Monday, 15 March 2010

Last year I did a talk about my work at Bradford College. After the talk, the Arts Officer from the Bronte Parsonage Museum in Haworth approached me with a possible offer of a Residency. After a few exhaustive months of securing funding, I’m now planning a Project, which will culminate in an Exhibition within the Museum Collections later on this year.
I am intrigued by the mystery that surrounds the Bronte family, and by the Moors that surround their once family home. Wuthering Heights was one of the first books I read, and is still a favourite of mine. Not least because I have personal associations with it. I remember my nan giving me her copy of the book, when I was about ten years old. I drove from London to Haworth last week to begin my research in the Museum Library. There were many inspiring objects on display, but I am still in the early stages of my research, and am not sure which direction I am going to take yet.



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7 comments:

  1. Unknown16 March 2010 at 06:24

    Good continuation.

    PS: you have to set a link to your wonderful website and work on the side bar !

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  2. Su Blackwell17 March 2010 at 14:39

    thanks Helene. I'm currently having a new website designed, which will incorporate a new blog. Until then, I have taken your advice.

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  3. Jane Fabian2 May 2010 at 05:49

    Dear Su,
    Bill Brandt found 'Top Withins' near Haworth. I wonder if it is still there. The place looked pretty bleak and ramshakled then. Plenty of atmosphere though!!.

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  4. Hannah Sykes19 May 2010 at 04:26

    Hey, im studying Art combined at my college, and within my project i used you as a Artist Influence; My project was about Little red riding hood, and i used your piece on "while you were sleeping" with the idea of butterflies arising from the dress, and inputted that within my work, I created a Red cape, and tried to express little red riding hood running through the forest, hence the leaves flowing behind. I created the leave from different materials and all photographs that i had taken through out my project.
    Just letting you know (:
    If you want to look: http://syksey.blogspot.com
    on the little red riding hood page and scroll down .
    xx Hannah Sykes

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  5. Liv20 May 2010 at 13:33

    I just wanted to tell you how much I like your work and art. Fabulous!


    /Liv

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  6. Elba30 May 2010 at 16:55

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  7. Elba30 May 2010 at 17:17

    What a wonderful project! I love the Bronte sisters! I am very interested to know how to continue...

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