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Dirty Practice Day Five – goodbye and thanks for all the pasta

Posted on 5 July 2019 by beckybendylegs

If I am honest, I struggled today, the last day of the symposium. I’m not used to travelling so much, five days a week, from home to Newport to Wolverhampton and back to Newport and home again. I usually visit … Continue reading →

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Dirty Practice Day Three – ‘Fear is the enemy of art.’

Posted on 3 July 2019 by beckybendylegs

The Dirty Practice Symposium today, for me, was all about painting. I love painting. I could paint all day if I didn’t have to earn money and look after children. So, on one level, today was my idea of heaven. … Continue reading →

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Dirty Practice Day Two – can you guess who owns the fez?

Posted on 2 July 2019 by beckybendylegs

Early this morning I arrived for Day Two of the Dirty Practice Symposium to find a nice collection of objects donated for me to paint (more came during the day). There are a number of interesting themes running through the … Continue reading →

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Dirty Practice Day One – is cleanliness really next to godliness?

Posted on 1 July 2019 by beckybendylegs

This week I am taking part in the annual University of Wolverhampton Dirty Practice Symposium. This is a week-long art practice, thinking, talking, discussing event which is open to students, artists and thinkers alike. This is the first time I … Continue reading →

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Where is my studio? And is it dirty enough?

Posted on 23 September 2016 by beckybendylegs

Today I attended a symposium on Dirty Practice, at the Arena Theatre in Wolverhampton, run by the Wolverhampton School of Art. This symposium was a culmination of a three-day art workshop open to art practitioners, academics and students. I couldn’t … Continue reading →

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