‘For a loner rare artist conversation makes a good day’
Portsmouth – Eastleigh – Portsmouth
7th November 2013
An ‘extra’ early morning awakened ‘fear fest’ is calmed by email from New York – A big hello – cheers me
Reviews good – a brilliant Puck
up
tea
reply
its been
a difficult
week
so far
Still distracted by sad news heard yesterday
I sit and think about the day to come and realize I need to talk to the chair of the event later so ring – good chat which also ‘Konfirms’ what I need to say.
Train to Eastleigh
Seated, I watch the rail side for ferns and think of trips during the Cultural Olympiad last year
then fresh air – a brief walk on arrival to the venue and made welcome – a great space
http://www.aspacearts.org.uk/projects/sorting-offi…
Tonight its their first Artists Question Time event and for once I am last on the running order – always first at school with a name like Adams.
Four artists ‘routes to market’ – Chaired by Ellen O’Hara from Cockpit Arts.
http://www.creativeeastleigh.co.uk/eventsItem.php?…
Soon the room fills to capacity and as we get ready I doodle ‘Birds and Stones’ – the event starts – I listen – I learn myself – then one – two – three – then me – we each have a generous 30 mins and 4 slides only sharpens the angles we talk about
I talk total route from school to ‘Konfirmation’
I show the following four images:
1. ‘Redacted school report’ – shown at Pallant House Gallery in 2009
2. An Illustration of Roman Jerusalem from 2003 book commission
3. Copper map of Cornish Granite – bought by John Creasey Collection in 2006/7
4. Brain image from ‘Konfirm’ project 2013
then
Questions afterwards
and as the room disperses
smaller but relevant conversations
We 4 leave for the station in the dark – wait on same 2 platforms – I am 3rd to catch a train
review – learn – think – adapt on the way back
For me rare conversations with artists are rich treasure – for a loner it was a good day in the end
