Two weeks have passed since the degree show finished, although it seems like a lot longer. There has so far not been so much time to reflect yet on the work as many other things, which had been put on hold for the show, had to be done.
The first obligation was the take down of the show. For most people this was a case of packing up paintings and driving off. However as I had a large scale installation to dismantle, it wasn’t so simple. . . for a change, instead of wondering what to do with everything it was easy to decide what to keep and what to put in the skip. As I have an exhibition next month for the Woon Painting and Sculpture Art Prize, some of the pieces are to be exhibited there. The rest got recycled or binned. It is a good feeling to do that, to be clearer for moving on to the next project. However, the things to be exhibited needed to be repaired and stored carefully before they will be transported to Newcastle. This took longer than anticipated, but with a bit of help that was done and the room was painted back to white, not leaving too much trace of what had been there before.
The whole process of creating the show, presenting and then dismantling was exhausting. Finally to get some distance from it has been good as I am quite eager to capitalise on the good energy created from the show to continue working on new projects and ideas already forming.
I was fortunate enough to sell a few pieces of work and get some commissions for more, so time has been spent completing these. It seems different completing work with a definite end in sight in contrast to completing it for different motives. I have quite enjoyed it although I am anxious to make sure the work is every bit as good as the previous pieces! I don´t suppose that will change with time…
Aside from that, applying for graduate and national competitions continues and graduation is just around the corner . . . the council tax bill has already arrived!
