BELLE+ART

Missing summer time – But Samara’s garden is still producing

belleart — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:03:23 +0000

Printshop Poetry @ Caravanserai

belleart — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:13:54 +0000

Artist in residence at my favourite campsite, Treloan www.coastalfarmholidays.co.uk as part of Caravanserai http://fieldsite.wordpress.com a wonderful creative space based in a caravan!

Reinvigorated by Residency in Poland

belleart — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:01:57 +0000

In August, I had a great time collaborating with artists, Abigail Liparoto, Barbara Bargiel and Robert Lang as part of the Hello Collective’s summer studio residencies in Cieplice, Poland. See www.hellocollective.com (week 4) for more info.

Newsflash from the House of Fairytales Newsroom

belleart — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:50:52 +0000

Budding reporters were rounded up for editions of the Daily Spell… Camp Bestival’s very own newspaper!

SHP exhibition opens June 30th

belleart — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 20:55:03 +0000

EC1 – Making History Article in Islington Gazette

belleart — Mon, 30 May 2011 13:11:00 +0000

In a nutshell

belleart — Sun, 08 May 2011 20:59:32 +0000

The Samara story so far in a nutshell so to speak (or a fiberglass shell with holes in it)…

Step 1: Buy Samara – who is not in the water, but on land at Ponsharden Boat Yard. (Stop frame from Mark Falmouth http://vimeo.com/markfalmouth )

Step 2: Attach missing rubbing straight and in so doing fill big holes all along starboard side. (You need two pairs of hands for this – thanks Tino)

Step 3: Get your mates to fly over from the USofA and help tear out all the rotting vinyl that’s covering the inside of the boat (thanks Eri and Jason). We’re going back to fiberglass baby!

Step 4: Take said friends to Tintagel so that on the way, you can pick up some old diving bottles which will become your woodburner.

Step 5: Build a frame for a tarp over the top – hooray, dry cockpit! There’s a polythene house on my boat (thanks Eri and Kevin)

Step 6: Get Rob Higgs ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbVE2tmWn6Q
http://www.oneofonehundred.co.uk/designers.html ) to build you a woodburner from one of those Tintagel dive bottles…

Step 7: Start insulating cabin in bow… hoping for a warm, dry bed there eventually.

Step 8: Install tongue and groove over insulation.

Step 9: Varnish tongue and groove…

Step 10: Cut and install plywood ceiling then give it all a lick of paint.

Step 11: Make what was a wardrobe heat proof and ready to house woodburner. First by installing a wood base to make the hull square. Then covering everything with heatproof fibre board…

Then cut up the cylinder of an old immersion heater and use the copper to line the back of the fireplace…

Portsmouth Jami Mosque Mosaic

belleart — Mon, 02 May 2011 16:15:34 +0000

Click on image for animation

Tides of Tedium – Diary of rennovating a boat

belleart — Mon, 02 May 2011 15:28:58 +0000

Back in June 2010 I bought Samara, a Colvic Watson 26. She had been in the yard for almost 2 years and needed a bit of TLC. Which is what has been keeping me busy ever since!

Portsmouth Jami Mosque Mosaic

belleart — Sun, 01 May 2011 19:17:28 +0000

Speaking of libraries, we inaugurated the “Peace Is Better Mosaic” on the same day as the new mosque library was opened. We were honoured to be invited to sit in on Friday prayers.