Wednesday 14 November 2012

The First Cut @ Manchester Art Gallery

Wild Bees have been on hiatus whilst we both found our feet... they were on the end of our legs this whole time.. ba bum! So we're back and with lots of exciting projects coming up!

Dan has been busy with his band Cleft. They have just finished their new EP - Recorded, mixed and mastered by Dan and John, and artwork by me, Jess. It's DIY at it's finest folks, go have a listen and then order a limited edition copy!
I have been busy at a lovely Primary School for the past 6 months, but I recently said my farewells to get my head back into film making, and so far so good!

Over the Summer, Wild Bees were commissioned by Manchester Art Gallery to make a promotional film and research tool for students and craft enthusiasts in connection with The First Cut exhibition. This was incredible highlight for us!




A huge thank you to the artists who took part, we loved having a good snoop around your studios and eating your biscuits. It was such an inspiring project and the exhibition is one of the best I've seen in years! The film is being exhibited alongside all of the wonderful work and we are just thrilled to be a part of it.

Another great project will be coming as a result of this, but going to keep that under wraps for now.

Lady Wild Bee x


Friday 9 March 2012

Chance Compositions

Last month I co-ran an Imagine workshop at Manchester Art Gallery with Michiko Fujii.This months topic was Chance inspired by the Surrealist Artists displayed in the Modern and Contemporary Gallery.
We had 5 record players and lots of interesting vinyl records for families to experiment with and make a Chance Composition by manipulating the vinyl - using stickers, tape, sandpaper, and their imagination. We also made Chance Collages using the record sleeves which complimented the amazing sounds!




I have worked with a record player in an early years setting before. I was inspired by Christian Marclay and his interest in unwanted sounds such as scratches and pops on records.


It was great to have the opportunity do it on a larger scale. The sounds really attracted people to get involved and everyone really enjoyed it.

Can't wait to do more sound work at the gallery!

Saturday 11 February 2012

Mini Art Club

Mini Art Club February 2012

"Mixing it up"

 An exploration of Primary Colours with light and paint.