Well, I have now submitted both of my pieces to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme, so there’s no going back. They are:
One Minute Birdwatching, at West Princes Street Gardens (meet by fountain), 9.30am and 1.30pm daily, Saturday 4th – Thursday 9th August: http://www.oneminutebirdwatching.com
Hear a Pin Drop Here, at Lauriston Hall (small hall), 28 Lauriston St., Edinburgh EH3 9DJ, 4.30pm (duration 30 minutes), Friday 10th August: http://www.hearapindrophere.com
It feels good to have got the publicity sorted out (and the same with my Harmony piece, for which I’ve just ordered 1000 flyers of my face), but it gives me the panicky sensation of not having done enough on the actual work. I think this is something every self-employed artist (of any discipline) on a budget has to grapple with: how to make the time to develop work whilst simultaneously doing your own marketing, design, accounting, and, dare I say it, risk assessments? I should say that it requires self-discipline and a strong work ethic, but I can hardly talk as I’ve purposefully ignored my computer for two days and decided to paint a wall in my garden instead. I mean that in the sense of decorating, not doing a painting of a wall.
