New drawings are being shaped and I am seeking a good sized workshop to create new sculptures. I am devising ways of making new sound works too, so I feel overwhelmed by the starting of new works before finishing others. Still, the back – stories being told somehow appear to be holding it all together in some way, which is rather reassuring in itself.
Whilst working on these new works I have become infatuated with Ludwig II of Bavaria. I wish sometimes that my head would stop, although I understand that for some, ideas are sometimes long coming, so I should feel blessed. Sleep patterns are becoming erratic, black circles are becoming more evident. Am I in my own way following the path of Ludwig’s so – called insanity? Time will no doubt tell. I am also reading the Count of Monte Cristo again, so perhaps the two are becoming intertwined?
Oh dear, its now 2010 and I have been lapse with my blog. I will attempt now to keep it running again, with a little more time at present to allow this to happen. I have been busy accumulating artists and work for ‘post’ a travelling show that had its first port of call at TROVE in Birmingham. We are close to the next deadline for works to move forward to TAP, Southend and in the meantime, I am working on new pieces for a solo at Backlit in Nottingham.
I moved into a new studio at Wysing Arts Centre in Cambridge in January and have been asked to be part of an art fair there as 1 member of the arts collective C-O-L-L-I-D-E-R. This has in the main part been good with hearing recently that the collective has had approval from the arts council for a research bid that we have applied for just before Christmas.
So, with a steady trickle of shows in front of me work appears to be less rushed, which can only be a good thing with where I am now, but with a lot of potential work just around the corner, I had better keep my head down.
My stories are growing steadily in haste with current work being made alongside. I only hope that it all makes sense for the future.
Almost completed the commissioned work, just need to pin down a bit of time, then off to the framers I go. I am starting to formulate ideas for a series of works for the show in St Ives. I feel that it will be extremely symbolic in content based around the idea of imagined portraiture to date.
Time is not necessarily on my side with a lot to attempt to achieve over the next month. Alongside that formulating a group proposal to the Arts Council and part collecting a show of works from possibly 40 artists over the Christmas period is looming, as well as pinning down a proposal with a writer/curator is on the near horizon. i just want to get to the state of having time to collect ideas and ponder for a bit. i have a questionnaire to collate to inform new ideas alongside my findings from Venice as well as discussing with the photographer/filmmaker how we are going to progress with a short film idea. Arrgh, is it achievable? I always seem to be wrestling with that idea.
I have just returned from a research trip to Venice with a number of artists. This has proved to be a visually and culturally enriching experience with the added entertainment of seeing how a group can grow. We knew liitle of each other at the start, I feel we know much more about each other now.
Visiting the biennale was also part of our trip, which I have to say I enjoyed more in terms of getting away from the main arenas ( a bit of a disappointment in my opinion), choosing to languish in the more incidental shows dotted around the city. Favourite representations I particularly enjoyed were Northern Ireland, Russia and Singapore though saturation point happened on numerous occasions throughout my stay.
On my return, little has changed. Work is backing up and I am exhausted. I must now work on finishing the commissions, picking up work from shows and start to work on ideas for the show in St Ives in December.
