Intersections past and present

Received some good news, the ordinance survey have granted me permission to make use of historical maps within my project- was a bit worried about that, the project is based on comparing maps of different ages, so not to have use of these maps would have caused major problems. They have asked that I just include an acknowledgment of their permission in any exhibition material, which seems reasonable. The other piece of good news is that my project will receive the support of the Arts Council Wales, its nice when people say yes. So I feel in an optimistic ready to go mood. My project is pretty much in the main digital in other words carried out on a pc. The idea is to produce the artwork on the computer using suitable graphics software, these will then be printed. To do this type of thing calls for a pc with a bit of power. Plenty of memory and a powerful processor, I'll need to bolster up my machine. I will draw to the screen using a something called a graphics tablet, this is a device that plugs into your pc you move a electrical pen over the tablet and you will see the image appear on screen. The hand eye co-ordination thing is a bit different since you are not directly viewing your own hand, producing the drawing. Anyway must get one soon, they are horrendously expensive but I can't do without one. Starting the project is about getting the right tool set, the correct software and computer configuration, not quite paint and brushes I know, but art means many things I guess. And then it's off to go. It surprising but to get to this starting point has taken a lot of time – a years planning.