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

Testing design on gallery walls

Having finished the to-scale design for my wall painting, I sent it to Liam McCabe who, along with Emily Garvey, is curating Bittersweet, the group exhibition that will take place at Assembly House, Leeds in March. Liam had gained access to the gallery and set up a projector in the space to check that my image did indeed fit the wall. 

Liam had imagined situating my wall painting on the wall facing the entrance, but this wall turned out to be brick and this uneven surface may pose problems when using the tape to create the lettering and also to mask out the areas for painting. He has now suggested another wall, of the same dimensions, with flat walls. The projection worked very well, with the design clear, and fitting the wall well. 

I'd be giving too much away to show you the full design, but below is a sneak preview.

Unfortunately it was not possible to get the projected image to fit the wall as it was not possible to get the projector far enough away from the wall. However, it may be possible to split the image in two halves and use a couple of projectors to form the full design. 

Preparing mock ups

For my next exhibition (Bitter-sweet group show at Assembly House, Leeds) I am going to be doing a wall painting. I have completed the design and I will project this onto the wall to use as a guide for masking out the areas to be painted. The text within the design is in a font that I have created, and this will be in fluorescent gaffer tape. I've spent the past few days making a mock up of each of the letters so as to calculate the amount of tape that I need to buy.

Here is a sneak preview 

Colour scheme for next exhibition

Over the past few weeks I have been creating the design for a wall drawing that I am going to be exhibiting as part of a group exhibition called Bitter-sweet at Assembly House in Leeds.

Today I finalised the colour scheme and design. Here is a sneak preview

New typeface

Curator studio visit for Assembly House exhibition

Today Liam McCabe and Emily Garvey came for a studio visit. 

Liam McCabe is a visual artist, curator, writer and works on the Programme Team at East Street Arts based in Leeds. His artwork explores data, repetition and information overload.

Emily Garvey is a visual artist based in Newcastle. Her interests lie partially within the realm of the digital. Using 3D modelling software, she produces fantastical virtual worlds, which echo not only ideas of paradise but also well-known mundane environments, of which we are all familiar. Emily and Liam are curating BITTER SWEET, a group exhibition that will take place at Assembly House in Leeds in March this year.

We met to discuss ideas and plans for the exhibition.

This is the space

http://assemblyhousestudios.co.uk/project-space

The exhibition will include the following artists

Neil Carrivine
Emily Garvey
Jawbone Jawbone
Oliver Perry
Helen Shaddock

It was really good to share my ideas with Liam and Emily and to hear about what some of the other artists are working on for the exhibition. It is shaping up nicely!