HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM BV STUDIOS JAN 2019 My first notes from the studio of 2019 is going to be about my new years resolution (I know I can hear your eye rolling from here but I think it’s quite a fun one! So please don’t switch off) My new years resolution is to see more exhibitions. At least one a month to be precise and this will make it feel like a challenge and I love a challenge. I want to take in more art because it feeds my soul and something, I felt I neglected last y

The Space Between Reflecting on the exhibition 10th April 2018- 15th April 2018 The liminal and the overlooked. Those threshold spaces that are neither here nor there. That glimpse of something fleeting. A memory of something vague and untellable. These are things explored in my latest work for the exhibition The Space Between at The Christmas Steps Gallery, Bristol with artist Jemma Grundon, musician Jim Cornick and writer Gemma Brace. Jemma Grundon and I first met at univer

The Space Between Jessica Bartlett and Jemma Grundon The Christmas Steps Gallery, 11 Christmas Steps Gallery, Bristol, BS1 5BS www.christmasstepsgallery.co.uk The Space Between is an exhibition by Bristol-based artists Jemma Grundon and Jessica Bartlett. It is an exhibition that explores ideas of transitional space and impermanence, as the artists attempt to find sensitive ways in which to capture a moment in time, and explain the aesthetic beauty of memory. Grundon and Bartl

It’s nearly Valentine’s day and the world seems to be awash with love stories. I thought I would share with you, some of the loves of my life (aside from the husband and kids). These are my top ten artworks. These artworks spoke to me on such a profound level they have found a place inside of my soul. Plus, as my miss-spent youth in pubs would tell me, everyone loves a list. I thought this would be an easy task, a few jumped to mind instantly but like any top ten, the pressur