Just finished making this contraption. I call it a loop station for want of a better term. It’s the modern equivalent of a one-man-band rig. Instead of banjos, string and bass drums I’ve got an audio interface, a midi controller and a midi sound module hooked up to a laptop running a digital audio workstation (in this case, Ableton), all encased in a home-built flight case for mobility. Or, in other words, a guitar, a microphone and several dozen synthesisers at my fingertips. Lush.

Exhibition at Malvern Theatres. 20th November 2011 to 8th January 2012.

See more from Nicola Clare, Alison Johnson and Martin Kelly at www.artgallery.co.uk.

I’ve been submitting it, off and on, for a few years now but without success. The model, designed in Sketchup, has hitherto been too complicated to satisfy Google’s standards. After many compromises on the details I squeezed the file down to about a tenth of its original size and it squeezed under the bar. The arches are a bit angular now but at least it’s there for all to see.

To view the model you need to download Google Earth. Make sure the “3D Buildings” layer is ticked.

Coaley Peak, Gloucestershire. 6.3 x 0.8m in seven panels.

It runs from Chepstow, up through the Forest, past Gloucester, over to Stow and back to Tewkesbury.

I figure that I haven’t paid enough attention to my home county until now. I love all the Marches counties, either side of the England/Wales border. But I’ve neglected Gloucestershire, mainly because it seems too familiar and workaday to me. Time to rediscover it.

I’ve got an exhibition coming up in November!

It’s based in Great Malvern and I’m hoping for space for ten or so pieces, alongside two other artists. The exhibition goes up in mid-November and will last for two months.

More details to follow!