Oxford Improvisers – what a great find! 10 years ago when I was last doing this kind of thing, I’d have donated several limbs to medical science to have a resource such as this. Now, when I’m just thinking of returning to improvisation as a vague possibility, it falls – plonk – right in my lap.
Meetings every Monday evening, which in theory is one of my evenings “off” from the kids; and only 500 yards from home. Just perfect. Except that so far the school play, a bout of gastric flu, and a customer’s network emergency have prevented my attendance at 3 of the last 4 meetings. Never mind, it will happen!
On a whim, I attended a “Sacred Clowning” workshop on Saturday run by Madeleine Forey … a clown. Fantastic fun. Not recommended for conceptualists and cynics. Reminded me of why I’m doing this art thing in the first place. Refreshing and inspiring.
Have finally got my last exhibition (Rites – see “after Rites”) on the web, or at least enough bits of it to make it worth advertising. Thanks to Paul Freestone for beautiful closeup photos of the paintings. Can be viewed at http://www.dreamcraft.org.uk/ritesexhibition/Rites.php
Still no joy combusting canvas, and now have a bag of highly toxic chemicals to dispose of. It looks disconcertingly like orange sherbert … I warned my own kids off it, just hope nobody else’s break into the shed and dip their fingers in …!
Tomorrow, I have an appointment to fix a laptop for Age Concern, Thursday it’s Milton Keynes to help set up a new office for Connection Floating Support, and Friday have to sort out the email contacts on a Judge’s laptop. At some point I have to find time to let my customers know that I’m not working for the next 2 weeks, as I’ve had enough of it all … not to mention the X word.
Once I’ve done my accounts, invoicing, mileage, shopping and statutory seasonal parties, and scheduled holiday childcare arrangements with my partner, I should get 3 days in my studio. I usually spend one of those days trying to remember why I’m there in the first place …
