Henk and I have been working on this project for over a year now
What you do ... a text by Jacqueline Yallop
We commissioned the writer Jacqueline Yallop to write a short text about our project which now has a name, is nearing completion and is due to be installed at Museums Sheffield's Millennium Gallery for their forthcoming exhibition "In The Making".
Half Way There
My good friend Steve Pool dropped by my studio two weeks ago with his cameras and microphone and told me to relax, keep working and talk about the project I was working on.
Divja and Roy
Following on with the Dancing Belles series, in early June I met with Divja Unnikrishnan but now living in Sheffield with her husband and son.
Dancing Belles
A lot has happened in the last month. The oak stem from Ruskin Land has now been processed at Darley Dale sawmill (picture below) and Henk Littlewood has begun his experiment to steam bend the planks into semi-circular shapes that will then be made into the spherical space in which my pictures will be displayed.
The Tory Ruskin
After 6 weeks of listening to politicians, witnessing their staged and choreographed gesturing, hearing their rehearsed statements over and over I'm now tired and ready for a long sleep - preferably 5 years.
Ruskins Cage
Day 3 in the cage below the public domain of the Museum going through four enormous leather bound books of exquisite water colour drawings by Edward Donovan.
A Grammar of Ornament
My first attempt at piercing and enamelling copper plate wasn't at all disastrous.
Proverbs and Provocations
The good news finally landed on my doorstep this afternoon.
There is no Wealth But Life
One of the main sources of inspiration for Mahatma Gandhi apparently was John Ruskin's book 'Unto This Last' in which he talks passionately about 'fairness' and 'just-ness' particularly in relation to fair and just payment for workers.
Project Oak Tree (Working Title)
In October 2014 Henk Littlewood (pictured) and I traveled to Ruskinland near Bewdley to choose an Oak Tree that we intend to uproot and transport to Sheffield where, once it has dried out, we will create a shelter like structure from it that will be decorated inside with vibrant imagery and patterns.