Here it is finally; the resulting animation from the drawing I did at PSL in August. It clearly has issues, like some wobbles, focus and other things, but as a first attempt I am going to try and let those things go and just enjoy the destruction.
Drawing Shed week 5: Emily Speed
There are also some images of the project and collaborative drawing evening at PSL on their Drawing Shed blog
Off to a rainy start, but the sun did come out eventually this afternoon. I am working at YSP for a couple of days doing drop-in workshops to mark the end of my bursary there (this really is the end now, honest).
I’ve also had a great time being shown around the working areas of the park and being introduced to the gorgeous boathouse where I will be able to work in the run up to my exhibition there next July. First residential dates are in November and I can hardly wait!
Looking forward to taking part in this at Project Space Leeds in August. If you’re in the area do come and say hi or take part in the late night event on Thursday 12th.. 
here’s the blurb: Emily Speed will create a cyclic drawing on the exterior of the shed over 4 days. Starting with proposals/sketches for structures – reminiscent of bulidings – which are prevalent in her work, Speed will then explore the physical impossibilities of these structures and the drawing will change to show construction, collapse and repair before perhaps collapsing again.
Last Friday was the launch at of ‘A House Like Me’ at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. The event was to mark the end of my year as bursary holder for the Feiweles Trust at the Park. I have compiled the book and it is a mix of digital printing with screen printed dividers.
It was a lovely day and great to get some feedback on this thing that has been filling my house with piles of paper for weeks.
‘A House Like Me’ is intended for educators wanting to work with conceptual art and is based around the themes in my own practice and the projects I have been doing in schools since last September. The book is not for sale, but a pdf version will be online soon, I will post a link as soon as it’s available. Some images can be viewed in the bookworks section on this website.
ISBN 978-1-871480-85-6, Yorkshire Sulpture Park, 2010. Digital print on paper with screenprinted, card dividers. Digital printed folder.
Just a reminder that the Liverpool Art Prize is only on for one more week, so do go and see it if you can – I’m not sure whether the work will be kept afterwards as it is just so big.
A few projects are being plotted at the moment, but I am currently busy finishing my year as bursary holder at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. I am making a limited edition book to mark the end of the year, so next week will be full of paper cuts and swear words.
The end of July and August are marked for the studio and some small projects, so looking forward to getting cracking on some new work.
This Saturday and Sunday I will be taking part in Liverpool Open Studios and opening up my space at Royal Standard to the public.
Please drop in if you’re in the area, biscuits and tea will be served!
Directions on the website: http://www.the-royal-standard.com/
I am currently working on a small bookwork, a collaboration of sorts with Nathan Jones, who has been Poet-in-residence at the Bluecoat in Liverpool over the past year. The piece contains his poem, Slow Magic, written about the experience of looking around an exhibition (one of the same name held at the Bluecoat).
Based on a Turkish map fold, the multiple has a screen-printed grey board cover and unfolds, revealing the poem slowly, the creases of the paper acting as illustrations. It’s still very much under-construction (printing tomorrow) but will be available in a limited editon.
The work will be part of
Mistranslations
An exhibition of artworks drawn from Nathan Jones’ period as Poet in Residence at the Bluecoat
16th – 26th June, 2010
Lost Soul and Stranger Service Station, the Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool
featuring print, video and illustrative work by
Scott Spencer
Emily Speed
Philip Marsden
Markus Soukup
Sarah Nicolls
Neil Keeting
and Andre Guedes
Some images of the Liverpool Art Prize exhibition can be seen on the website of McCoy-Wynne, photographic sponsors of the prize.
http://www.mccoywynne.co.uk/lap_2010/
Vision magazine have featured ‘Inhabitant’ in their discovery section in the May issue. I just received a copy in the post today and it’s a lovely magazine, full of gorgeous images on matt paper; the best kind.
Unfortunately I can’t translate the text, but I’m guessing it is pretty similar to that on my website.
I am currently putting the final touches to my section of the Liverpool Art Prize exhibition at Metal, Liverpool.
The exhibition opens on Thursday evening 6-9pm, to attend RSVP to rsvp@liverpoolartprize.com. This is the same email to respond to if you would like to attend the awards ceremony on Wednesday 30th June 6-8pm. You can go in my place if you like!