Tag Archives: University of Wolverhampton

MA Show 2017 – review

Posted on 14 October 2017 by beckybendylegs

Today, I took my seven-year-old son to see the Wolverhampton Art School MA Show 2017 at the Wolverhampton Art Gallery.  We spent an hour looking around the artworks on show.  Later, over lunch, I asked him what his favourite piece … Continue reading →

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Graduation Day – strive for imperfection

Posted on 19 September 2017 by beckybendylegs

Today, I graduated. Today, I got to wear a cap and gown, sit, clap a lot, walk across a stage, smile, and sit and clap a lot more. It was ace. I loved it. I loved every minute of it. … Continue reading →

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Endings and Beginnings

Posted on 10 June 2017 by beckybendylegs

Last night was the Private View of the degree show of the 2017 soon-to-be graduates in BA Fine Art at the Wolverhampton School of Art. This year, I am one of the soon-to-be graduates. As I’m a part-time student, I … Continue reading →

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Northycote House and the philosopher’s paintbrush

Posted on 26 February 2017 by beckybendylegs

A couple of weeks ago I attended a drawing symposium at Northycote House, near Wolverhampton as part of my studies at the University of Wolverhampton. The aim of this symposium was to respond to the location and draw. That was what … Continue reading →

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Today, yesterday, the day before

Posted on 1 February 2017 by beckybendylegs

Kierkegaard writes, ‘Repetition and recollection are the same movement, except in opposite directions, for what is recollected has been, is repeated backward, whereas genuine repetition is recollected forward.’ I have a very repetitious life. I am a little obsessed with … 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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And where is the rest of it?

Posted on 13 June 2016 by beckybendylegs

This is a question I’ve been asked by more than one person (one of which was only six), about the work I have on display at the Fine Art Degree Show in Wolverhampton. I don’t mind that I’ve been asked … Continue reading →

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The anxiety of the art student life

Posted on 17 May 2016 by beckybendylegs

This time yesterday, I was a ball of anxiety. I felt sick, my stomach was in knots and my mind was full of catastrophe. Yesterday, was the day before my final assessment for a module I’m taking at Wolverhampton this … Continue reading →

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What do you think?

Posted on 12 March 2016 by beckybendylegs

One of the main benefits to my art practice of being a student at the University of Wolverhampton is the view. My studio is on the seventh floor. From my little corner of studio space, I have quite an amazing … Continue reading →

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Why everyone should be an art student

Posted on 28 February 2016 by beckybendylegs

I’m now nearly six months into my ‘top up’ time of my Fine Art degree at Wolverhampton. I’ve started to feel like I properly belong there. I know who to ask to stretch a canvas. I know where the print … Continue reading →

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