Once again I was totally surprised to see my blog image on the front page of Artists Talking. The children were even more thrilled to see their advent calendar scene on the choice blog spot. As Rob Turner said blogging is best when it’s a two way conversation and it is so encouraging to get a response like this. Ironically the image that drew Melanie Stidolph in is not actually of me but of Rachel Whiteread. Even more ironically, I actually look a lot like Rachel Whiteread on a misty day when the straighteners are no longer working their magic, so all’s well that ends well and many thanks Melanie.
At the moment I have just completed another coat of latex on my artex ceiling and after what looks like will be a very soggy dog walk in the rain, I will head back into the studio. My problem at the moment is that I now have a constant flow of ideas, which in one sense is great, but unfortunately I haven’t got the making time to keep up with them. This results in the studio full of half made pieces of work that I begin to lose momentum on as my mind is racing three ideas ahead. And this is all punctuated with paid community based projects which also take up a lot of mind space. Over the next few months generating more paid work will have to be a priority as losing this house means losing the studio and I cannot allow that to happen.
