Week Three News
Extracts from Buddy Leader, Anne Barrell’s weekly mail-out to the group.
It’s been great hearing what the buddies have been up to and some lovely ideas are coming forward.
Sarah Mulholland and Catherine Walsh have been sketching together down at the pier, creating lots of interest from the passing public and even being photographed. They have also been visiting several exhibitions and most importantly drinking coffee. This is a great way to exchange ideas.
Mike Tann and Victoria Albuquerque started off by visiting the Fiona Rae exhibition and then visiting each other’s studios. Mike says: “Victoria has suggested that we each spend a day or half a day at each other’s studios producing something following the work structure used by that person. This may not produce an end product but will give both of us more of an insight into how we both work and hopefully we will be able to take something away that will enrich our own practices. What that will then lead to we will have to wait and see. We are also in the back ground throwing around business ideas to promote our practices and art work but this will mainly be by email.”
Victoria says: “This week, Mike and I have been busy looking in greater depth at my work as an artist. Mike came over to my studio for a whole day. I had laid out a number of different mediums that I use to explore a new subject, and together we worked with these mediums exploring the same subject. The results were rewarding for both of us. I have attached a few photographs from the day. In return I will go to Mike’s studio next Friday and work with him on a number of different mediums including collage which is something I have never done and am keen to explore.”
This sounds a great way of really getting under the skin of the way the other person works and the key is keeping an open mind and seeing where it leads.
Victoria Bathurst and Jennie Walker have been keeping in contact by email. Victoria has been very busy with life….but she says “However I have been furthering my project to take people on Samuel Palmer walks in his “valley of vision” at Shoreham in Kent. He did his best and most original work during an 8 year stint there in his twenties and I hope to get the guided walks up and running by Mid June.” That’s nearly upon us Victoria, good luck with what sounds like a really lovely project.
