1st March 2010
First full meeting of just the studio group since the fire. We had news to tell them:
We accepted the offer of free temporary space found for us by the council within the Kendal College site. We can use it from the end of March until mid August.
We also accepted an amazing offer of an empty space in Stavely Mill Yard – free for three months with immediate access. Just need to get keys and get going.
Its amazing how the fire has generated so much energy both for people who want to support the studio group and within the group itself.
I suppose that because the group is self-selecting – we have a first come first served policy – this is an experience that definitely unites us as our practices can be so varied.
We discussed having some time together where we deal with the experience of the fire aesthetically. Someone commented that because my work has recently become focused upon open water swimming, it was not inappropriate that my studio space got flooded in water from the fire hoses. I could see their point!
