Here is a piece I have been working on in the studio. It began on the tree, I was trying to combine nature and my creativity. However I felt the piece was more effective on it’s own, without the constraints of the tree and the branches. I find this idea interesting, in my own space I enjoy creating my own sculptures without any interruption from the outside world. This process is like creating my own landscape without any barriers or influences. The sculpture base was made using wire, I then used wool to wrap around the metal. The delicacy of wool reminds me of the comforting feel it can bring to a person. This whole process was a comforting experience for me, and I eel I am gaining more knowledge and understanding of my practice. I cannot create work if there are other people around who interrupt my process, during my creativity I enter my own world. My creativity come’s round in what I call “creativity spurts”, I find I cannot create anything for a couple of weeks, I become increasingly frustrated with everything and everyone around me. I then spend time escaping to a landscape setting where there are no interruptions, and I am at one with nature. In a way it is like recharging my batteries, being re-inspired, and then I come back to my practice full of ideas and raring to go.
I have been giving some more thought to my degree show and would like to create my own landscape, however I feel I would need to a do a week’s uninterrupted residency to be able to build this landscape. I will have to give this some more thought to see if it is possible
This piece is in process, more images to follow.
