Today I’ve sorted a table top and trestles for the incubator and also a dustbin (piles of wood shavings, scrunched up masking tape. and paper cuttings).
The Incubator space in the basement of Exeter Phoenix. The desk faces a window that looks out onto car park spaces. Its a great place to see people walking past, all at a good foreshortened perspective too.
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While I’m talking about general stuff, it makes sense to talk alittle about the process of blogging.
I feel like I’m in a room with a bunch of people I haven’t met before. They don’t know me and I don’t know them. There is the mumur of conversations around me. I feel self conscious and shy to talk much. These posts of mine are short, excluding much, rather than saying the wrong thing.
Writing a blog (I don’t like the word blog, what’s a better name?) is much like making art. Putting your thoughts and ideas out there; making yourself open to critic; not wanting to be heard (seen) and wanting to be heard (seen) all at the same time.
Time for more vulnerability; I’m off to the dentist.
I’ve borrowed some of my kids building blocks, to create a ‘moving’ woodcut print. The idea being to cut it and animate the blocks moving themselves into different images.
On each side is a close up of a dove (ring-necked/ turtle dove). They’ll shift and morph into each other through the animation.
Doves enclosed. A symbol of waiting for peace/ for freedom. I started looking at this for an installation piece exhibited in Gallery 333 last August. http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/gallery_archive.php
First storyboard drawn up and put up on the wall of the incubator. Feeling inspired and the start of momentum.
We still need to make the incubator space ours. To find bits and pieces to equip and furnish.
I will bring in my small press from home, where it hasn’t been used for a year or so.
To collect: drawing pins, masking tapes, ink, rollers, glass (to roller ink onto), a couple of plastic chairs I saw outside a charity shop in Heavitree (if they’re still there.)
The idea being that we create an animation. We are right at the start of the process, not really knowing where we’re going. On Tuesday I have some time to cut some lino or wood and have a play with creating a second or two with Stop Motion.
I think the next step is to create a storyboard, and then get some advice about what is possible.
Emma and I are talking about animating print and creating an animation together. I’m pretty clueless so far about animation in practise (I think I understand the theory) but it’ll be good to learn new skills while pushing the print side.
There are many talented and approachable animators in Exeter we can ask advice from.
We intend to keep it simple, play it by ear, and see how it goes.
