Well, I survived the talk at The Collection and was pleased to see such a large audience! I had just started to talk to those who were there when about 50 more people rushed in. The seats were quickly filled and loads of stools came out. It must have been a squash at the back!
I’m afraid that being an inexperienced speaker led me to go over time and Dawn had to speed up her talk to finish by 3.00pm. The students dissappeared as fast as they had arrived but it was nice to see so many.
Also, great to get positive feedback. One couple said they were going to walk in my steps and visit the locations, which was marvellous. We all need reasons to walk and interesting things to look out for. The Charles Norman Collection is full of ideas for places to visit.
I learnt that the artist Jockey Hill was called so because he rode a pony to his destination, which then found it’s own way home. He did incredible painting for a man who had lost three of his fingers!
I’ve become very fond of Lincoln, the hill and the people there. I’ll be visiting at least one more time before Place Setting is taken down on the 30th November. I’ve greatly enjoyed this residency and I hope you have enjoyed reading about it.
The Lincoln residency will still feature from time to time in my new blog, the University of Nottingham Fine Art Department residency.
