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The next project – the importance of glass

Posted on 28 November 2014 by beckybendylegs

I’ve been feeling the pressure from college recently: ‘What are you going to do next? Quick, decide, time is marching!’ I really wanted a break from thinking for a while but sadly, such a break is impossible. So I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Creativity on demand

Posted on 11 November 2014 by beckybendylegs

It’s been a very busy week. I have just finished the latest college project. Yesterday, I handed everything to do with that project in to be marked and assessed. This project, the Powis Castle project, started in January and finished … Continue reading →

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More photographs of ordinary things

Posted on 6 November 2014 by beckybendylegs

I have had a hectic few weeks recently taken up with college work, preparing for an exhibition, paid work and painting my sons’ school. The Powis Art Exhibition, which is the culmination of eleven months’ work, starts in two days’ … Continue reading →

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Photographs of ordinary things

Posted on 28 September 2014 by beckybendylegs

I love my camera(s). I can’t be without either my phone or digital camera just in case I see something worth capturing. Even in New York I had to have the means to take photographs with me at all times … Continue reading →

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Artists who collect

Posted on 18 September 2014 by beckybendylegs

I love collections and people that collect. I like to talk about either my own collections or other people’s. I collect funny quotes and I collect sketches of people. I have collected images of other people’s mantlepieces and bedside tables. … Continue reading →

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The art of objects – this time clothes

Posted on 17 September 2014 by beckybendylegs

I am interested in the way that the objects we own reflect something about ourselves. In the past, I’ve asked people to send photographs of their bedside tables and mantlepieces. I’ve been impressed by how keen friends have been to … Continue reading →

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If a tree falls in a forest…

Posted on 4 September 2014 by beckybendylegs

…and nobody is around to hear it, does it make a sound? If I place a piece of art in a forest and nobody is around to see it, is it art? In other words: does art need to be … Continue reading →

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Books as art

Posted on 17 August 2014 by beckybendylegs

Recently I’ve become interested in the use of words in art. Yesterday I came across an article on the Publishing Perspectives website about books used in art. The article is about The Center for Book Arts in New York which … Continue reading →

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How Alzheimer’s affects art

Posted on 9 August 2014 by beckybendylegs

I’ve come across this artist, William Utermohlen, who a few years’ ago bravely decided to experiment with the effect that his Alzheimer’s disease had on his ability to paint his own self portrait over a number of years. The effects … Continue reading →

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Should children go to art galleries?

Posted on 5 August 2014 by beckybendylegs

Yesterday, I came across this article on the BBC News website about one of the Chapman brother’s thoughts about children visiting art galleries. He doesn’t think they should. At first I thought his objection was based on the ‘adult’ nature … Continue reading →

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