Lucy Chadwick

I rarely find people who seem to be doing what i want to do, and recently i've been unsure of what exactly i'm doing. I know what i want to do and i know what i want to be, the path im taking to get there seems a bit pointless. But Lucy Chadwick is where i want to be and she did the same course (different uni) and she's managed to get her own gallery and live an awesome life...so i think i'm on the right track. Just need to keep at it i guess.

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Bottles

A friend of mine asked me to produce some artwork for a new single he's releasing next week. The tracks called "Bottles" and George didn't really know what he wanted, i listened through the track a few times and this is what i came up with. Hopefully he's happy with the results.
Heres an interview he did for BBC Introducing;
http://audioboo.fm/boos/614476-george-kalukusha-06-01-12

He's also on youtube and facebook; www.youtube.com/user/georgekalukusha


www.facebook.com/George-Kalukusha-Music

Pigs and wild things

i haven't blogged for a while, partly because i have no idea what i'm blogging about. I'm taking sculpture this term, which is really fun. I get to torment pieces of metal with the plasma cutter and blow torch, drills, rivets, plaster, casting...i can't show any images of what i've made because my camera won't work, i did however manage to snap some pictures of a couple of collage/ sketchbook pieces i've been working on as a basis for my new obsession in mythology and mask making.

I want to explore the themes within mythology, looking at the same time at costume and mask within the realm of the surreal. I want to find the connection between human and play, human and the animal and human and myth...hopefully maybe try out some performance ideas aswell.

I'm in a zone, the wrong zone. The zone where you know you need to be doing something productive with your time but just don't...not that watching an entire series of Pretty Little Liars in the space of 3-4 days isn't productive.


Its a new year and a new term...why can't i motivate!!!

It's the 17th of December. Everyone has gone home for Christmas except me. So i'm pretty much alone in this beautiful city with no one to share it with. One more day at work and than i go on monday...which is exciting- although a suitcase, violin and bag of presents on a train and then a coach isn't ideal. On top of that im trying to use up food in the fridge, i've made uncountable batches of gingerbread and apple crumble, i have a victoria sponge in the oven and tomorrow i plan to make a banana loaf.

I left work to really heavy snow and set out to walk home in blizzard like conditions (slight exaggeration) and walked straight through an icy puddle which is always pleasent when you're in flimsy canvas shoes.

Every bone in my body is calling for home!

My camera is out of battery so i stole this picture from joe's blog here; http://whathidesinsidemyhead.blogspot.com/

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Illustrated fairy tale

Today my plan was to go to uni, return my library book and buy a new sketchbook...however my plans fell through when one of my best friends asked me to tell her a story. I have a bit of a wild imagination and come up with weird stories alot and normally just for the sake of it. But Maddi's studying illustration in London and wanted something she could illustrate. I can't wait to see what she comes up with for my slightly dark and gothic fairy tale.

(image on the left Shaun tan)

I'm studying fine art but a lot of my favourite work to look at are illustrations. Shaun Tan's a recent favourite and Maddi's a fan of Benjamin Lacombe.(image to the right and at the bottom)Both are quite dark but so beautiful.

The stories in a very fragmented state currently but hopefully i can share it with you one day if you're willing to hear it.

It's windy and cold outside and i'm trying to avoid going out...but my library books due back today so its either risk a fine or risk getting a cold :/ oh decisions!

Love this!

I've watched this at least 5 times in a row...and a couple more times none consecutively and thought i'd share it here because it's so lovely. I love the video and the interaction with other people. I want to go on holiday and make a short video/film from it. Planning on going to Paris in the summer with my two best friends which will be amazing, it's early days at the moment but its what im going to be saving for...so no new clothes for a while. I'm renowned for my failed past plans...going to melbourne, going to lie in glasgow, making a coracle...but this one i'm going to make happen!!! (i'm also still going to go to melbourne and make a coracle...i just dont know when. As for the glasgow thing, that fell through when i didn't get in :/ although in hindsight its not too big an issue because i am in love with Norwich!)

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