Opportunity to purchase artwork at Bitter/Sweet

If you would like to have your very own artwork created by a Bitter/Sweet exhibiting artist, head to the 'merchandise desk' in the entrance to the gallery. There are a number of artworks for sale, including prints, drawings and artists books. 

Last chance to visit Bitter/Sweet

This weekend is your last chance to visit Bitter/Sweet, the group exhibition at Assembly House, Leeds that I am participating in.


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Featuring work by:

Neil Carribine / Emily Garvey / Jawbone Jawbone / Oliver Perry / Helen Shaddock

Curated by Emily Garvey & Liam McCabe

The artists have drawn upon their own Bitter/Sweet experiences and emotions, to produce new bodies of work spanning animation, sculpture and a site specific wall mural.

The gallery is open 10am-4pm
For access please contact Laim McCabe: 07828 104125

Here is a sneak peek

Free lemon-aid available now at preview of Bitter/Sweet at Assembly House, Leeds

Get along to Assembly House in Leeds to the preview of Bitter/Sweet, an exhibition of new work by

Neil Carribine / Emily Garvey / Jawbone Jawbone / Oliver Perry / Helen Shaddock

Curated by Emily Garvey & Liam McCabe


Free lemon-aid available 6-9pm, Thursday 15th March 2018


Exhibition open 15th-25th March 2018

10am-4pm on 17th-18th, 24th-25th March & by appointment

Contact Liam McCabe on 07828 104125

TONIGHT- Bitter/Sweet Preview - Assembly House Studios & Project Space - Preview 6-9pm

The final preparations are being done ready for the preview of Bitter/Sweet at Assembly House tonight. Escape the dreary gloomy weather and brighten yourself up with some delicious art and a dose of lemon-aid. Enjoy!

Bitter/Sweet

Assembly House Studios & Project Space

44 Canal Road, Armley, Leeds, LS12 2PL

Preview: March 15th 2018 - 6-9pm - Free lemon-aid

Exhibition runs: March 15th-March 25th

Open: 10am-4pm on 17th-18th & 24th-25th March & by appointment

Contact: Liam McCabe on 07828 104125

Featuring work by:

Neil Carribine / Emily Garvey / Jawbone Jawbone / Oliver Perry / Helen Shaddock

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Curated by Emily Garvey & Liam McCabe

Emotions are often fleeting and can be forever lost in a moment. A memory can be at one point beautiful, transient and wondrous and in the next filled with sadness and nostalgia - these experiences are unique for every individual and are the focal point for Bitter/Sweet

Bitter/Sweet brings together 6 artists from Newcastle and Sheffield to exhibit in Leeds for the first time. Each drawing upon their own Bitter/Sweet experiences and emotions, brand new bodies of work will be on display spanning animation, sculpture and a site-specific wall mural with free lemon-aid available at the preview.

BITTER/SWEET Install - Day 3

On arrival at the gallery, I was delighted to see that the second coat of paint that I had applied last night to 3 of the colours had really made a difference in terms of the depth of the colours. 

Emily started to paint the areas on the left side of the wall with teal while Liam and I masked out the rest of the design on the right side of the wall.

The taping of the design is very time consuming, and one needs to plan and be systematic in the order of painting so as not to paint two colours that are directly next to each other.

With two coats of paint on the vast majority of the wall on which the lettering was to go over, we made a start on mapping out the text, first using the thicker tape, and then completing each letter with the thinner tape. 

As I left for my return train back to Newcastle in the evening, I was really pleased with the work, but disappointed that I had run out of time to complete everything. There are a few elements that still need to be done. I feel very fortunate that the curators, Liam and Emily are going to follow my instructions to finish the work. As they have been assisting with the execution of the wall painting over the three day install, I am confident that they know what they are doing and will do a remarkable job at the final touches.

I will post more images once the exhibition has opened but I do not want to reveal too much now, and spoil the surprise for those who are able to visit the exhibition. 

BITTER/SWEET Install - Day 2

On my second day of install for BITTER/SWEET, the forthcoming group exhibition at Assembly House, Leeds I was fortunate enough to have assistance from both the curators, Liam McCabe and Emily Garvey.

As Liam and I aligned the projector so that the left half of the design fitted with the right half of the design, Emily cracked on with applying the next colour of paint; powder grey.

Once the projection was aligned, Liam and I marked out the right side of the design on the wall using masking tape.

Frustratingly, we could not completely match the design to the wall, and so I made a few adjustments to the design .

Once the vast majority of the straight edged shapes had been masked and were being painted, I turned my focus to the curved shapes in the design. I found the curved parts around the oval shape particularly challenging because of the large scale and the fact that this area of the design is near the top of the wall, and so involved me working at height and at a difficult angle.

By the time I had completed the curves, some of the other areas of paint had dried and so in the evening I painted a second coat on these areas.