I’ve taken leave this week from my job .
I’d spend the last couple of weeks writing lists, so here I am – two days into my break, still catching up with the many things that I’d put aside.
I also wanted to work through a few ideas for future projects – away from people. Despite having a studio space at the centre, I needed the comfort of familiar surroundings to ‘problem solve’.
Although I usually go there on a Monday, Carolyn : http://www.carolynshepherd.co.uk/Carolyn_Shepherd/Artists_News.html
asked if she could come with me this week. She was only available on a Wednesday, so I was happy for the change in routine. The problem with changing my working pattern though is that the library is closed on a Wednesday, and I rely on those visitors to pop into the studio .
I don’t know who uses the centre on a Wednesday, so this will be an experience.
So, in the last few days I’ve had a quick scan of what has been happening in the outside world. I’d bought a copy of the Big Issue, to read up on Emily Speed’s interview – but obviously I’d bought the wrong one. Maybe that was last weeks?
Never mind, I’ve read up on the shortlist for the Northern Art Prize instead. http://www.northernartprize.org.uk/2011-prize/shortlist/leo-fitzmaurice-1
Like many artists in the North west, Leo worked at Tate Liverpool for a short while. ( along with Emily Speed and many more, too numerous to mention..) It was a surprise to see his name – not because I didn’t think he was good enough – far from it!! It was just that he was such a nice ‘low key’ sort of guy and apart from seeing some of his work at the Bluecoat last year, I don’t think I’d seen his work anywhere else.
( maybe that says more about me – not getting out and about enough though!)
But there you go…. maybe the a-n advice mentioned in my last blog was actually worth taking note of.
