Accidental Drunkenness at an Artist Residency

Accidental Drunkenness at an Artist Residency

The stories you are about to read are true. Only the names have been changed to protect the guilty. (an excerpt) … At the table next to us was a raucous group of drama students, out celebrating their Christmas break. ‘I’m going to ask them for a cigarette,’ she...
The Romance of France Isn’t on Your Phone

The Romance of France Isn’t on Your Phone

True stories of Grindr, ghosting and unexpected romance at our artist residency. (an excerpt) … I couldn’t help but feel frustrated recently when we’d offered to take two residents out for a day trip. We were driving through lush green hills, past stunning...
Hospitalfield Residency

Hospitalfield Residency

A short story about heartbreak, homelessness and how an artist residency helped me find my feet again. I want to tell you about an Artist Residency. A residency in a remarkable mansion house in Arbroath, Scotland. But first I’ll have to take you back a little, so you...
Was Moving to France a Delusional Leap?

Was Moving to France a Delusional Leap?

From scraping by in Scotland to owning a creative residency in France How did we change from thinking that being able to afford a fried egg sandwich in a café on the East Coast of Scotland was ‘Living the Dream’ … to realising that living in a mansion in the South of...