Author: Susan Merrick

Over August I went to the US twice, yes twice! Not something I do on a regular basis but we were celebrating so we did! I saw the bizarre craziness, bright lights, noise and wonder of Vegas and then the quiet slow paced beauty of Virginia in Chesapeake Bay. I found beauty, randomness, bollocks, Art… Continue reading Art, Trump and Love……

So… Vegas Before the Summer I’d been Considering how we can change something a little to make it visible, to obscure to make it stand out or connect with those around it…. Then I went to Vegas. This concept doesn’t work here. Everything becomes invisible with or without differences. Everything is bigger, louder, crazier. How would… Continue reading Las Vegas…. Everything at once

  Today I had a tutorial with the wonderful Tom Dale. We talked for quite a while about the use of giving permission or feeling permitted to speak. In my recent work at Weydon school I used the cup and string game in my installation. I wanted the audience to consider the freedom they had… Continue reading Permission to Speak

  \ I just googled ‘Why it’s important to get your Art work in public’. I was looking for a good quote to use…. But instead I cam across page after page of ‘how to sell your art’, ‘how to price your art’ etc. So instead I will tell you my reason for seeing lots… Continue reading Thoughts on… Shopping List

Do you remember the cup and string game? It literally is using cups and string, two cups, attached by a string which needs to be pulled tight. One person speaks into a cup, the other person puts the other cup to their ear and listens. Tomorrow I set up at my next exhibition and the… Continue reading The Cup and String Game