Last summer I had a good run of drawing and making that enabled me to feel confident about what I was doing. And rather naively I thought that feeling would continue..
At the moment I seem unable to organise uninterrupted time to draw and make as I seem to be constantly having to do other things to meet a deadline whether it’s teaching prep or College. I’m also guilty of procrastinating, too many ideas, how do I discerne which to follow or drop?
And when I do have the time I am much more cautious so yesterday I just played around with random pieces of stuff and realised that really is all I need to do-from the thinking through the explorations come the more worthy ideas to create substantial experiments and from them the confidence to continue…
As previously posted I find it very hard to get back to making after spending time on the theory behind my work
After lots of time deliberating where to start I realised I just need to adopt a simple approach and draw!
And in no time at all I had lots of funny little drawings of ‘things’ in space. Then prepared some drypoint plates because the process of printing seems to inspire me, helps me to think without an awareness or expectation of those thoughts
Unstoppable then it was blocks of wood, wire and small ‘beautiful dead things’. I still don’t know which tree the pine needles are from which is a small anoyance so I’ll need to investigate trees. I had narrowed it down to cedar, fir or spruce…
And then tiny slithers of slate in wood offcuts, must keep up the momentum, over and out
Well, best laid plans….
It’s weird how when I’ve done such a lot of thinking and writing it is really difficult to get started or continue with an idea. I know I need to keep up the momentum and follow through, reflect and make work yet it is so hard once I’ve been away from making for a time
I feel that there are some questions and interests arising though not a true reflection of what I really want to say. I’m being cautious when perhaps I should be going wild and filling the space with ‘mutant enunciations’ (Estelle Barrett- Kristeva Reframed). This could be caused by the smallness of my working space so I’ve been considering ways of producing multiples that will allow me to fill a space and realise my ideas more quickly
In my recent explorations in space, balance and line are something that continually crops up and as I reflect on my former jewellery practice I can see them there too. I wonder why I didn’t notice them then?
Though I’ve been critical of the theory that takes me away from making I am insatiably curious and currently reading ‘The Contingent Object of Contemporary Art’ Martha Buskirk
So I best finish this post and find a way to get back to making…
