it is september. somehow, with children at school and the last three years spent in education, this heralds a new start. time to clear out the frivolities of summer and prepare for the new year. so i will. need to find some appropriate premises – cheap, central, light – so that we can have a work space. i have one at home but the distraction of domestic drudgery proves too alluring. i hear tell of some clean spaces coming up through aspace for those of us whose practice does not make a mess. but i think i might miss being in the chaos of the dirty space – will think about that, maybe go have a gander…..
my last piece of work was about losing my mum. i am struggling to feel quite as strongly about anything and i think that is putting a wedge between me and doing. the fear is that there is nothing to compare so how can i make? more about the same? current issue of extreme personal response to teenage actions of my boy seems a little raw, but may yield interesting work? feels wrong trawling for subject – previously work has kind of emerged from my immediate surrounds without the contrivance of selection but my impatience is profound. between making final selections for screening programme over the next few days, i will just edit some sketchy footage together and see what comes………….
