The Blindfolded Seeress
: “I'm currently working through some ideas for a new series of artwork based around the mythic figure of the Blindfolded Seeress. The starting point was Pythia, the Oracle of Delphi, but I've also been…”
The Artist’s Notebook - page 9
(The return of the) Blogroll
Because it’s not all about me, but rather about building communities.
Last updated & checked for dead blogs: December 2023
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- Flamed Fury - fLaMEd
- Bix Dot Blog - Bix Frankonis
- The Homebound Symphony - Dr Alan Jacobs
- Cold Albion - VI
- { feuilleton } - John Coulthart
- blissblog - Simon Reynolds
- Retromania - Simon Reynolds
- Criticismism II - Mark Sheerin
- De-Scribed - Scribe
- Enfolding.org - Phil Hine
- Escaping Flatland - Henrik Karlsson
- Going Medieval - Dr Eleanor Janega
- Orbific - James Burt
- Pluralistic - Cory Doctorow
- Room 207 Press - Howard David Ingram
- step one of a plan - Miranda Reinert
- Strange Flowers - James J. Conway
- The Daily Grail - The Daily Grail
- The M John Harrison blog - M. John Harrison
- The Old Weird Albion - Justin Hopper
- Velcro City Tourist Board - Paul Graham Raven
- visual/method/culture - Prof. Gillian Rose
- Gnosis Blog - Ellen Jane Rogers
- Recently - Kening Zhu
- Studio Diary - Dr Isabella Streffen
- Folk Horror Revival & Urban Wyrd Project - Folk Horror Revival
- Gothic Nature Journal - Gothic Nature Journal
- Open Graves, Open Minds - Dr Sam George
- Romancing the Gothic - Dr Sam Hirst
- The Wasted World - Dr Gregory Marks
- The Haunted Generation - Bob Fischer
- Modern Mythology - J. Curcio
- The Urban Prehistorian - Dr Kenny Brophy
- … an uncertain surface … - Stuart Mugridge
- A Year In The Country - Stephen Prince
- Sylvia Warren Writes - Sylvia Warren
- How The Mammal Should Behave - Natasha Kindred
- Ailish Sinclair - Ailish Sinclair
- Blackthorn & Stone - Romany Reagan
- Celluloid Wicker Man - Dr Adam Scovell
- ForestPunk - J. Simpson
- Revenant Journal - Revenant Journal
- Liminal Worlds - Rebecca Lambert
- Nearly Knowledgeable - Amy
- Psychogeographic Review - Bobby Seal
- Unofficial Britain - Gareth E. Rees
- Unquiet Things - S. Elizabeth
- Wyrd Britain ( Holloway) - Ian Holloway
- Richly Evocative - Matt Gilbert
- Wyrd Daze - Leigh Wright
- Xenogothic - Matt Colquhoun
- Tracy Durnell - Tracy Durnell
- Strange Attractor - Strange Attractor Press
- Temporal Boundary Press - Temporal Boundary Press
- Uneasy Writer - Andrea Harris
- Pays Fantôme - Pays Fantôme
- Roy Tang - Roy Tang
- An und für sich - Adam Kotsko
Give me your Christmas money!
: “Give me your Christmas money! Er… that is to say: As promised some time ago, I’ve reduced all the prices of the limited edition hand-made lino prints available at my online shop for quick sale to…”
Masks made 2012-2013
: “I’ve been reviewing the masks I made over 2012-2013. The masks were primarily made as costume/props for my photographs, but in some cases they have almost become pieces of artwork in themselves. The…”
A 3D Printer
: “A few weeks ago I bought myself a 3D printer kit. The idea behind this purchase is: I should learn about this cool new technology, It’ll be useful as a tool for my artwork, It’ll be a fun toy. I’ve…”
Drawing and various other plans for 2014
: “I’m really getting back into drawing after concentrating on printmaking & photography. I’m certainly not going to stop doing printmaking & photography, but I’ve decided that 2014 will include a…”
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November 2013 Drawings
: “This week’s artwork so far. They're both charcoal and chalk drawings based on the Badb Catha photographs I took earlier this year. I'm very much enjoying getting back into drawing - especially using…”
Mask-Making in Progress
: “I've managed to turn five bags of artificial autumnal oak leaves into my next mask.…”
Art Ideas - September 2013
: “Planning one of these for mid-October. Not sure which one. Will need model and/or props. Series of photographs: A person completely painted white against a white or yellow/brown or black background.…”
The Ivy Mask - Completed
: “The ivy mask (and a big bag of more fake ivy) will get its first outing in a series of photographs either on Friday or early next week. These won’t be based on any specific mythological character -…”
Badb Catha Framed
: “Last pic of this one - I’ll be starting some new artwork at the end of this week. I mounted and framed a copy of my new Badb Catha print. I’m not sure that I have enough spare wall space to hang…”
Badb Catha edition
: “That’s the entire edition printed.:) They were too big for my press (the print itself is 16”x12” and the paper around 26”x20”) so I had to hand-press them using a pin press, which is like…”
Badb Catha Linocut
: “Yes, it’s another Badb Catha/Crow Lady piece - the character fascinates me. Background now sketched in for the new 16”x12” (~40cm x 30cm) linocut. This is going to be a bastard to cut. So far…”
Patreon
: “I have to make a video for my Patreon page to get it set up properly. I have no idea what to say. My English reserve is always battling against the need to market myself, and it doesn’t help that my…”
July 2013 Progress Report
: “1. Series of photographs and/or lino prints: A woman stands clothes in ivy, twining round her arms, hanging in drapes from her arms. Dark leafy woodland in the background. Pale flesh visible between…”
Work-in-Progress: Badb Catha Video
: “YouTube version of a video work-in-progress of mine. I’m not sure exactly how this video will end up, but I’ve been putting a few fragments together since March this year. Need to join them together,…”
Many Ideas and Limited Time
: “I can’t decide whether to keep pursuing the “mask” arc with my photography, or develop it into something else. I’d love to do both, but I have so little free time to do photoshoots, and only a…”
Some notes on Lithuanian Mythology
: “I’m slowly forming some plans for some artwork based around a few Lithuanian mythological characters: Medeina, Žemyna, Ežerinis, and Ragana. Lithuania wasn’t converted to christianity until much…”
Planning artwork for 2013
: “I’ve written myself a list of art-related tasks to do before January 2nd - some involve creating artwork, but most involve planning artwork to be made in January, February, & March. I need 2-3 more…”
Printmaking Bruises
: “I have bruises on my wrist and stomach from printing lino prints all day - using that relief printing press for any protracted length of time is like a work-out with added violence. But I’ve successfully…”
Apologies for the absence…
: “…I’ve been doing boring-yet-necessary financial stuff to set myself up as a self-employed artist - most of which entails reading a lot of boring-and-long-winded explanations of financial jargon. I…”