(Now that would be) Telling

Want to find out more about the artist Hayley Lock? Read an interview with her on Saatchi online: Behind the canvas.

Hayley is also their Artist Spotlight this month here.

Want to catch up with writers? Hallie Rubenhold, writer for (Now that would be) Telling at Dr Johnson’s House will be participating in the History Girls event as part of The London History Festival, 15 November. Our Brantwood author, Lucinda Hawksley,  regularly lectures on topics ranging from Charles Dickens to Pre Raphaelites and Cetaceans. See her Speaking Engagements page of her website for details.

Hayley is putting the finishing touches to the artwork, the printers are printing the text by Liz Williams and A la Ronde are preparing for the next leg of (Now that would be) Telling. The project launches there on Saturday 5 November, 10.30am, join us to see the new site-specific works and to hear a reading by Liz Williams.

(Now that would be) Telling has now closed at Dr Johnson’s House and Ickworth. More photographs will appear on the location pages soon.

We’re preparing for tomorrow night’s evening with Hayley Lock and Hallie Rubenhold at Dr Johnson’s House and hope you will join us at 17 Gough Square, London for the late opening. Informal talks with the artist and writer will begin around 7pm.

In the meantime read more about the project on Hallie Rubenhold’s blog and an interview with Hayley Lock on London Calling’s website. London Calling selected (Now that would be) Telling as one of the editor’s picks, so see the project before it closes on 1 November.

(Now that would be) Telling is now open to the public at Dr Johnson’s House, Gough Square, London until 1 November. Documentation will be up on the Dr Johnson’s page soon.

(Now that would be) Telling has now closed in Brantwood – our thanks to Director Howard Hull and the whole team in Cumbria for making the project happen! We are now preparing for the next instalment at Dr Johnson’s House which opens to the public on 1 October 2011. Note: 2-for-1 entry with the invitation!

Images from Brantwood are now up on the Brantwood page. During the installation Hayley Lock slept in Ruskin’s former bedroom. She took this photo…