I've been away to London for the release of The Young Victoria, in which my son had a part as an extra in scenes filmed in Lincoln Cathedral.
Whilst there I went to visit Paul Stolper gallery, which was the gallery for which the Doll Proposal was initially meant for.
The gallery is a small gallery that was located not far from Hoxton Square, but has recently relocated to Bloomsbury, near to The British Museum, where we found evidence of Egyptian custard flinging at politicians….
The new Paul Stolper gallery is about the same size as the previous one, and currently has a joint exhibition of some of its artists, which does include Magne Furuholmen, but he's currently exhibiting at Galleri Trafo in Norway.
I'm hoping he might exhibit his latest work at Paul Stolper, because I will be able to go to the preview evening, which might offer the chance to meet up with him and discuss *ahem* dolls etc… Magne has expressed an interest in the Doll Proposal, and is the biggest fan of my work, it is true. The Doll aspect of my practice really established itself with my collaboration for his "Scrabble" exhibition at Sorlandets Kunstmuseum in Kristiansand, Norway in 2007.
Previously I'd only made dolls as a one off piece of work, and didn't think it would become such an integral part of my practice.
Since I returned from London, I attended the first LAN meeting, details of which can be found on the Facebook group Lincoln Artist's Network.
It was a successful meeting, members engaged in sharing ideas, and it felt more like a cohesive group than just me pitching ideas at a brick wall.
I'm still awaiting the outcome for the competition, as funding would be useful, but I plan more LAN activities, and need to get back in touch with a gallery about the group doll exhibition.
