Sarah Chalkie Cloonan

16/08/2024

Thinking about favourite places. Stonehenge, How fabulously British, English, Scottish, and Welsh stones stood in a circle where twice a year, the people would gather, drink, eat, give advice, trade, make rulings, etc., and then disperse until the next solstice. They have even found Egyptian jewellery here in the past. It is placed on lay lines, etc., which must make it easier to find—ancient prime location. Less mapr reading fights. It is one of my favourite places on our planet. Greek ilands, don't have to explain and where I was born. They are in your blood. They are home.

06/07/2024

Looking back at 2023

“Me, Myself, I” part of regroup Collective: Ego Dialogue @ Greatorex Street 2023. Me, Myself, I 2023. Mixed assemblage. 170cm X 150cm. Sarah Chalkie Cloonan, a London-based artist, likes …

25/06/2024

Though the trees…..

24/06/2024

”Power lies with those who control finance, not with those who know the matter upon which the money is to be spent. Thus, the holders of power are, in general, ignorant and malevolent, and the less they exercise their power the better.”

— Bertrand Russell, Sceptical Essays (1928), Ch. XIII: Freedom and Society, p. 153

Image: Bertrand Russell, 1922.

22/06/2024

Giovanni Bellini’s St Francis in the Frick Collection, New York. Bellini said that he liked to “wander at will” in his paintings. He has provided us with multiple journeys of delight within a single frame. I am a wonder, not so much a guide or teacher but more a collaborator or companion on an adventure. I've been told that Paul Klee would leave his students with a Quest and then leave....

Giovanni Bellini’s St Francis in the Frick Collection, New York. Bellini said that he liked to “wander at will” in his paintings. He has provided us with multiple journeys of delight within a singl…

14/06/2024

Once upon a time, they stuck full moons in the pavement crossing the river; they told you how to stay safe. It seems like another lifetime ago today, walking through the park at twilight.

15/05/2024

That bit between the land and sea

15/04/2024

Cant beat a great beach on a sunny day.

06/03/2024

You can find all you need to know

The online Auction will go live at 6.30 pm this evening.

15/02/2024

One bottle, two bottle, light up Bug house.😊

15/02/2024

Untitled

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15/02/2024

Luisa and Chalkie lighting up Kilburn.camden

13/02/2024

Light up Kilburn: Chalkie and Luisa light up, upcycle, bottle bug hotel workshop. Friday 12-3 pm 16th February 2024. Booking Link in Bio.

12/02/2024

https://www.campaignforthearts.org/melvyn-bragg-leads-lords-debate-on-the-arts/

The Government said they "agree wholeheartedly with the sentiments" put forward by Lord Bragg, acknowledging that the arts "remain an integral part of our national life" and are "an essential part of what makes life worth living".

08/02/2024

Time for school for both the leaders. Younger than me they are dinosaurs.

Peter Spooner describes comment made in an exchange at prime minister’s questions as ‘absolutely dehumanising’

06/02/2024

Light up Bottle Bug Hotels

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06/02/2024

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A programme for A-Level pupils to attain an Extended Project Qualification in photography at the Gallery

03/02/2024

There is something rather wonderful about pulling a favourite book from the shelf, whether written by a cook, painter or biographer and spending time in communion.

23/01/2024

Meals yard

The long read: Nicholas Saunders was a counterculture pioneer with an endless stream of quixotic schemes and a yearning to spread knowledge – but his true legacy is a total remaking of the way Britain eats

22/01/2024

Darkness makes the stars seem closer.

22/01/2024

Lights and foliage: Magical

22/01/2024

As I consider Lights, Lanterns and Bug Hotels my research reveals a historical lantern.

22/01/2024

Light up london

Guy Fawkes is said to have been carrying this iron lantern when he was arrested in the cellars underneath the Houses of Parliament on the night of 4–5 November 1605.

16/01/2024

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A beautiful ancient Greek gold 'hairnet' featuring a depiction of the ԍoᴅᴅᴇss ᴀʀтᴇмιs. Dated to the 2nd century BCE. On display at the National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece.
Photo credit: Athenologio.

08/01/2024

Just love this - just how I feel.

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John Baldessari's work frequently integrates text, images, and found photographs. A pioneer in conceptual art during the 1960s, he uses imagery to explore the interplay of harmony and discord, security and disruption, focusing on the uneasy void between these extremes.

In his distinctive technique, he uses colored acrylic paint to obscure faces in nostalgic B-movie film stills, deliberately covering crucial visual details. This act of withholding information creates layers of meaning; Baldessari employs a color code—green for safety, blue for perfection, yellow for chaos, and red for danger. The dominant use of orange, a color "between" yellow and red, adds another dimension to his thought-provoking compositions.

Pictured: John Baldessari, "Umbrella (Orange): With Figure and Ball (Blue, Green)," 2004. © John Baldessari

06/01/2024

Lovely Luisa and friends are having a show❤️pv this Friday.

31/12/2023

Studio talks continue next week 2-4 pm. Regeneration or see website for details. Happy New Year. ❤️

11/12/2023

“Magic Fish Tree” will be part of an exhibition “Regeneration” that Day Bowman is co-curating with critic Jean Wainwright and fellow artist Philippa Beale. The themes and issues explored in this exhibition are architecture, urban decoration, ecological dimensions, wildlife habitats, the mythical, the allegorical, the symbolic, our psychological equilibrium and wellbeing, trees in opposition to or in harmony with buildings, depositories of history and bearing witness.’ The show opens on 14th December from 2 – 6 pm daily. Closed Sundays and Mondays. Reopening from 3rd – 13th January. There will also series of talks and events. For more information, click here.

https://lnkd.in/eaSut662

07/12/2023

I am delighted to be exhibiting “The Magic Fish Tree” 2023 in “Regeneration” at Hansard Studios.
The exhibition, curated by Philippa
Beale opens December 13th from 6-9 pm.
Hansard Studios, 10 Hansard Mews,
London W14 8BJ

10/11/2023

Shadows We Cast [email protected] - www.chalkie.com - Koppel Station Project | May 2023 Regroup Collective's Shadows We Cast exhibition explored perception and reality through art. Shadows We Cast, featured a diverse collection of works from 19 regroup members including sculpture, installation, painting, drawing and printmaking, inspired by Plato's allegory of the cave. The exhibition invited viewers to question their own perceptions of the world and to explore the concept of reality and sensory experience. PV 18th May 2023 6-9pm Magic Fish Tree Breathe

https://sarahchalkiecloonan.wordpress.com/2023/10/22/regroup-collective-kopel-station-may-2023-shadows-we-cast/

Shadows We Cast [email protected] – www.chalkie.com – Koppel Station Project | May 2023 Regroup Collective’s Shadows We Cast exhibition explored perceptio…