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Paul Wakelam
artist | maker


'stone dialogue' postcard
Having produced numerous drawings in booklets as part of a developing body of work I wanted to produce an artefact that would allow these...
Paul Wakelam
Jun 9, 20241 min read
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Stone repetition drawings
While following Tim Brennan’s ‘A Drawing Ceremony’ I have been making drawings of stones in small handmade books – for each stone, four...
Paul Wakelam
Jun 9, 20241 min read
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School of Art Installation
This was the first opportunity that I had had while studying on the MA, to install work in the foyer at the School of Art. I had been...
Paul Wakelam
May 29, 20241 min read
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Spineless Wonders
Although i had been following Tim Brennan's ‘The Drawing Ceremony’ for a while we had never met but had begun a dialogue over social...
Paul Wakelam
May 13, 20241 min read
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a small ritual - concertina book
Through following Tim Brennan’s ‘A Drawing Ceremony’ for my own take on this which I am calling ‘A Small Ritual’ I made a walk on 21...
Paul Wakelam
May 13, 20241 min read
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stone dialogue
I have been walking to find stones to draw for sometime now. Each time is a different experience - the walk even repeated is different,...
Paul Wakelam
May 13, 20241 min read
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Stone linoprints
Having been drawing miniature stones for some time I felt the need to experiment with different techniques to see how different processes...
Paul Wakelam
May 13, 20241 min read
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Anna Barriball – New Drawings, Frith Street Gallery
Light, memory and the history of photography are some of the abiding themes in this exhibition which brings together several new bodies...
Paul Wakelam
May 12, 20241 min read
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Tania Kovats – as above, so below at Parafin, London
Having seen a few isolated works by Kovats, it was a pleasure to be able to see a solo exhibition of drawings, sculpture, installations...
Paul Wakelam
May 12, 20241 min read
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murmur
Hedgerow walk and hand-made books Attended a workshop organised by CPRE Shropshire as part of their Hedgerow project intended for people...
Paul Wakelam
Apr 16, 20241 min read
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As the crow flies
In my last post I described meeting with artist/writer Emily Wilkinson and joining her and a merry band of several other artists and...
Paul Wakelam
Mar 31, 20241 min read
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Walking as Artistic Practice
new book acquisition courtesy of BCU Library It was very good of the School of Art library to order in this new book for me. I have been...
Paul Wakelam
Jan 31, 20241 min read
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a small ritual
this series of drawings are made following 'A Drawing Ceremony', a short guide to contemplative and meditational drawing by Tim Brennan....
Paul Wakelam
Jan 30, 20242 min read
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a brief look into A/r/tography and a creative winter walk
I was fortunate enough to take part on a guided walk led by the talented Emily Wilkinson up to Castell Dinas Brân (known locally as...
Paul Wakelam
Jan 28, 20241 min read
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beginnings
You have to start somewhere, right? I’m now beginning the final stage of my MA in Fine Art at Birmingham School of Art where I’ve been...
Paul Wakelam
Jan 24, 20241 min read
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