Despite the bitter cold, people still braved the elements to come to see the work in progress on Unheard Until Marriage and the sense of excitement about the work has really motivated me to keep pushing forward with it. The audience were intrigued by the way the work was developing and said how striking the installation was. It's something that I had almost lost sight of, being so immersed in the details of the technical construction of the piece. It's a difficult process, em

Last weekend, it was the Open Studios weekend at Redlees, where I have my studio space. It's interesting going in there at the moment because when people ask me what I've made lately, I just laugh and point at my six-month old daughter! I think she's quite an artistic achievement, but perhaps not something I'd want to sell at an open studios event. I have been painting, and I'm really excited about the work I've been creating lately, but because I've not been in the studio so