Today I got word that the carpenters have started work on building House of Cards. Massive relief that they are underway, with three weeks to go before it is due to be collected by the exhibition organisers. Next week is only a four day working week because of a Bank Holiday here and I still have to paint, graphite, glaze and allow for drying time before dismantling and wrapping for transport. Only a little over a month until installation. Still, like all things you anticipate nervously, it feels good to be underway.
Having met an old photographer friend today…
and talked to her about the project, I have decided I should launch myself into Twitter. I’ve avoided it up until now feeling that life is busy enough, but she convinced me that it is good for spreading the word so to speak. From my newsroom shifts at the BBC while at art school, I know it’s also an important tool for journalists now, an important source of information. Time to stop burying my head in the sand…
