This morning, as it’s my day off, I sat in bed with a cup of tea and read a pile of artists talking blogs. It was good to catch up. I don’t always comment, but that doesn’t mean I don’t read posts, I just can’t always think what to say. That’s why I don’t write as often as some I suppose… I’m very much a ‘doer’ not a thinker, so I tend to get on with things and not think of writing as any kind of priority.
But for the sake of keeping a diary for myself and anyone else interested in the NY residency….
I’ve been tired when I’ve got home from work , so I’ve used this ‘opportunity’ to go back to the mindless task of cutting out the paper flowers I need for my Jamestown installation. I haven’t been counting how many I’ve done as my aim is just to fill the box so I can send it off to the US as quickly as possible so that it can be posted by the cheapest method ( which can take anything between 6 & 8 weeks)
I can’t believe how long this is taking me though – after all, it is only a small box. Maybe I’ll just half fill it? Despite how it looks, there is actually enough in there to cover a significant floor area, so I might just get away with this for now. I can stick a few more in my case if I have time to cut them out before I go, then of course there’s the opportunity to work with others over there, so they can help me. I just want to get as much of the prep work done as I can to make things easier.
Along with getting this out of the way, I want to complete the ACE application so that I can get on with other things. I’ve only done basic answers for now as I hope to go back to each one later. I’m just waiting for a letter of invitation from our hosts and then I can start pulling the whole lot together.
What else? Ah well… a little bit of a surprising turn round…. I found myself in conversation with the Art trail coordinator of the Barnaby Festival. He knew of my plight and is now looking into an alternative venue for me. Hmmmm… Interesting!
