I’m not sure how to start this post really, things have kind of changed for me – the end of my ACE R&D time is in view, perhaps I’m letting go of this naturally.
Our crit group met last week,( I say group if you can call it that – we were reduced to two – everyone else was either sick/working etc.)
We trudged through the rain across the decommissioned weapons site, oddly surrounded by quietly, rolling Wiltshire countryside and gazed at the frustatingly un-used empty buildings, perfect for group studio space – (do you ever see a space like that and you literally drool at the potential?). To set up something like that though, you need to start with a really strong group of local artists – the space you can find if you look hard enough -and so, for the moment it will have to remain simply an idea. I, for one, have other things to focus on.
Laurence and I chatted about her work and the opportunites locally – and how to move forward, perhaps encouraging the nearest organisation (Aspace, Southampton) to move forward on the idea of a crit group would be more fruitful, (we are so few with so many other commitments) – we’ll see.
As for me, I’ve sent off my proposals to the galleries in N.Ireland, I’m itching to get in the studio again, and I’ve been talking to people, people who have sent me on to other people, and they in turn to others, I’ve never done so much talking – when all I really want to do is immerse my self in making, and forget the rest.
