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Fiona Richmond

Fiona Richmond

Folder: Older Work

The Salt Pans

Re-wilded

Boundaries, Memories, Traces

Ghost Ships

The Salt Pans
Re-wilded
Boundaries, Memories, Traces
Ghost Ships

The washing Room

First of August already and a tinge of autumn in the air. I just had to stop and get my phone out wandering in the lanes below Kings Mills, to photograph the amazing creeping thistles which seemed to be dancing in time to the strange soupy swirling c

Feeling the need to sit, absorb and distill this weekend. Slow observation in the pottery studio in the basement of St Peter’s Rectory: a tranquil space.

Taking this slow. WIP. Gloomy basement light, fleeting children’s voices and bags of washing anticipating a soak and churn. Oil on aluminium.

Having had very little reading time these last few busy months, I took this book away on my flying visit to the UK last weekend. I’m now about half way through and riveted!

While I’d enjoyed various of Rebecca Solnit’s passionately

The beginnings of a small painting on aluminium of the basement washroom in the rectory. This is a dark and gloomy space which comes alive when the sun filters in illuminating the dust motes and an array of obscure items from the past. A treasure tro

And some more Prunella Clough.

It was great to see a whole room dedicated to Prunella Clough at Tate Britain yesterday. She’s been a huge favourite of mine for years, so it was great to see her sketch books and photographs which were a big part of her practice. Seeing the wo

And more incredible Hurvin Anderson. My photos posted at the airport yesterday didn’t do the work justice, so these are a little less wonky.

Just staggering draughtsmanship too.

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