I don’t know where I am on this really. I haven’t moved on from previous conversations really but basic ideas are:
It would be nice to try for funding of some sort maybe. Well I guess it depends on what we want to achieve as an end result. I’m still thinking three venues, what about you two? Could we do even more with our work? I don’t know what, just thinking aloud…
I’d really like my body of work to be about our relationship (whatever that might be by then)
or something medical maybe, microscopic maybe, as that was our starting point really we could venture back there… but I’ve also been thinking about conditions that I’d like to focus on (not necessarily as a joint project just things I’ve been thinking about lately) Glaucoma, depression, Alzheimer’s, arthritis. I know they are so different but I wanted to focus on subject matter that means something to me, indirectly these conditions affect me in some way through others that I’m close to and some may effect me directly in the future which obviously concerns me. I’ve been thinking about not even microscopic ideas to work on, but how the conditions affect people and their families.
I want to work 3d, probably an installation, probably paper or fabric.
I haven’t got any expectations I think.
I’ve been thinking about the fragility of our relationship over the last few days after having a dream about you both. If it ends up about us I’d like to use either some tracing type paper I have or a sort of voile I have. Building up layers somehow. That’s all I have to add for now.
On a Tuesday in January, date yet to be confirmed, probably at my house/in Birmingham, as I’m the one in the middle-ish, also yet to be confirmed. It might seem a bit iffy to anyone reading, but to me, this seems like a definite thing. We have sorted it out. We are meeting.
I know from our talking so far, that we all have ourselves at different points in this process.
I think it would be useful for blog purposes to explain where each of us is and then maybe to say what we’d like to do when we meet.
So shall we post our thoughts and expectations up here?
Between now and January I’d like to have a focus so that I can collect stuff, write notes and think about things… otherwise I’m just going to be a bit wobbly and useless, (but with a variety of cake and beverages).
I’m not talking about a deadline, or anything of a stressful nature, just a bit of an idea what you two are thinking, so that my thinking can wander a bit in your directions. Does that make sense?
I have a F&J dedicated sketchbook – it’s a posh and special one a friend gave me. I haven’t got much in it. There are drawings of clothes – as always – but I think I have an idea that the thing we do together might not be like the work I usually do. I can do that on my own. Surely the point of working with others is that we can push the thinking and making a bit? There are also all those calculations I made about the geography – very scribbly, not good with numbers. I also have an old map of the midlands, and a pile of unspun wool that I thought would make lovely veins and arteries, or perhaps roads. anyway it’s lovely, and very purple. And I’ve got a box that I’ve had for ages, that I like, but haven’t thought of a way of using, but you two might I think.
In January I want to show you things. And I want you to show me things. Then I want us to talk till we are hoarse!
We’ve been talking behind the scenes again. Not directly about the project but about when and where we’re going to meet up. Nothing is decided yet but it’s going to happen!
I haven’t got anything new to add to the ptb when we meet up, that’s a bit worrying… I haven’t thought up anything new for months and I haven’t got a ‘Franny and Elena sketchbook’…I would like something to show; maybe I should work on some ideas… I don’t sketch, maybe I should make instead.
Even if we don’t get much ptb sorted out though I think just meeting will firm up some ideas, at least what’s going to be our starting point (I hope) and above all will help our friendship develop further.
I think when we do meet up we’ll have more of an idea what each of us wants from the ptb and hopefully it will help with idea sharing on the blog too.
Julie
Sorry to spoil the fun but I can’t make it then. I’m busy until Easter unless it’s just for the day and we do as Elena suggested and meet up in Birmingham, but I’m still busy for thoses dates.
Julie
Ok. Log in found…always a very odd feeling as Julie and I have to be Elena [ who set it up] as there is presently no other way to do a joint blog…..and I keep losing it [and the log in].
I completely agree that we should make a move towards this mythical project of ours.
We are having such a lovely, special, supportive time and we have forged such an unusual three way relationship that we could just stay here forever; warm and cosy; facilitating eachothers creativity but not actually moving towards being jointly creative at all.
We will lose something precious by meeting up because we can never again not know who the other is in reality, but we stand to gain something else – hopefully converting what we already have into a joint creative energy.
I can’t wait. It feels extrodinarily exciting already….
Face to face we can cover huge amounts of ground and lay a base of joint ideas in a short time. The written word would be a slow process and prone to misunderstandings and concerns about upsetting the others.
So much easier with eye contact and body language.
Plenty of rooms at the inn here…would love you both to come if you can make it all this way. We are 20 mins from London and all the art goodies… or should we meet in the middle somewhere? Wherever the middle is!
Feb 18 – 22nd would be fine for me.
ooh…..
