Walk in the park, look at the sky: collected thoughts, processes and observations made during the course of making things

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03.10.25 Had a wonderful evening @gazelliarthouse for the preview of Subject to Change
Had a wonderful evening @gazelliarthouse for the preview of Subject to Change. Great crowd, great conversations, saw lots of friends and …
01.10.25 I never get complacent about my career or my work
I never get complacent about my career or my work. It still feels unbelievable to see my work on the homepage of @gazelliarthouse and be …
26.09.25 It’s finally here
It’s finally here. On NFTs from @taschen edited by @robertalice.studio. A beautiful hardback souvenir of a moment in time. Thanks to …
19.09.25 Heading back home from @aestheticamag Art Prize 2025
Heading back home from @aestheticamag Art Prize 2025. Huge thank you to all the @aestheticamag team and all the team @yorkartgallery for …
03.09.25 Divergent routes
Divergent routes.
30.08.25 That Was The Week That Was – 30th August 2025
Bugs and Errors At the beginning of the week I noticed my site was peppered with errors and bugs. The latest version of PHP had thrown up …
29.08.25 Electrify
Electrify.
24.07.25 Look again at the scraps on the cutting room floor
Look again at the scraps on the cutting room floor. This image was a throwaway remnant of a deeper process. Yet it appeals to me as a thing …
19.07.25 Eventually the blank must be filled in totally
Eventually the blank must be filled in totally.
13.07.25 Colossal Machine
Colossal Machine.
09.07.25 Leave space in your work for the unexpected to grow
Leave space in your work for the unexpected to grow.
06.07.25 “There was a star riding through clouds one night, & I said to the star, …
“There was a star riding through clouds one night, & I said to the star, ‘Consume me’.” — Virginia Woolf.
04.07.25 Inner biology
Inner biology.
02.07.25 Strange circuits
Strange circuits.
28.06.25 One of the many outputs from the generative and recursive system I’m currently …
One of the many outputs from the generative and recursive system I’m currently developing.
26.06.25 A thousand capacities
A thousand capacities.
24.06.25 Self recursion
Self recursion. Having a lot of fun exploring some generative systems and processes for an upcoming group show in London later this year.
22.06.25 Iteration eleven
Iteration eleven.
26.05.25 constructione ornamentum
23.05.25 There was a time when I used to a lot of talks in a year
There was a time when I used to a lot of talks in a year. Now I’ve cut that down to just a few, some years none at all. I still always …
21.05.25 Content Creator
Content Creator.
20.05.25 I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
Before reading this classic on robots and machines I had no idea it was a series of nine short stories. Of course the Will Smith film has …
19.05.25 Hope’s box opens wide Dance, sound, code intertwine, New worlds bloom anew
Hope’s box opens wide Dance, sound, code intertwine, New worlds bloom anew. Another page from my new Now Becomes Then publication featuring …
18.05.25 That Was The Week That Was – 18th May 2025
Following on from my talk last week in Dusseldorf, this week saw me take a train across the Pennines to the North East of England for the …
16.05.25 She walks in beauty
She walks in beauty.
16.05.25 The Garden Against Time by Olivia Laing
Very much enjoyed this wonderful book by Olivia Laing …
14.05.25 Yes I still have business cards and yes they are unique and generative
Yes I still have business cards and yes they are unique and generative.
14.05.25 Organic device
Organic device.
12.05.25 That Was The Week That Was – 11th May 2025
This week saw myself and Lisa head to Dusseldorf for a few days as I was speaking at Beyond Tellerrand, a wonderful design event created …