Book List 2013

Hello 2013! A new year calls for a new list of books to read. As always I will update the list as I go along, commenting on my favourites!

The Big Knit with Innocent Smoothies

I was sent a link to this great campaign by Innocent Smoothie headquarters, they are asking for little knitted hats to go on their smoothie bottles as a fundraiser for Age UK charity!

Join in The Big Knit!

My Little Holiday - St Ives

After a very busy summer I finally got a chance to go on a little holiday and chose to explore St Ives for 4 days!
I got the train from Paddington and decided to try and keep a little photo diary so here are some photo highlights from each day...

Post-Art School Life So Far...

Well, it's been a while! I've had an eventful summer trying to get my life on track after finishing my degree at the Slade.

Making Waves!

This is a special knitting project I've been working on for a wonderful man who is on a big charity mission to swim 3km in the sea! 

Life, oh life. Ohh life. Oh life. Do do do-do.

Yes, thank you Des'ree.
I've been a fairly busy chica with a few updates to share!

The Modern Erotic

Here are my highlights from a conference I attended at The Anna Freud Centre back at the beginning of June.

The Modern Erotic.

Beanies Baby!

I've been mastering the art of the knitted beanie hat in my spare time!

100!

To mark my 100th Blog Post, I've decided to look back at the things I've blogged about over the course of the last 3 years...

Goodbye Slade, Hello Future

My three years studying at Slade has come to an end, but I'm trying to stay positive and open to all the possibilities that could come my way!

Thank You, and Goodnight!

The Slade Degree Show has officially ENDED. Thank you to all of you who visited and tweeted about our work, we've all worked very hard and tomorrow our works will be taken down/destroyed/wrapped up/put in storage. This is a post with installation pictures of my work and Ayesha Singh's work in the show. 

Installing My Degree Show - Part 2

It's finished! I've done all I can do, now the examiners are doing their thing and the private view of the exhibition is THIS FRIDAY!

Installing My Degree Show - Part 1

It's been 4 days of intense labour; filling holes, sanding walls, painting spaces white. This can only mean one thing... the transition of the Slade from comforting studios to kick-ass exhibition spaces is well underway.

Duet Exhibition - NOW OPEN!

Come and see artworks made by myself, and other Slade students, responding to some wonderful things we have been researching in UCL Art Museum's archives.

Visit the UCL Art Museum website, spread the word, and we hope to see you all at the Private View!

My last few weeks at Slade... EVER.

Term time has begun! The studios are getting busy and the tutors are back. There's only a week and a half until I start installing my degree show work... Eek!

Duet: The 5th Annual Slade/UCL Art Museum Collaboration

May 7th - June 6th 2013

I am one of the artists taking part in this year's exhibition, exploring the Museum's archives and responding with contemporary art works. Visit the UCL ART MUSEUM WEBSITE.

Slade Degree Show 2013

Put the dates in your diaries! This time it's my turn. Class of 2010.

My Burlesque Debut - The Bad Bunny Ball!

Last night I made my burlesque debut, graduating from The Cheek of It! Showtime Beginner's Course with a group performance by me and my fellow North London cheekettes on Madame JoJo's stage!

The Cheek of It! Showtime Course!

I'm very excited to be back in a dance studio and learning the ways of burlesque dancing! The course I'm on is with The Cheek of It! and is an 8 week whirlwind of costumes, character, glitter and sauciness, taught by the fabulous Trixibelle Firecracker!
Each week I'll update the post with what I got up to in class and any naughty pictures I take!
I will be dancing in a class troupe at our graduation show on Madame JoJo's stage in The Cheek of It! Easter show! March 31st - BUY TICKETS HERE!
You can also follow my progress on my Twitter burlesque account @OpheliaBataille

Sexuality and Desire: Artistic, Personal and Social Exploration

Read my final essay of my BFA Fine Art course, contextualising my art practice.

Studio Update!

Evening all!

I felt as though I should write up a post with plenty of pictures about the work I've been making in the studio over the last few months. I realise I haven't made a post about my work for a long time, but since I started my final year, I've been through some really challenging times, both in the development of my work and in my personal life. Coming to terms with both has been really difficult, and I'm still working through the personal stuff, but I've never been more confident with my art practice and my subject matter!

What Am I Fighting For?

For the past couple of weeks I've been putting together my critical studies essay contexualising my art practice, and I'm still working on it now, but along the way I've been able to work through a lot of unclarified thoughts that have led me to want to write this post and get it off my chest.

UCL Art Museum/Slade Collaboration 2013

The 5th collaboration between UCL Art Museum and Slade students is set to open in May, and I have been selected to be one of the artists to make work for the exhibition!

The Cheekettes Make Nipple Tassels!

Tonight was SO much fun, we had a gap week in our Showtime beginner's course, so we decided to get together for a drink and some burlesque craftiness in preparation for our show!

Piccadilly Exhibitions!

Here's a list of exhibitions I've been to see one morning this week around the Piccadilly area. It's a great little circuit if you have a couple of hours to spare! 

Ex-Benedict (Bye Bye Popey)

The Pope jokes and possible candidate suggestions have already flooded Twitter (my favourite candidate suggestion being Beyoncé obviously). But I thought I'd write up a little something about why it's not a bad thing that Pope Benedict XVI is resigning.

'I Love Dick' - Chris Kraus

Some quotes from the book 'I Love Dick' by Chris Kraus that jumped out at me and sparked my brain cogs...

Making Nipple Tassels!

My first attempt at making nipple tassels ahead of Monday's burlesque class!

Time to kick off the examination process!

This is it! The beginning of the end of my time here at UCL Slade School of Fine Art.

Cushion Covers!

Today I decided to learn the ways of my sewing machine! Santa brought me a Singer 1409 for Christmas and I had some amazing Alexander Henry fabrics sitting around, so I put them all to use and made a couple of cushion covers!

Woburn Week - Final Year Crit

I've had a busy week at Slade, us final year students had to install our work together for a big critique...

Some trouble with Troublemaker

I have a bit of an issue with one of the scenes in Olly Murs' latest music video for his single Troublemaker. 

First Day Back

Here's how I got on today in the studio at Slade, returning after the Christmas break!

Twit-Knit Scarf Swap - COMPLETE!

An update on the creation and completion of Team Stocking's scarf.