Someone in work had left a stack of books in the staffroom for us to help ourselves to. An assortment of novels – many being the type I used to read.
I couldn’t actually remember the last time I’d read a novel. These busy days made it seem too self indulgent, to sit there, coiled up and engrossed in a book for hours on end. I took a book….in fact, I took 3 of them… and then I felt a little guilty about being greedy, so I vowed to read one and then return it to the pile for others to take.
I’d actually forgotten what it was like to completely lose track of time. To not check my emails ten times in a day or to stress about what was happening on social network sites. To have two whole days of being off work and not even thinking about my own work.
I began reading yesterday afternoon and if I didn’t have to go across to Ormskirk this morning to pick up my work, I wouldn’t have moved from the chair for the entire two days.
Have I wasted time? Or have I just found new time?
When I got to the Chapel gallery this morning, they had taken most of the work down and boxes and boxes of the new work was already taking over the gallery. I could see Glittery things and Father Christmas shaped heads. I’m guessing a selling show then.
Everyone seems obsessed with sales this year as I see more and more of artist friends turn to craft fairs to show their work. One was really excited about selling cards in a high profile retail outlet, only to find that for the £2.99 they are selling her cards for, she gets 75p. I wouldn’t be bothered.
…and as for our crowdfunding video… its like sticking pins in your eyes – Completely painful. It’s been live 3 full days and we only have 4 backers. I’ve shared it on facebook and twitter, but people are just liking the posts and sharing them, not backing us. This is frightening stuff.
