The show is now installed. My paintings are hung in a ‘room’ in one of the large, light-filled studios near the main entrance of the School. The etchings are in a mixed display, in a gallery of four studios in the terraced houses.
What once seemed an endless list of things to do to prepare has almost been completed. The postcards and catalogues arrived earlier this week and have come out very well, thanks to a visit with Emma to the very helpful printers at Giraffe. Now there is only assessment, the graduation ceremony, and the show itself. We open next Wednesday.
I’m glad of a few days off now before the hectic schedule of next week begins. After five full days, with four evening events, and all this at the end of a busy few months, I’m looking forward to a holiday!
If you’re in London, come and visit. Details of the show are here: http://www.cityandguildsartschool.ac.uk/news/schoo…
This blog has been rather neglected, as my time has been so much taken up with show preparation. I now have three large paintings ready to show, and three etchings at the framers.
Last week we packed up our studios, and work is already underway to convert the studios to exhibition spaces. Walls are being built, holes filled and painted. The Foundation show has just closed, and the School has been a busy place with work being moved around and construction going on in many rooms. In one studio Gala has been building stretchers for her paintings which were executed on canvas tacked to the wall. But most people have finished their work, and she is surrounded by their pieces, wrapped and stacked against the walls.
Much of the last week has been spent on designing the catalogue, which will be a postcard book. The bulk of the work – gathering images and information, deciding on a layout, designing the covers – didn’t take that long. But proofing on screen and catching the mistakes took so much longer, and I think Emma and I were both pretty tired when we reached the end yesterday.
The catalogue has been funded by sponsorship, but selling home-made cake provided a large chunk of the funds, somewhat to our collective surprise.
Work continues on the show spaces next week, with the hang commencing the week after. There’s still plenty to do, but it’s going well so far.
