Kids from the Sandnes Kulturskole visited the studio to make pinhole photographs. The light was pretty poor and so they were long exposures and a little darker than hoped. Nonetheless, it was great to demonstrate the process of low-tech photography. If only we had sunshine all year round....imagine the fun we could have! #pinholephotography #AiRSandnes #artistresidency #Sandnes #Norway #Contemporarycraft #communityart #SandnesKulturskole

I am giving a presentation to students at the Kunstskolen I Rogaland in Stavanger @ 3pm this afternoon.I am looking forward to sharing visuals of my jewellery work, CultureCraft projects and of course the residency project SELFmade | MADEhere. This photograph is of the guys from Kulturavdelingen who joined me yesterday morning just before the rain to make #pinholeselfies. #pinholephotography #selfie #AiRSandnes #Norway #Contemporarycraft #Sandnes

So it has been 9 days since my last entry and so much has changed and evolved over that period. Firstly, I tried making cyanotypes for the first time and am in LOVE! The process creates images much like blue-prints and so fits with an attempt to document place and time. Talking of process, it incorporates several stages including pinhole photography, the creation of large format negatives on acetate and then the development of the cyanotype. I have transferred this imagery on

So I have finally arrived in Johnson for a month-long residency at the Vermont Studio Center. I have been looking forward to this since I received news that I was awarded a fellowship for part-payment from VSC and then even better news that a residency award from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland enabled me to take up this amazing opportunity. The plan is to undertake the SELFmade project within the small community of artists here in addition to experimenting further with

Today I thought it would be a good idea to upload a few videos that should help explain the pinhole process from start to finish. Step one This video shows how to load the paper/film in the camera. #pinholephotogrphy #Eastport #Maine #residency #Studioworks #contemporarycraft #lowtech #Derry