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Artist Talks: Verity Burton

I first came across the work of Verity on Instagram. Her work struck me straight away because of how strong her use of colour is. The stark contrast between darks and lights and placement of ink on paper is enticing. It's sometimes very hard for me to place words to describe work but when I look how Verity is able to manipulate ink there is something very raw and organic. There is real flux to her work, though the work sits proud on the page, there is a narrative beyond this which has been created through the fluidity of line. I spoke to Verity about her work, her influences and progress ahead of her show at Toro, Falmouth opening this evening. How was your time studying at Falmouth University? Did you find you changed a lot? My practice is the refuge in which I process my experience of the world and so my work and I tend to evolve together. I think for me Falmouth was the beginning of my growth into a more accurate version of myself. The process has been slow and is ongoing; I

The essence of a mark

This phrase has ben something which I've used within my work for some time now. Mark making and repetition plays a key role in defining my ideas. In our current variations project I am trying to explore this further to gain more of an understanding as to why and what this might mean. I am currently exploring the relationship between space and mark making. This is being developed through investigation of 'head space' and 'organic space'. The two are very much interconnected to me with how I see the world. This is a blog post to get my ideas down in one place in the form to put something more coherent together. It's been over a month since I've written on here! Coming back, slowly but surely!! Organic etchings, foundation 2015 Organic etchings with found imagery on display at Bricklane, summer 2016  I am very interested in process and I explore this idea of the natural world through my organic etchings which I characterise as a true de

Tania Kovats and a reflection of recent work

Tomorrow evening one of my favourite creative writers is going to be giving a talk at Falmouth University. Her book. Drawing Water: Drawing as a mechanism for exploration is one I highly recommend and is one that has helped me develop my practice and way of working. I have a real interest in line and there are particular sections which clarify a certain way of seeing the world for me. I am so excited to hear her speak about current work and her relationship with drawing. I thought I would share some of her work with you and my thoughts and feelings about it. Her connections to nature and fascination with water is beautiful. I connect to her work because of her expressive nature with how she explores people's relationship and association with the landscape and aspects of it. Tania is perhaps most well known for her work that is on display in the Natural History museum in London. Below are images taken from her solo show at the Edinburgh Fruit market Gallery. The show focuss