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In our last Kick-About, Saturnalia gave us licence for excess, reversal, and a bit of festive misrule. This week, we shift to something lighter and more playful: polka dot—a simple pattern often linked with luck, abundance, and new beginnings at this time of year. As always, the works that follow were made in a short…
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I took my camera out on a recent late night walk along Whitstable highstreet—lots of twinkly lights.
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I like a ghost story at Christmas, and this year is no exception. This time last year it was a dark little tale about a boy and his advent calendar, and the year before that, a creepy number about Santa himself. Back in 2021, it was a story about three brothers in an attic one…
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In our last Kick-About, we played with the bright, decorative possibilities of the bauble. This week, things take a livelier turn with Saturnalia—a prompt drawn from an ancient midwinter festival known for its loosened rules, reversals, and moments of mischief. As always, the works that follow were made in a short time—and for all previous…
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This response to The Kick-About No.146 began with an earworm—the phrase,‘You’re a bauble, Barbara—a toy—nothing more!’ After that, as is the way with stories, it was a matter of figuring out to whom this scrap of dialogue belonged—and who ‘Barbara’ might be. The resulting ballad, if you can call it that, was fun to figure…
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In our last Kick-About, we explored the calm forms and considered spaces of Barbara Hepworth, thinking about shape, balance, and the quiet language of sculpture. This week, as December arrives, the prompt turns to something a bit more festive: bauble—a decorative object that can be bright, playful, curious or absurd. As always, the works that…
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A very simple thing from me this week for The Kick-About No. 145. I acquired some moulds for chocolate Easter eggs – a large one and a small one. I filled one half of the large mould with filler and then pushed the curvature of the smaller mould into the top of the larger filled…
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In our last Kick-About, we channelled the wild colour and restless energy of the Fauves. This week, our focus turns to Barbara Hepworth—an artist of form, balance, and quiet intent. Her sculptures, with their open spaces and smooth tensions, invite us to consider touch, rhythm, and stillness. As always, the works that follow were made…
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This idea for The Kick-About No. 144 began with that criticism often levelled at expressive, Modern paintings etc… the one that goes, ‘My four year old could do better than that!’ I imagine similar comments were made as people stood before Fauvist paintings with their mouths open in outrage. I tore a few pages from…
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