The idea came as a way to develop the interview format where I would record models and artists speaking about their experiences relating to modelling and drawing, and play this while the models posed. With Stories of Women I chose to focus on one model each time, and give her the chance to lead andContinue reading “Stories of Women ~ the journey so far”
Category Archives: The Body
Stories of Women ~ with Claire
Monday 22 January 2018 is the date of our next Stories of Women event – with artist, writer and model Claire Collison. You can read more about the event and find a link to buy tickets here. Claire says, “If we are to translate the silence surrounding breast cancer into language and action against thisContinue reading “Stories of Women ~ with Claire”
Stories of Women ~ part 2 with Jennifer
Ursula was helping me to prepare the space, and put up signage in the building where The Feminist Library is, so that women would be able to find us easily. Not many had booked so I was rather nervous that Jennifer would not have much of an audience drawing her. Jennifer herself and her partner,Continue reading “Stories of Women ~ part 2 with Jennifer”
Body Reflections
The power of life modelling to elevate us from our body image concerns is challenged by the pervasive tendency of mainstream beauty standards to permeate our life drawing bubble. Before social media, life models largely existed in isolation, rarely knowing one another, merely passing each other during a break perhaps at an art school. NowContinue reading “Body Reflections”
Circles of Women
Our recent women’s event was in a beautiful space at the Bargehouse (part of Oxo buildings, Southbank), well heated and well attended – with 5 models, and about 10 artists. Poses from 1 – 15 minutes, some with movement. We began dynamic and expansive, and perfected the art of very slowly opening up from anContinue reading “Circles of Women”
Spirited Bodies 