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Patrick Murphy Studio @patrickmurphyart.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It's the unveiling event for my town marker sculpture in Worsbrough later today at 2pm-3pm. I hope some of you can make it. It's at the entrance to the TPT (near the Ship Inn pub). It features the wonderful Worsbrough poem by @imcmillan.bsky.social #publicart

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Patrick Murphy Studio @patrickmurphyart.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Delighted to announce that I’ll be exhibiting in One Island Art Fair on Beidi Sha Island, Guangzhou, from September 2026 to February 2027. I’ll be representing the UK alongside Inges Idee (Germany), Leonid Tishkov (Russia) with lots of other artists. #OneIslandArtFair #GuangzhouArt

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Patrick Murphy Studio @patrickmurphyart.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Love Byker brings the geometry of the Byker Wall Estate and a 30-image portrait of Shields Road into Byker Metro Station—public art shaped by local architecture, trade and community. patrickmurphystudio.co.uk/portfolio/by...

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Patrick Murphy Studio @patrickmurphyart.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I started working on this verse in April, inspired by the sudden appearance of magnolia blossom and the joy of seeing the world awaken after winter. The poem celebrates each flower as a sign of renewal and a new beginning.

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Patrick Murphy Studio @patrickmurphyart.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I’ve been writing a new poem called Beginning, which explores time, love and joy. Its short, returning phrases echo the rhythm of church bells. The poem imagines the beginning not as something distant in the past, but as something continually renewed in the present. Poem in the following post. 1/2

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Patrick Murphy Studio @patrickmurphyart.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Very hot outside, but cool inside. An enjoyable morning sketching some ideas for new sculptures. #drawing

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Patrick Murphy Studio @patrickmurphyart.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

It's been a busy time recently, with a lot of studio time spent exploring the theme of birds for a number of commissions. The journey from tabletop prototype to public sculpture is one of my favourite parts of the creative process. #PublicArt

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Patrick Murphy Studio @patrickmurphyart.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Each time I walk past this sculpture I produced for Trans Pennine Trail at RSPB Old Moor I love how the sun projects the shape of the birds onto the corten steel. #publicart

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Patrick Murphy Studio @patrickmurphyart.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Introducing ORBIT — camera-made light drawings transformed into photographic prints. Coming soon alongside a new publication and the touring exhibition Painting with Light. patrickmurphystudio.co.uk/portfolio/or...

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Patrick Murphy Studio @patrickmurphyart.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Just discovered that MIT has made materials from over 2,500 courses available online for free. Whether you're interested in art, design, science, technology or just learning something new, it's well worth a look. ocw.mit.edu

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MIT OpenCourseWare | Free Online Course Materials

MIT OpenCourseWare is a web based publication of virtually all MIT course content. OCW is open and available to the world and is a permanent MIT activity

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Patrick Murphy Studio @patrickmurphyart.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Working on some ply wood birds today for a sculpture. #studio #art

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Patrick Murphy Studio @patrickmurphyart.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Lovely to see you @imcmillan.bsky.social Thanks for the Norman Nicholson book! Really looking forward to reading his work! #poetry

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Patrick Murphy Studio @patrickmurphyart.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

ESTATE I’ve just updated my website, including Estate — a project that exists as both a book and exhibition. A journey through the homes that have shaped Britain’s working-class communities — places of identity, memory and lived experience. Take a look 👇 patrickmurphystudio.co.uk/portfolio/es...

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Patrick Murphy Studio @patrickmurphyart.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

I went to the launch of the Barnsley Seam last night and was really impressed. It’s a brilliant piece of new public realm work. The roses create a strong atmosphere, and the surrounding benches and layout of the space work really well together. Well done Barnsley Council. 1/2

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Patrick Murphy Studio @patrickmurphyart.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Lovely new release from Jasmine Myra 'Reflections'. A single from her third album, out in a couple of months. Listening to this whilst looking at Hokusai prints, they go together well. open.spotify.com/track/6EiddS...

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Reflections

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Patrick Murphy Studio @patrickmurphyart.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Love the work of Hokusai and Hiroshige. Looking forward to seeing this exhibition York Art Gallery An attempt at an Haiku: At York Art Gallery The Great Wave rears up in blue. I wave. It waves back. www.yorkartgallery.org.uk/exhibition/m...

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Patrick Murphy Studio @patrickmurphyart.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Spending time with my mate @imcmillan.bsky.social makes me want to write. Excited by Spring... Promise Patience of light — life called from dark winter days, a promise unfolding. Blossoms burst into air, green springs from broken wood, the earth wakes, breathing out everything is new again. PM

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Patrick Murphy Studio @patrickmurphyart.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

A great Friday afternoon listen! The Ellington Suites, grand, graceful, and quietly majestic. open.spotify.com/track/3agOXp...

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Lightning Bugs And Frogs - The Queen's Suite

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Patrick Murphy Studio @patrickmurphyart.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

As a visual artist, I’m finding my feet when it comes to writing verse. But I like the challenging and find it rewarding. Here’s something I've been working on. Afternoon’s Universe Can you hear it, the blackbird’s song healing the street, heads lifting

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Patrick Murphy Studio @patrickmurphyart.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Another wet day, it inspired me to write this: HELD IN PLACE #poetry

$A poem by Patrick Murphy 2026 Held in Place Mist and mizzle set the town in grey aspic, a suspension of people held in place, as if time itself has been poured and left to cool. Monet could have painted the puddles if he was from Doncaster, circles radiating in petrol-slick water, colours trembling under red brake lights, the dark, damp heaviness of a northern terrace, white light refracted on roof tiles, like plates set out for Sunday best. People move through it with hands pushed deep in pockets, shoulders up, heads down, trudging slowly, the town thickened around them, as though they’ve forgotten who they are, or why they set off.$

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Patrick Murphy Studio @patrickmurphyart.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

🎹 I've been listening to Solace of the Mind by Amina Claudine Myers. There’s a real sense of calm and reflection throughout. Would recommend, especially this track African Blues open.spotify.com/track/1qKDyt... #jazz

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African Blues

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Patrick Murphy Studio @patrickmurphyart.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Hello 👋 I’m Patrick, new to Bluesky. I’m an artist working across drawing, sculpture, public art and community projects. Currently collaborating with @imcmillan.bsky.social Please follow for updates. #ArtistOnBluesky #Sculpture #Drawing #PublicArt

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Patrick Murphy Studio @patrickmurphyart.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

What a fun workshop yesterday in Worsbrough! Me and @imcmillan.bsky.social were gathering stories to help create an Art Trail, Town Sculpture and a town poem. Amazing how much people know – I never knew Alexander Pope’s mum was from Worsbrough! #Worsbrough #lovewhereyoulive

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Patrick Murphy Studio @patrickmurphyart.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Continuous Line Bird was a single, unbroken line drawing I made without lifting pen from the paper. I’ve transformed the drawing into small, home-friendly sculptures, each installed on a solid base of oak, cedar, or walnut. Available from my website. patrickmurphystudio.co.uk/product/line/ #Art

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Patrick Murphy Studio @patrickmurphyart.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

A great morning with @imcmillan.bsky.social Walking through town afterwards, I took a photo of the disappearing town hall. It made me write this short poem. The Kind of Day A grey, wet, maudlin Friday. The town hall disappears, drifting in and out of being— like a Barnsley Brigadoon. 1/2

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