Week 15
artists in attendance 13
The artists love abstraction it so much they want to carry it on into the new year. Well I’m flabbergasted!! Last week I reminded them that there were only 2 weeks left until the exhibition had to be up they said that they were enjoying it and didn’t want to feel rushed to finish their work. Since I haven’t advertised the exhibition this was cool with me.
So is to be in the new year and we shall have a private view on a Saturday so people can invite family and friends. So they do want people to see their work and they are proud of what they are producing they just don’t want to admit it! I suppose singing your own praises isn’t some thing they are used to doing I think they think that it is arrogant.
I remember a time when I wasn’t confident in my own art work but after realising that if you tell your story and explain how much you are passionate about it, people tend to like something about the work even if it’s just the idea. Art work for me is a selfish frivolity I enjoy what I do/ make and it for-fills something in me so I’m not really affected by what the viewers think.
Thinking back to 3 months ago when this project started the group has changed tremendously. They used to come in talking about their illnesses aches and pains. Now I hear nothing of that it’s a lot more positive. Some people actually correct themselves when they say something negative about themselves or their work. It is absolutely fabulous. The group has also helped me to build my confidence as a facilitator, I have not worked (by myself) on a long term project for a long time due to funding cuts etc and this project has been my baby all my own ideas all my own way of working! strange and wonderful as it is the group have embraced me and my wacky style with open arms. I am a very lucky lady.
Things to think about now are:
will the group design the poster for the exhibition? When will it be and do I employ an artist to come and give a curation workshop?
Next week more abstraction and Christmas celebrations!
