Ellen Jakeman-Barnes

I am a former artist who worked out of South Shields. I've been running this blog since 16/07/13. I took a hiatus between April 2017 - June 2022.

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photograms of plants, 2016

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THE RED SUN (Letters) 2013-2014 Photographs from a Kodak Brownie 44B that I changed to take 35mm film with a ‘red sun’ light leak printed onto 80GSM inkjet paper, letter transfers were used for the sentences.. Words from my diary from July 2013-November 2014. I am currently looking at my life as a ‘ghost’

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The pleasure is momentary, monoprint, 2012

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My hands make things grow, visual diary, 2015

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I am missing from my own existence, visual diary, 2015

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Here’s how the first version of this started life

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Ghost of the tyne, Run time: 3 mins 6 seconds, footage taken on the Shields Ferry between North and South Shields, music is 13 GHOSTS II by Nine Inch Nails 2016 (please set it to 1080p for full quality)

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On Course And At Peace, run time: 2 minutes, 37 seconds, footage taken on the Shields Ferry between North and South Shields, music is Adrift and At Peace by Nine Inch Nails 2016 (please set it to 1080p for full quality)

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Bethany getting ready, 12/12/15, visual diary.

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Fragments of an unsent letter, ‘I thought I saw you today, 400 miles from where you live’ Sticker on a window in Newcastle, 2015

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Working on some more hands, sketchbook work, 2016

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That sinking feeling, (plus detail with penny for scale) Drawn with 0.1-0.5 fine liner pens, visual diary, 2015

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that there, that’s not me

phoebe bridgers / andrés cerpa / ellen jakeman / elvis depressedly / sleeping at last

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It’s nice to see something of mine becoming something else. What an absolute joy to witness an evolution

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I am missing from my own existence, visual diary, 2015

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visual diary is a cool idea

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A visual diary is the best cause it gives you the excuse to make “shit” art in the name of expression and therefore being more carefree and finding art styles you both enjoy and are pleased with the results of!

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Taking meds, part 20, Collage with sewing into canvas, 2015

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Taking meds, part 29 ‘With/out medicine’ collage, visual diary, 2015

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Taking meds, part 34 ‘safety net’ collage, visual diary, 2015