Day six...

This morning we went down to Yorkshire Artspace (which is where I conducted Andrews interview) and were shown round by Rachel Dodd who explained the running of the building. I found out that the Yorkshire Artspace is a building the provides affordable studio space for artists of all medias. The studios vary in size and therefore vary in price. Yorkshire Artspace also runs three Starter Studio Programmes. This is designed to help ambitious artists who are at an early stage in their career, offering workspace, equipment, mentoring business advice as well as exhibition opportunities.

Currently Emilie Taylor, who is a ceramicist, is holding an exhibition at the Yorkshire Artspace. She agreed to explain her exhibition and show us around her studio. When we went into her studio, like in Andrew Hunt's, we were greeted by another gorgeous dog. The small room was dominated by a kiln on the right-hand side, that she admitted she had only just got use to using. There were also works in preparation scattered around the room, cluttering the sideboards. She then showed us and explained to us her work in the exhibition. I was interested to find out the her work was inspired by different aspects form and function of the places we live, particularly British housing estates and our relationship to them. Her use of decorative patterns and line drawings gave her work a very contemporary feel.

In the afternoon Emily Foster came in who has just got into Sheffield Hallam University to study a Photography Degree after doing a foundation course in Doncaster. She showed us her work which was mainly photography, her specialism. Later on I continued taking images for my mini project, with help from Vicky where we ended up running after possible participants, all for a good cause though, my project is coming along nicely.