I’ve been feeling very tired over the last week or so, I guess I’ve been pretty busy though. Last week was the project with the Noble school kids in Stevenage, I did a one day drawing/painting workshop for the 20 kids and staff. It was good fun, but I tend to pack a lot in and move very quickly through these things to keep everyone interested and on their toes. It was also very hot and I didn’t get much time for coffee. It was a great day though, and the work produced by the kids was pretty outstanding for year 10 kids. My housemates had the bbq going when I got home which was nice.
I joined the rest of the art department in London on Thursday to plan projects/get ideas for next year. We looked at some buildings, galleries and the Design Museum. The Raven Row gallery was my highlight, some really good stuff in there.
I then ventured back to Bath/Bristol on the weekend as it was my birthday, I intended to see the Banksy show, but the cider proved too much of a distraction. I was also pretty preoccupied by my project/assignment thing I’d been working on since November. This was due in on Tuesday. It is part of the HertsCam Teacher – Led Development Work Programme, my was called ‘Exploring the two way process of inspiration for an Artist in Residence’. Several other members of staff from the school also did projects and we had to present them on Tuesday night. There was a buffet too and i ate far too much. It was an interesting thing to do, and not too time consuming (unless you leave it to the last minute). It was a pretty hefty spiral bound thing in the end with lots of photos. I had some interesting conversations with people about artists in schools at the network event on Tuesday.
Back to my own artwork, I’d visited Kettles Yard last week, and saw some work on cellophane by Karla Black, this got me thinking about my own work, so I bought a roll of cellophane-like stuff and have it suspended in the middle of my studio. I’ve been working on it for a day or so, alongside a painting on canvas. I like the potential that this stuff could offer me, especially after working on translucent material. The paint and scribbles are floating in the studio. Unfortunately, I can’t get a good photo of it due to the transparent nature and the lighting, but I’ll keep trying.
