Author: matthewluke

It is impossible to describe what it feels like to lose a child. Alice’s illness with a brain tumour was the dominant presence in my life all the way through my journey back to art school and establishing my practice. Her death had been approaching relentlessly for a decade and everything else in our lives … Continued

Over the last few weeks I have been reflecting on my practice. Looking back to the blog post from 2014 entitled ‘Searching for the grit’ I realise that this examination is a cyclical process. Here I am again, trying to work out why I make art, who it is for, and what I want to … Continued