Joya Time

In March/April 2022 I undertook an arts residency with Joy-AIR in the Alméria region of Spain (www.joya-air.org) As some of the work I produced there is about to go on exhibition, it seemed a good time to write about the trip. A new catalogue (‘Here & There’) is available which covers work made here in the British Isles and there, in Spain.

Inside Atacama

"The place has an ancient feel, a sense of the ground being somehow sacred. Vast and humbling.” Read Her Quiet Materials May 2019 blog to find out how textile artist Claire Benn draws on the landscape of the Atacama desert as inspiration for her work.

Marking Time

"I’m aware that growing older can cause anxiety, as time seems to be running out, but imagining time as spiral is rather comforting as it contains all of the events, experiences, learning and wisdom that has made us so far. We are at the very centre of it, pulling it ever upwards but never losing all that has gone before. In fact, all that has gone before spreads out and sits beneath us as a solid foundation.” Read Claire’s fascinating musings on the experience of Time and the impact this has on her work.

Of Materials and Making

If you enjoy hanging art in your home, then read Claire Benn’s February blog on the pleasure of materials and the art of making.