Well, it turns out the sewing machine was bust. But lots of other things have been working out. My creativity has been showing itself in far too much cake-baking, but on my quest to find the best gluten free treats i’ve decided to bake something new each week for the near future. Its going rather well so far, and seems to be a popular decision.
I’ve also opened my sketchbook. And put pencil to page. Finally. And it felt good. Didnt look great but was highly satisfying. And inspiration is coming back to me.
I visited Yorkshire Sculpture Park with a guy from the RCA on sunday and iit was great, not only to be out in the countryside, looking at “art”, but also to have a chat about work and life after the college with someone a few years ahead of me. He gave me some much needed encouragement and a generally positive outlook. It gave me a push and i had decided that monday would be a productive day in the studio. WIth the morning sun shining through the window into my bedroom as i woke up, however, it was easy enought to blow the whole day off and head to Almscliff in the van. Spent the morning bouldering and being challenged to climb up the narrowest cracks up the rocks we could possibly find. Let off some steam and felt so free up on the cragg with the stunning views. After a picnic and flask of green tea, i pulled out my sketchbook and the magic happened. Hooray!
And i’ve been thinking about the potential a certain empty school building has for an exhibition… alongside a community theatre project i’m designing for… my head is getting busy again and it feels so good. I just need to start getting it all down on paper and refined. I knew it would happen – i just had to let it come naturally!
More news tomorrow…..
