In The Studio
A peek into the day-to-day runnings of the studio, where the magic happens, if you will. A little window into the fun and weird behind each piece you take home.
What a blessing to have someone see me like this through their eyes. Thank you Georgie, my dear friend. Basking in the sunlight of the new studio after an 8 hour move. Camden Town, 03/06/2025
George transcends at the new Studio. We finally have access to sunlight and elevators. Is this what privilege feels like? Camden Town, 03/06/2025
Realising we have to move studios again. Blackfriars, 01/06/2025
Varnished hands, ready to dry and travel to Oxford Circus the next day. Blackfriars, 22/05/2025
After painting I used a Matt Varnish from craftmill, which I am applying here. Blackfriars, 22/05/2025
The hands will first travel to ST.ART Gallery, where they will contrast on lovely white tablecloths in Oxford Circus. Blackfriars, 22/05/2025
After a week, I begin painting them black, so the hands blend in with the tablecloth they will eventually be placed on as part of my final MA show installation at the RCA. Blackfriars, 22/05/2025
Demolded hands, left to dry for a week. Just to be sure. 16/05/2025
The aftermath. 16/05/2025
George contemplating why he helps me and how we can possibly clean this up. 15/05/2025
George and I continue to mix alginate and plaster. The studio was a factory that day. 15/05/2025
Victim 2. Everyone loves Caro. Blackfriars, 15/05/2025
Victim 1. Blackfriars, 15/05/2025
Forgot to vaseline my arm. Realising my arm is stuck in the mold. Eating a Custard cream to relieve stress. Blackfriars, 15/05/2025
Solifidified alginate overflow. Blackfriars, 15/05/2025
Testing the alginate bottle on myself to create the first hand and forearm mold. Blackfriars, 15/05/2025
Whipping. Blackfriars, 15/05/2025
Mixing more plaster. Blackfriars, 15/05/2025
Pouring plaster, ready to cast first mould. Blackfriars, 15/05/2023
Laughing in Spanish. Blackfriars, 14/05/2025
Containers ready to go for casting session tomorrow. Blackfriars, 14/05/2025
Drying containers after washing, ready for tomorrow's casting session. Blackfriars, 14/05/2025
Quality control. Blackfriars, 14/05/2025
Cutting tops off the containers to create opening wide enough for arm, ready for alginate mold making and plaster casting tomorrow. Blackfriars, 14/05/2025
Emptying 3L containers for alginate mold making and plaster casting tomorrow. Blackfriars, 14/05/2025
Completed prototype for 3m x 3m pyramid (bottom up), RCA Battersea Campus 11/04/2025
Completed prototype for 3m x 3m pyramid (thank you Luke from Wood!), RCA Battersea Campus 11/04/2025
Making a small prototype for 3m x 3m pyramid, RCA Battersea Campus 11/04/2025
Making a small prototype for 3m x 3m pyramid, RCA Battersea Campus 11/04/2025
Making a small prototype for 3m x 3m pyramid, RCA Battersea Campus 11/04/2025
Making a small prototype for 3m x 3m pyramid, RCA Battersea Campus 11/04/2025
Admin at the Blackfriars Studio, Blackfriars, 01/04/2025
Making this house a home (George), Blackfriars, 01/02/2025
Bye Stockwell, Hello Blackfriars!, Blackfriars, 01/02/2025
First Exhibition at the New Studio. Blackfriars, 30/03/2024
New year, same Caro ! Stockwell, 17/01/2025 (Courtesy of Abdel R. Abdelai, @boyfromdagbon)
Making canvases in a freezing 3ºC warehouse. Stockwell 19/12/2024
Straight cooking in the new studio. Stockwell, 07/08/2024
A work in progress and myself. Pimlico, 14/02/2024
A phallic cactus on the floor beneath the studio. Pimlico, 16/01/2024