Ok.
‘Holding Ground’ [an area of sea which will hold an anchor] is decanted from its tray.
Bit of a struggle, even though several jars of Vaseline were sacrificed in the making of this work….
I said that it would have to have a presence for me to be happy with it. I had been expecting fragility in opposition to the heft of the concrete. I thought maybe the feathers would be just overcome.
I have got something quite other – the feathers are visually very strong. Fascinating. I can’t quite work out why.
I am really pleased with it. I love the gritty greyness of the concrete, its imense weight and the fact it is so powerful even when broken.
Both pieces are an identical shape and size but because of the placement of the feathers, look and feel quite different. I have spent several happy hours offering them up to each other in a myriad different combinations. Every time a shift in mood.
Maybe this work should become a series of photographs….
Having been sent off to ‘play’ by my tutor I am intending to paint and draw ‘around’ the work and see what comes next.
I am beginning to enjoy not having a project on the go and to be able to immerse myself in making for the sake of it – even if I know my first seminar and crit is coming up far too soon ………..
Now how do I get this to college? Weighs a ton.
