Secrets & confessions – by Nicola Anthony
I am fascinated by the connections between people that we don’t realise exist – the links between us all on a human, universal level. I like the fact that we are all a bit weird, dark and strange inside. But most of us spend a large portion of our time worrying about this or feeling alone and ...
The Rubik’s Years – A sculpture takes shape – Nicola Anthony
Iv’e struck upon a great visual metaphor for time – or at least time as I see it as very shifting, unclear, and chaotic until you look at it from another angle. It’s the Rubik’s Cube. I have been searching for a starting point form for this sculpture about the Imprint of time on our ...
Collecting Words – Nicola Anthony
I’ve not made many posts yet, but I’ve been really enjoying learning about everyone else’s practice. So I thought it was time to put fingers to keyboard again. For some reason my own creative process seems to be not very conducive to getting blogged… I’m either whizzing along so fast that I don’t get time ...
Date Stamp drawings – Nicola Anthony
Recently I have been making a lot of my ‘date stamp drawings’. This one has just been completed – She’s called ‘Mneme’ – the muse of memory. The drawings are made entirely using a date stamp dipped in pigment ink. No pencil lines or drawing by hand. The idea came to me when I was ...
Collaborating ideas – Abigail Box & Nicola Anthony
NICOLA ANTHONY So far I’ve made two date-stamp drawings responding to the Imprint theme, but it felt like something else should come from the theme too. Fellow Fabelist Abigail Box noted that we both have similar but unusual ways of organising our chaotic lives – a schedule or diary which becomes an imprint of our ...
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