not afraid of my darkness, will find banks full of roses under my cypresses.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche
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Jephson Gardens
Leamington Spa
Maker: Deirdre Nelson
Textile artist, Deirdre Nelson’s residency was based in the
Glasshouse Studio attached to the Temperate House in
Jephson Gardens. Deirdre, together with Stewart Easton,
worked with members of the intergenerational Hispanic
community group, Club Amigos, to make a collective
tablecloth ‘Las Mantel Mas Grande de Leamington’ (The
Biggest Tablecloth in Leamington) using drawing, digital
print and stitch. Deirdre and Stewart also worked with
second generation Portuguese children from Sydenham
Primary School, to create embroidered napkins
celebrating the elephants that used to live in Leamington.
Making Moves, Creating Futures for Craft
Making Moves is a West Midlands craft development initiative
involving four regional partnerships, led by Staffordshire County
Council and Craftspace, a Birmingham based craft development
organisation. The project consisted of nine craft residencies
which took place in community settings between September
2011 and July 2012, culminating in a touring exhibition.
The nine makers were challenged by residencies in unusual
workspaces - including a hospital, a pub and a park visitor
centre - which acted as sources of inspiration to develop ideas
for new work. They worked with local communities, offering
making workshops that were high quality, inspirational and in
some cases, life-changing. The exhibition showcases new work
by the makers in response to their residency setting, as well
examples of tools, materials and work created in the community
sessions.
The project also provided opportunities for nine crafts graduates
who supported the community making sessions as well as
receiving mentoring from the resident maker. They were given a
small bursary towards the development of their practice and
have also created new work for the exhibition.
Making Moves aimed to provide valuable opportunities for
learning. Makers gave masterclasses and lectures to Higher
and Further education institutions as well as talks to the wider
community. They wrote about the residency experiences on a
project blog, as well as coming together for regular networking
sessions.
To find out more about the project visit www.makingmoves.org and the
Makers’ Residency Blog www.makingmoves.posterous.com
Photos by Becky Matthews
“Sometimes I wish more people had Asperger’s, at least for the sake of the climate” -Greta Thunberg
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This is a mild sight compared to what Bombay trains usually look like. But the best part is; even with twice the crowd as in the picture, people will still find space and peace to read a paper.
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Prins Hendrikkade 29/12/2013 17h53
This building reminds me always of the KOSMOS in the 1990's. Today it's an arts centre with the name DE APPEL and part of the Amsterdam Light Festival. This projection is part of the boat route.
Amsterdam Light Festival 2013-2014
Amsterdam Light Festival is a winter light festival for all ages. For 50 days, the historical center of Amsterdam will present a unique décor for this international light and water festival.
Corresponding to the theme, ‘Building with Light’, 30 light sculptures and projections by international artists have been selected for this second edition. The boat tour, Water Colors, will exhibit artworks along, the Amsterdam canals and the Amstel River, while the walking route, Illuminade, will take place in the center of the city.
Amsterdam Light Festival will take place from Friday 6 December 2013 to Sunday 19 January 2014.
www.amsterdamlightfestival.com
2000 Light Years from Home
Artist: Gerald van der Kaap
Location: De Appel Arts Centre
For the Amsterdam Light Festival, Gerald van der Kaap creates a new work on the facade of the Appel arts centre. The light projection '2000 Light Years from Home' will show his versatility as an artist in an unexpected way. It will be a remix of some of the patterns he designed for his veejay performances over the years: varying combinations of rectangles, moving test-cards creating irregular grid-like patters. In between there will be subliminal messages.
Gerald van der Kaap (Enschede, The Netherlands, 1959) is a Dutch visual artist who calls himself a non-genre artist. He takes photographs, creates computer images, directed television programs, published magazines, composes music, experiments with new media and does interventions in the public space.
Working with Jim Bond
Residency:
Boars Head Pub
Kidderminster
Maker: Jim Bond
Graduate Placement: Michelle Taylor
The Kidderminster residency was at the Boars Head
Pub, which actively supports the local arts scene. Jim
Bond is a kinetic sculptor and used the residency to work
with two different groups; KAF Creatives, a group of
visual artists and the Phoenix women’s group. Jim
developed a range of activities to build their skills using
life drawing, clay modelling and plaster moulds. Michelle
Taylor also brought lots of useful knowledge of ceramics
and mould-making to the community sessions.
Making Moves is a West Midlands craft development initiative
involving four regional partnerships, led by Staffordshire County
Council and Craftspace, a Birmingham based craft development
organisation. The project consisted of nine craft residencies
which took place in community settings between September
2011 and July 2012, culminating in a touring exhibition.
The nine makers were challenged by residencies in unusual
workspaces - including a hospital, a pub and a park visitor
centre - which acted as sources of inspiration to develop ideas
for new work. They worked with local communities, offering
making workshops that were high quality, inspirational and in
some cases, life-changing. The exhibition showcases new work
by the makers in response to their residency setting, as well
examples of tools, materials and work created in the community
sessions.
The project also provided opportunities for nine crafts graduates
who supported the community making sessions as well as
receiving mentoring from the resident maker. They were given a
small bursary towards the development of their practice and
have also created new work for the exhibition.
Making Moves aimed to provide valuable opportunities for
learning. Makers gave masterclasses and lectures to Higher
and Further education institutions as well as talks to the wider
community. They wrote about the residency experiences on a
project blog, as well as coming together for regular networking
sessions.
To find out more about the project visit www.makingmoves.org and the
Makers’ Residency Blog www.makingmoves.posterous.com
Photos by Becky Matthews
Working with Jim Bond
Residency:
Boars Head Pub
Kidderminster
Maker: Jim Bond
Graduate Placement: Michelle Taylor
The Kidderminster residency was at the Boars Head
Pub, which actively supports the local arts scene. Jim
Bond is a kinetic sculptor and used the residency to work
with two different groups; KAF Creatives, a group of
visual artists and the Phoenix women’s group. Jim
developed a range of activities to build their skills using
life drawing, clay modelling and plaster moulds. Michelle
Taylor also brought lots of useful knowledge of ceramics
and mould-making to the community sessions.
Making Moves is a West Midlands craft development initiative
involving four regional partnerships, led by Staffordshire County
Council and Craftspace, a Birmingham based craft development
organisation. The project consisted of nine craft residencies
which took place in community settings between September
2011 and July 2012, culminating in a touring exhibition.
The nine makers were challenged by residencies in unusual
workspaces - including a hospital, a pub and a park visitor
centre - which acted as sources of inspiration to develop ideas
for new work. They worked with local communities, offering
making workshops that were high quality, inspirational and in
some cases, life-changing. The exhibition showcases new work
by the makers in response to their residency setting, as well
examples of tools, materials and work created in the community
sessions.
The project also provided opportunities for nine crafts graduates
who supported the community making sessions as well as
receiving mentoring from the resident maker. They were given a
small bursary towards the development of their practice and
have also created new work for the exhibition.
Making Moves aimed to provide valuable opportunities for
learning. Makers gave masterclasses and lectures to Higher
and Further education institutions as well as talks to the wider
community. They wrote about the residency experiences on a
project blog, as well as coming together for regular networking
sessions.
To find out more about the project visit www.makingmoves.org and the
Makers’ Residency Blog www.makingmoves.posterous.com
Photos by Becky Matthews
Un ami, peintre et sculpteur, à SCVLPTVRE au Palais des congrès la fin de semaine dernière.
A friend, painter and sculptor, at SCVLPTVRE, at the Palais des Congrès last week-end.
The mustached misanthrope with a typewriter and a hammer. Madness and Genius. And you can’t talk about that without celebrating a man who stared too long into the abyss... and smiled back. Friedrich Nietzsche.
That’s Nee-chuh if you’re feeling polite, Nee-chee if you’re American, and Nitch if you’re trying to sound like you read him in the original German.
Born in 1844, back when trains were still new and people thought syphilis was just bad luck. He was a preacher’s kid but he sure didn’t stay in the pews long. He walked outta that church with a fistful of lightning and a book full of questions. See, Nietzsche didn’t believe in God. Or maybe he did, but he thought the guy was already dead, and we were the ones who did it. He wrote things like “God is dead—and we have killed him.” That’s not a confession. That’s a dare.
But Nietzsche wasn’t some cold-hearted philosopher with chalk on his elbows. He wrote like a poet with a toothache. He was trying to build a world where people didn’t need a shepherd, or a rulebook, or a finish line in the sky. He believed in the Übermensch (the “Overman”) someone who could look life square in the eye and say, "I’ll make my own meaning, thank you very much." I personally think of Nietzsche as a funny one too. He writes philosophical satire as several ancient satirist/philosophers did, you know, both against philosophy and out of love for philosophy. Nietzsche can be interpreted as a satirist of philosophy. And satirizing philosophy constitutes his genuine pursuit of wisdom. He claimed several times that laughter is the only remedy to suffering, that comedy and philosophy is a tool with which we can ameliorate and make sense of pain and adversity.
A lot of folks misunderstood him. Some twisted his words into things he never meant, like a bad cover song of a brilliant tune. The Nazis tried to claim him, but Nietzsche hated nationalism. Hated obedience. Hated anything that smelled like a uniform.
He went mad in 1889. Walked through the streets of Turin, Italy, saw a horse being beaten, ran up, threw his arms around it, and collapsed. Never spoke again. Spent the last 11 years of his life silent. Maybe he said everything he needed to.
You ever wonder what it sounds like to write with fire and cry with thunder? That was Nietzsche. And whether you agree with him or not the man could turn a phrase like a knife in the dark.
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“When mental [illness] increases until it reaches the danger point, do not exhaust yourself by efforts to trace back to original causes. Better accept them as inevitable and save your strength to fight against the effects.”
― George Sand
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The Great Escape by Cathy Miles
Residency:
Eagle House, Midland
Heart, Stafford
Maker: Cathy Miles
The Stafford residency was sited at Eagle House, Midland
Heart Organisation, which is a supported housing scheme
accommodating single people aged 18-64. Cathy Miles is
a maker working in metal who ‘draws’ with wire combined
with other found materials to create sculptural illustrations
that capture a character, scene or imaginary place. Cathy
and Emily Notman worked with the customers at Eagle
House to explore stories of their lives and the things that
make them happy.
Making Moves, Creating Futures for Craft
Making Moves is a West Midlands craft development initiative
involving four regional partnerships, led by Staffordshire County
Council and Craftspace, a Birmingham based craft development
organisation. The project consisted of nine craft residencies
which took place in community settings between September
2011 and July 2012, culminating in a touring exhibition.
The nine makers were challenged by residencies in unusual
workspaces - including a hospital, a pub and a park visitor
centre - which acted as sources of inspiration to develop ideas
for new work. They worked with local communities, offering
making workshops that were high quality, inspirational and in
some cases, life-changing. The exhibition showcases new work
by the makers in response to their residency setting, as well
examples of tools, materials and work created in the community
sessions.
The project also provided opportunities for nine crafts graduates
who supported the community making sessions as well as
receiving mentoring from the resident maker. They were given a
small bursary towards the development of their practice and
have also created new work for the exhibition.
Making Moves aimed to provide valuable opportunities for
learning. Makers gave masterclasses and lectures to Higher
and Further education institutions as well as talks to the wider
community. They wrote about the residency experiences on a
project blog, as well as coming together for regular networking
sessions.
To find out more about the project visit www.makingmoves.org and the
Makers’ Residency Blog www.makingmoves.posterous.com
Photos by Becky Matthews
This is a special gift for a young boy. I discovered through his Mom that he is completely facinated with John Deere Tractors. This is for him for Christmas. It takes me a long time to do my art,however I am happy with how this turned out. It will all be in the details for him. It will be matted, framed and ready for Christmas morning.
Installation shot from the exhibition "Ectopia" @ Rogaland Kunstsenter. Curated by Geir Haraldseth. jan 29 - march 1.
Residency:
Regent Silversmiths and
Holte School, Birmingham
Maker: Miranda Sharpe
Graduate Placement: Amy Logan
This residency took place in two locations; at industry
partner Regent Silversmiths, based in the Jewellery
Quarter and Holte School, Aston. Jeweller Miranda
Sharpe worked with Amy Logan to teach young people at
Holte School the basics of jewellery-making with metal
and textiles. Miranda received training in silversmithing at
Regents and her new work reflects her experiments and
development from jewellery into large scale work.
Making Moves, Creating Futures for Craft
Making Moves is a West Midlands craft development initiative
involving four regional partnerships, led by Staffordshire County
Council and Craftspace, a Birmingham based craft development
organisation. The project consisted of nine craft residencies
which took place in community settings between September
2011 and July 2012, culminating in a touring exhibition.
The nine makers were challenged by residencies in unusual
workspaces - including a hospital, a pub and a park visitor
centre - which acted as sources of inspiration to develop ideas
for new work. They worked with local communities, offering
making workshops that were high quality, inspirational and in
some cases, life-changing. The exhibition showcases new work
by the makers in response to their residency setting, as well
examples of tools, materials and work created in the community
sessions.
The project also provided opportunities for nine crafts graduates
who supported the community making sessions as well as
receiving mentoring from the resident maker. They were given a
small bursary towards the development of their practice and
have also created new work for the exhibition.
Making Moves aimed to provide valuable opportunities for
learning. Makers gave masterclasses and lectures to Higher
and Further education institutions as well as talks to the wider
community. They wrote about the residency experiences on a
project blog, as well as coming together for regular networking
sessions.
To find out more about the project visit www.makingmoves.org and the
Makers’ Residency Blog www.makingmoves.posterous.com
Photos by Becky Matthews
Working with Jim Bond
Residency:
Boars Head Pub
Kidderminster
Maker: Jim Bond
Graduate Placement: Michelle Taylor
The Kidderminster residency was at the Boars Head
Pub, which actively supports the local arts scene. Jim
Bond is a kinetic sculptor and used the residency to work
with two different groups; KAF Creatives, a group of
visual artists and the Phoenix women’s group. Jim
developed a range of activities to build their skills using
life drawing, clay modelling and plaster moulds. Michelle
Taylor also brought lots of useful knowledge of ceramics
and mould-making to the community sessions.
Making Moves is a West Midlands craft development initiative
involving four regional partnerships, led by Staffordshire County
Council and Craftspace, a Birmingham based craft development
organisation. The project consisted of nine craft residencies
which took place in community settings between September
2011 and July 2012, culminating in a touring exhibition.
The nine makers were challenged by residencies in unusual
workspaces - including a hospital, a pub and a park visitor
centre - which acted as sources of inspiration to develop ideas
for new work. They worked with local communities, offering
making workshops that were high quality, inspirational and in
some cases, life-changing. The exhibition showcases new work
by the makers in response to their residency setting, as well
examples of tools, materials and work created in the community
sessions.
The project also provided opportunities for nine crafts graduates
who supported the community making sessions as well as
receiving mentoring from the resident maker. They were given a
small bursary towards the development of their practice and
have also created new work for the exhibition.
Making Moves aimed to provide valuable opportunities for
learning. Makers gave masterclasses and lectures to Higher
and Further education institutions as well as talks to the wider
community. They wrote about the residency experiences on a
project blog, as well as coming together for regular networking
sessions.
To find out more about the project visit www.makingmoves.org and the
Makers’ Residency Blog www.makingmoves.posterous.com
Photos by Becky Matthews
© Luis Campillo 2016
Model Ane Sehnsucht.
Outfit by SEHNSUCHT www.anesehnsucht.com
Residency:
Salvation Army
Longton, Stoke
Maker: Ruth Spaak
Graduate Placement: Denise Moloney
Ruth Spaak, glass and mixed media artist, worked with
the members of LASS (Ladies Self Support) women’s
group, based at the Salvation Army. The group responded
enthusiastically to Ruth’s unusual collection of materials to
make mixed-media wall hangings and rag rugs. The
residency was supported by the British Ceramics Biennial
(BCB) and Ruth had access to ceramic materials and
resources from BCB and the former Spode factory site,
which informed the piece she has created for this
exhibition. Denise Moloney worked with Ruth, learning
new skills in delivering workshops in community settings.
Making Moves, Creating Futures for Craft
Making Moves is a West Midlands craft development initiative
involving four regional partnerships, led by Staffordshire County
Council and Craftspace, a Birmingham based craft development
organisation. The project consisted of nine craft residencies
which took place in community settings between September
2011 and July 2012, culminating in a touring exhibition.
The nine makers were challenged by residencies in unusual
workspaces - including a hospital, a pub and a park visitor
centre - which acted as sources of inspiration to develop ideas
for new work. They worked with local communities, offering
making workshops that were high quality, inspirational and in
some cases, life-changing. The exhibition showcases new work
by the makers in response to their residency setting, as well
examples of tools, materials and work created in the community
sessions.
The project also provided opportunities for nine crafts graduates
who supported the community making sessions as well as
receiving mentoring from the resident maker. They were given a
small bursary towards the development of their practice and
have also created new work for the exhibition.
Making Moves aimed to provide valuable opportunities for
learning. Makers gave masterclasses and lectures to Higher
and Further education institutions as well as talks to the wider
community. They wrote about the residency experiences on a
project blog, as well as coming together for regular networking
sessions.
To find out more about the project visit www.makingmoves.org and the
Makers’ Residency Blog www.makingmoves.posterous.com
Photos by Becky Matthews
Model: Alba Hervás
All photos by Marta Nørgaard ©
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In June, a large cargo ship, MV Wisdom broke away from its tow enroute to being decommissioned and drifted miles across; finally getting beached at Juhu Beach. The leviathan ship became a major tourist attraction at the beach for 3 weeks until it was finally towed out at high tide.
It was certainly quite the sight.
More images: Facebook page.