Following on from our presentations to students and staff this week, I have realised how important it is to keep my work consistent with my statement. It is easy to stray away from the essential concept of one’s work.
With this in mind I have had to re-evaluate some aspects of what I am doing. I keep in mind my interest in how objects can evolve through the process of making and how craft skills may be related to this. I am also interested in how a non functioning object is either developed or seen as art. This notion is closely linked to my interest in utilitarian objects and structures and the creation of form.
Some of the objects I made from cardboard tubes earlier this month were not working. However I have subsequently made one from paper and wire that almost looks like an everyday object. This is what I am aiming for. I am now casting cement from cardboard tubes and attaching metal elements to make something that is almost familiar. This partly extends my paper objects which include graphite and metal rivets and reflects my interest in some of the crafted objects that I have been studying in Oxford’s museums.
I try to keep a constant dialogue going between my sculpture and drawing because it helps to extend my ideas. I feel that recently my drawing has veered away from my concept and that I need to bring it back into line so that it is consistent with the objects that I am making. It must not be illustrative but must explore the invention of new objects and hopefully inform the crafting process. This could take the form of a diagram.
With little time left on my course I am aware that it is necessary to focus intently on a specific enquiry and not get distracted by other possibilities.
