Author Archives: lizzyhobbs

Emily and I have been working with a talented group of pupils from Nelson Primary School.  We are guiding them through their Arts Award Explore, with the support of Liz Howell, who is Arts Festivals Coordinator at the Richmond upon … Continue reading →

Emily and I made a good excursion to the London Arts Book Fair for some book art appreciation and to begin an artist’s book collection to take to Whitton Libarary.   Mark Pawson was there with his exciting work, and we … Continue reading →

Emily and I have just finished a 15 week project with young people at the Cambridge Youth Foyer for the Circuit programme in collaboration with Kettle’s Yard. We started the project by introducing the group to the work of Henri … Continue reading →

Emily and I really pleased to say that we’ve been awarded an Arts Council Funded residency in Whitton Library.  We’ve been doing some research, and we’ll start in earnest in September helping pupils at Nelson Primary School with an Arts … Continue reading →

Preparations for our Bureau  are continuing at top speed.  We’ve visited the foreshore to fetch more treasures, we’ve unearthed all items of stationary and furniture that will help transform the Floating Cinema, we’ve bought a modest costume, raided the scrap … Continue reading →

Lizzy spent a sweltering few hours on the Tower of London foreshore today researching archeology with The Thames Discovery Programme. This part of the foreshore isn’t open to the public, and isn’t often revealed by a low tide, so it … Continue reading →

We are experimenting with painting with light, we are working towards animating the movement of butterflies and moths, but here are a couple of still images from our trials, with thanks to our guinea pigs!  

From 21st-24th January, Emily and I are off to Jyväskylä in Finland to show insect related work with Äkkigalleria.  It’s really nice to have the chance to return to the city where I did a printmaking residency in 1996.  We … Continue reading →

Emily and I are getting ready to make bug thaumatropes today for our day in The Floating Cinema at The Camden New Wave festival.  We’re cutting out loads of circles from paper kindly donated by fine printers The Baddeley Brothers, … Continue reading →

The Floating Cinema will have one last outing next weekend at Granary Square near King’s Cross, for the Camden New Wave Festival and we’re pleased to say that it’s got a Water Folk theme.  So if you feel like doing … Continue reading →