Exhibitions
Talk and Tour – the Harrison effect!
As part of my exhibition The Museum as Muse at the Ryedale Folk Museum there was a tour of the collection given by the gallery curator Sally-Ann Smith, and an informal talk, by me, about how the pieces in the exhibition came about. I was really looking forward to the evening, as a number […]
Invitation – Talk & Tour
As part of my exhibition The Museum as Muse at the Ryedale Folk Museum, I am giving an informal talk on the 18th October, 2013 at 4pm. This will be just after a short tour of the Harrison Collection, which the Museum have very kindly organised. I can highly recommend a visit to the Collection, […]
Stone Ant
On occasion I have unintentionally disturbed an ant’s nest whilst gardening or moving stones – and felt guilt as I’ve watched the frantic carrying of the pristine white eggs by a mass of scurrying bodies. They have clever and successful social structures and organisation within their nests and it is incredible how quickly order is […]
The Museum as Muse
About eight months ago I was asked by the curator of the Gallery at the Ryedale Folk Museum if I would like to exhibit there in October 2013. I was thrilled, and after discussing details it was decided to make the focus of the exhibition The Harrison Collection. The Harrison Collection is recently acquired by […]