Ginny Topp Art Space Portsmouth Graduate Residency 2013

Well-it’s been a while!!! My residency has ended but I now have a whole new load of stuff that has come from that wonderful opportunity-Just being awarded a residency does something for your confidence and your credibility-

It just so happened that as I finished my residency and exhibition at Art Space Portsmouth I had another exhibition at aspex Gunwhaf Portsmouth. This was because I had won the MA Graduate award. The work looked good and I was well looked after. The PV turn out was disappointing but I have had lots of comments since. The exhibition is there till mid June.

So… from one hectic thing to another….to another. I had immersed myself in studio 22 and painting and have had wonderful support to enable me to do this. It’s now back to CLAY STATION!!!And I return with a new refreshed enthusiasm. We have a big exhibition in mid June (yes there is an overlap-in fact I will be taking down both exhibitons on the same day…) Trying hard to build up Clay Station-maybe more of that in the next blog-it’s a happy story.

Up to Crickhowell in Wales this weekend to take part in an Art Trail. I am exhibiting ceramic work and paintings -it will give me a good idea of how successful they are???!!! I am hoping to sell a few paintings which will be my excuse to do more!!! I’m looking forward to doing my first painting in Studio 1-it will be very special to me no matter what!!!

All for now but I will be back !!!

Well-that 6 months went by so quickly-I feel I got a lot out of the residency and learnt a lot.

The exhibition was well attended with 140 visitors and lots of complimentory comments and encouragment.

Sunday I moved out of studio 22 completely and handed in my key-a sad moment but I am looking forward to working in studio 1. At the moment everything has been dumped in there from 22 so I need to do a bit of sorting.

Since moving out and taking the exhibition down I have been concerntrating on the exhibition at aspex-I didn’t really focus on this with everything else at ASP going on but I am really excited now-Spent the day setting the work up and being very well looked after. A friend came to help so a huge thank you to you Helen x It was great to get out the ceramics again and has made me realise that although I am keen to paint I also want to continue working with clay-I just have to work in the right way-not just making and glazing domestic type items-that is really not me!!!

It is the preview of the exhibition “Remaining” at aspex gunwharf portsmouth tomorrow so looking forward to that.

I will get round to putting some photos on the blog when I get organised !!!