Metaphor, meaning and message
Posted: 28/10/20 09:47 | 2 Comments
If you want to effectively communicate through any non-verbal media, then it is important to understand the construction of visual language.
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How to make research writing easier!
Posted: 21/10/20 09:10 | 10 Comments
A Win-Win situation: citation software… What would you say if you were offered less work, better-focused research, easier and quicker writing, better accuracy of citations and bibliography and everything as neatly organised as a series of music playlists? Okay, who wouldn’t say yes? However, this is a post about one of the most boring topics […]
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Printmaking studios at home
Posted: 23/09/20 09:29 | 1 Comments
During covid lockdown I’ve been so grateful I have a studio space at home. I was reflecting how my OCA students use their homes as studios. I asked a number of printmaking students to reflect and share how they made printmaking spaces within their homes.
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Exhibitions – Physical and virtual
Posted: 21/07/20 09:59 | 1 Comments
One of the positive effects of lockdown is that we all have to think outside the box and to take risks, myself included. The online exhibition, Study Visit and Artist talk was not something I was considering but these have proved to be a fantastic way to promote my work to a wider audience. I am looking forward to being able to hang my work in a gallery as originally planned.
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Who is Acting? Tightening Up Agency in Storytelling.
Posted: 09/06/20 09:18 | 6 Comments
The heart of any story is somebody (or a group of somebodies), and the things that they do, their actions, in response to their desires and aversions. If you keep the focus on this, you will be able to tell much more powerful stories.
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OCA wellbeing: What’s in your wellness toolkit?
Posted: 28/05/20 02:00 | 1 Comments
It’s a challenging situation we find ourselves in, and I realised that all of my usual ‘wellness tools’ are unavailable to me owing to the restrictions in place, so it’s no wonder even little day to day issues feel more difficult.
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