I have (at the eleventh hour as usual) entered Standpoint Futures. A residency at Standpoint Gallery. Again I have ambivalent feelings about the whole thing. The entrance fee of £12 put me off. Having to get a reference put me off. Not being able to enter on-line put me of. Having to come up with “an idea” put me off. The looming deadline put me off. really its a wonder I managed to get to the post office to pay £5.50 special delivery. I was not tho only one going through the same process. on Facebook Andrew Bracey was bemoaning his printer’s knack for running out of ink at the vital moment. His anxious status was soon inundated with comments from other artists undergoing the same problems. On the face of it the residency looks quite good with lots of promise of forging London contacts and advice. But I hate advice so I have now started hoping I won’t be called for interview in a couple of weeks. I have just moved into a new studio in the basement of my rented accommodation. It is very exciting getting it all sorted and starting work again.
