I have had such a busy few weeks, that when there was a lull – I got ill – not ill in the conventional sense of the word but I couldn’t stop sleeping, got mad headaches and very run down and now today – my back went snap – spent all morning lying flat on the floor – not very productive!
I had organised a visit to Liverpool by BMD (Bruce Mau Design) last week, he came at the invitation of the Council and PCT to discuss Massive Change in Liverpool looking at Everton Park as a case study for change.
Biennial were asked to facilitate and we had 3 weeks in which to organise a crazy 3 day series of workshops, meetings and a public lecture. Madness ensued.
If I’m completely honest, I hadn’t really heard of Bruce Mau prior to this but since meeting him and his team and researching their background, I have to say that the guy is really inspirational, he is not just a designer, more of a visionary – his ideas aren’t just product design but can actually seem life affirming. He is such a visionary that he was asked to redesign Guatamala, yes, the country! He didn’t – needless to say- but he did play a big part in changing public perceptions of Guatamala, most especially those of the Guatemalan people themselves.
It was well worth the stress and exhaustion – it seemed nigh on impossible to fit everything in to such a small time slot with not enough time to organise it but the delegates and public would never have known as it all ran smoothly.
AND so…I haven’t had time to do much college work or much art work at all.
Tried to sort out my studio today, I am outgrowing it completely. I’m lucky that I have a large conservatory that we purpose built as a studio but as the kids are getting bigger we are outgrowing the house so it would be good to have the conservatory as another room.
I have decided to look for a studio, had an interview with The Royal Standard which is an amazing Liverpool based studio, they might have a space coming up in July which would be fantastic, the thought of being in a busy studio situation instead of working alone is very exciting. To be able to have some feedback as I’m working and just have that vibe – its always so much easier to produce work in the right environment I think.
Fingers are crossed.
