3 September 2009
MacKay Design Studio Website Finished
Have just finished designing the new MacKay Design Studio website.… Read more »
29 August 2009
Shop Windows project looking shaky
By this point in time I was hoping to be spreading the word, creating a hype and telling people exact locations of my forthcoming exhibition that is planned to coincide with exhibitions by my fellow members of Kingston Studios Art Group. But this is not the case. Instead we are less than 20 days from […]… Read more »
28 August 2009
Finished shooting Darlingtons Music Video today
I managed to do with the Darlingtons what I never achieved with the Luscious Rickys I have completed shooting a music video for local band The Darlingtons. With just one weekend between now and the EP launch night I have to edit it and burn to DVD ready to be show at the Perfect 5th […]… Read more »
12 August 2009
Bag for life recylced – Video blog
Ed visited the studio yesterday and played cameraman while I filmed this short video blog. Thanks Ed!… Read more »
24 June 2009
Landmark change in conciousness
Last Tuesday (16th) I was out working on my current project. I filmed this chap above. He's called Ken and he is homeless. During the interview he was drinking from a bottle of cheap cider with haste and talking about some filthy subjects. It was rather entertaining listening to the old boy ramble on in […]… Read more »
11 June 2009
No! Come back! Please!
Yesterday lunchtime in a sunny town centre I started filming on a project that I have been wanting to do for about a year. I am very driven on this because not only do I have a rock solid concept in mind with an exact vision of how it should look, but I have a […]… Read more »
8 June 2009
Linux experiment has ended so soon
After just a few days of attempting to use only Linux (Ubuntu 9.04) I have already returned to Windows XP. Here follows the list of restrictions that I experienced in order of when they came to light... Negatives No 'Save for Web' option in Gimp gFTP does not support folders with spaces in the name […]… Read more »
5 June 2009
No Windows or Mac for 1 month
For those of you interested in social/personal experiments here's the bare bones of my latest project. The Rule For 1 month I will not use a Windows or Apple computer. I will continue to work as a website designer and multimedia artist, I will continue to do all my usual things like downloading and listening […]… Read more »
1 June 2009
Appledore Visual Arts Festival 2009
I exhibited my first professional commission at Appledore Visuals Arts Festival last weekend. A highly emotional experience as I seemed to be the only exhibitor there tackling real-world issues as opposed to producing pretty Devon craft for the tourist trade. Convinced that I would become the anti-Christ of North Devon, imposing my dark social documentary […]… Read more »