Finally have the windows made and playing around with the pieces. The textile image works so well I'm delighted with it. The hands are still unfinished as they are the plaster casts from the alginate but they convey the idea I'm looking for. So happy its beginning to...

A short montage of building widow frame.

I have had to give some thought to how I will put this all together so I have put it in this proposal.I have my doubts that the walls will hold the windows so may need to rethink this idea. Also Si mentioned that I need to consider lines of sight and I may end up with...

This weekend we managed to make another 2 window frames and correct the feet on the first one. I need to find somewhere to store these at the university but still waiting to hear back from Alexis where they can go. Just another one to make. I have also decided to make...

Great day for building window supports. Sketched out a basic plan then started cutting wood. Husband on labouring duties and is very pedantic about measuring twice and cutting once. Which is why I need him- I'm too impatient. However he is a bit careless using the saw...

Seminar on degree show proposal and looking at spaces available and installation ideas. Has set me on edge as my ideas are looking a bit unadventurous. Need to have a chat with Si and Alexis to discuss these further. However managed to get 8 windows for free on...

Had the opportunity to cast Helen's hand in alginate today. It was hilarious. Overcoming the short term memory issues proved a barrier. First we had to remove the rings that have never been removed since her wedding day. Do taking them off was a big issue inn her...

I have been working on the film and have followed up on the tutorial with Si and started again. This is more of a flashing moving image of everyday objects and then the sound of Helen singing. I hope to keep working on this, but I have been distracted by making. I...

Discussed with Si previous students work which showed the student reaching out to the father who was inside a different asylum. My work proposal aims to show hands cast in resin reaching upwards toward photos of the loved ones in care homes behind glass, or images of...

I have been troubled by the reopening of care homes today and the fact that the residents and carers have not been able to touch each other, hug, or been close in over a year. As a member of the Living well with Dementia Facebook page I have decided to create a work...