It's now been over 4 months since I first started the residency, in September 2012, which saw me working primarily with schools, in Wakefield & Barnsley, gathering evidence for the mural. It has been an amazing experience working with these wonderful & talented children.

The children, all 1500 of them, have been charged with making self-portraits and other images, which will form the 60 metre mural.

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Wakefield Wildcats Community Trust – Artist in Residence Project

 

It has now been my first month in post as Artist in Residence for the club, and it has been incredible, with me meeting some iconic and legendary names from the clubs history, including. Malcolm Sampson & Neil Fox. Representing the most recent players has been Semi Tadulala, with David Solomona phoning me for a sitting and Jason Demetiou on the list also.

 

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I recently started my Arts Council England funded National Centre for Craft & Design (NCCD) ‘What if…’ iPad Workshops, which means that I have been able to purchase 30 iPads + lots of other amazing IT equipment, which I take into schools and deliver iPad art sessions.

 

The sessions introduce the participants to the new media, through making art about their aspirations, about what they want to be, what would like to be, etc.

 

This makes for amazing sessions and wo...

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I just found out today that my work has been chosen to be shown in the Shape Arts Open Exhibition, at the Portobello Gallery in London. See link http://www.shapearts.org.uk/artandexhibitions/exhibitions/current-exhibitions/shape-open.aspx

It's an incredible opportunity for me, and I am very excited. 

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Today I found out that my bid with the arts council for funding with the National Centre for Craft & Design Exhibition & community iPad workshops, got the go ahead!

This means I can now purchase 30 x iPads, along with lots of other wonderful gizmos, that will enable me to provide iPad workshops to schools and colleges in Lincolnshire.

The funding will also cover the cost of getting my working framed and mounted for the exhibition, along with the costs of a multitude of equipment & one day a wee...
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Cork Street Gallery Open Exhibition 2011

 

On Wednesday 3^rd August 2011 I attended the Cork Street Gallery Open Exhibition 2011, at which I had been very fortunate and privileged to have one piece shown. What made the experience so memorable and special, was the fact that Cork Street was the place that I visited as an art student over 20 years ago, and dreamed of having my work there. It was the place where one aspired to show their work, if you were a painter or sculptor.

 

A Painting a Day & Other Events

 

This is a week late, but better late than never.

 

I have had a mad few weeks and days of creativity, and in particular the last week has been challenging as I attempted to do a painting a day. It was meant to try to free up my style and to also try and cope with not feeling all that great.

 

I’ve had a blinding headache for several days now, but through creating the paintings in such a speedy way, I have been able to channel all of this into the wo...

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It's been just over three weeks now and I feel so happy with the overall result of the website. I have also started a Twitter account, under the username @JASONWILSHERMIL, so please feel free to follow me there.

I've been very busy this week applying for a residency at the Art House in Wakefield. This is for a week in late September, which would involve workshops, an exhibition, plus the opportunity to use their studio facilities which are really well 'kitted' out with printing presses etc. It...
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Please see link for story about a painting I did on Leon Walker, a former Wakefield Trinity RLFC player. I was incredibly honoured to paint this in memory of Leon for both his family and his club.

Link here http://www.superleaguefans.com/wakefield-wildcats/2011/05/31/leon-walker-painting-unveiled.html

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Well I've now been online with my new website for a week now. It's incredibly exciting and I feel very fortunate to be able to share my work with an international audience.

I wanted to share with you why I chose an ipad as my 'tool' to make art with. 

I purchased an ipad 32gb several days after Christmas, after much soul searching and research into what would be the best way to start making art again. I had not really thought much about creating images, since my last exhibition in the 1990’...

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This is my very first, and very short blog, but just wanted to welcome you to my new website. It's in it's early days, but it showcases my work and hopefully gives you an insight in to how I work.

I will post regular blogs, which will give you some idea as to how I work, the processes involved, whilst also dealing with some of the 'nuts and bolts' of creating digital paintings.

I also look forward to receiving your feedback!

Jason

Bluejayway Digital Arts

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