I actually wrote this post just before Christmas, but never published it. I've just tweaked it a little to bring it up to date.
The week leading up to Christmas was quite manic, I was just looking forward to a break, and that's what I did, 2 weeks away from the studio and my work. I planned to put my work to one side after Christmas and start afresh in the new year, but that's not how it's panned out, which is kind of good.
I think I was struggling a bit at the at the end of 2008, so it was a welcome break. I know that I want to push my work on this year and make the most of the remainder of my residency. I felt quite dis-satisfied with most my work before the break, but seeing it all with fresh eyes has been positive, and I generally feel quite good about it all.
My new scenic fabric has worked fantasically, and has a nice quality to it, I'm getting into working on a double layered painting now, and will continue working this way for a while. I've also had a suprising return to an idea I was going with at the end of my degree in 2005, cutting holes. It's funny how you end up revisiting things, but it's been quite a natural progression.
