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Joya Time
Joya Time

In March/April 2022 I undertook an arts residency with Joy-AIR in the Alméria region of Spain (www.joya-air.org)  As some of the work I produced there is about to go on exhibition, it seemed a good time to write about the trip.  A new catalogue (‘Here & There’) is available which covers work made here in the British Isles and there, in Spain.

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Taking my own advice
Taking my own advice

This month Claire considers how to build a harmonious body of work without it feeling repetitive or formulaic, reminding herself of some key ideas to help us change the way we handle media, tools and even the cloth or substrate we’re working with.

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