At the end of last year I passed my grade 6 flute, which I am very proud of. When I joined my band I was grade three, and January marked the start of my fourth year in the band. In the exams I do – ABRSM – you have to take Grade 5 theory before […]
Author archives: Jen Farrant
Thurrock 100th Parkrun
This weekend the Thurrock Parkrun celebrated its 100th run, just a few weeks before its two year anniversary. I was invited along to photograph the run, as well as Griffin Estate agents presenting a cheque for the Community First Responders for them to buy an Automatic External Defibrillator – which are popping up across high […]
Soul of a nation
Visiting the Tate’s Soul of a Nation exhibition reminded me how important art is, how it has the power to show others how things are, highlighting what is happening, both positive and negative. This is an extremely well curated show, with the first rooms shocking in their intensity and the outright hatred and violence that […]
Real Equal Access
These days I am doing quite well physically, I haven’t used my wheelchair since February, and I am gradually pushing myself to do a little more and more over time. It is paying off and I am now able to go and do all day photography shoots, run workshops etc. It is wonderful. None the […]
ThAT2017 Poetry evening
As part of the Thurrock Art Trail I curated and compered a poetry night at St Mary’s church in Grays. There is still time to see art work and events across Thurrock until Sunday -including my exhibition! More information here I also read my poems too, but I couldn’t take photos of myself. What a […]
Thurrock Art Trail now live!
The Thurrock Art Trail is now live and happening in Thurrock. You can find out more here I’m exhibiting at Thameside Theatre, Grays town centre and it’s open until the 30 July – although the Thameside is closed on a Sunday, so if you want to see my exhibition it closes on the 29th. There […]
Photography in the community
I’ve been running a series of photography workshops across Thurrock, as part of the Thurrock Art Trail 2017, where I am a featured artist. I wrote a blog post for ThAT: During this project, funded by ACE, and culminating in an exhibition at the Thameside Theatre, as part of the 2017 Thurrock Art Trail, I […]
Rising Tide
Royal Opera House Bridge’s annual conference Rising Tide was held at the historic Dockyards in Chatham on Thursday. The speakers had been briefed to be provocative and they certainly were. Julia Farrington in particular had me sat in my chair, jaw dropped and mouthing swear words to myself at her discussion of censorship and freedom of […]
Are you sabotaging your creative work?
Are you self sabotaging your creative work by unrealistic, subconscious expectations? We had the committee meeting for my concert band last night, and the discussion turned to next year’s programme. We all talked through our thoughts about it and I said that I was worried because I have really struggled with this terms’ harder pieces. […]
Creating space to think
At least four or five times a week I get in the car with my dog, Buster and drive to somewhere nice for a long walk. In January someone drove into my car while it was parked outside my house and then drove off without leaving a note. This sort of thing really upsets me, […]