Monday 23rd
Guess? Writing, spent Morning finishing a few illustrations for an application and printing out for Tuesday, then sealed the box containing them. had to leave it all out to go to a meeting bout an event i am planning later i the year. Find you get into something, a piece of work or a poem then you loose flow by having to stop midway. Prefer to spend all day on one thing rather than bits but thats getting rare….at the moment.
Spent evening discussing with 2 friends, a filmmaker and another artist how to begin a collaborative relationship for a new body of work i am evolving. Very exciting as the way we will work will influence the way we relate to each other and hence the outcomes. The 'journey and story' are the most important aspect at this stage and that is constantly changing shape. This documented experimentation will push contextual boundaries around 'written word, personal space and vulnerability' as well as being he basis for a series of new digital and 3D work. Lots of rain, Lots of wine, good food and intense conversations. Walked home buzzing with ideas, will write these down on the train tomorrow and talk with ACE and gallery later in week.
When i illustrated books, no one was readily interested how i did the work, the research, the roughs, just that the end product fitted the brief. I always felt this was a waste as i found the process the most interesting and exciting but drawing the final illustration the least. Now its 180 degrees turnaround and i prefer this, much more inspiring and creative. What or where is it going to lead too? Guess thats why i found 'fossil' hunting so stimulating, you never knew what was going to be 'uncovered' next. I try to weave that 'energy' in to my current work.
