It is time for a (new) weekly schedule. Yesterday was my first morning at my new school and I realise that this course is going to require a lot of work. It is vital that I keep up with both my practice and my language school. I think a schedule is a good way forward – it really helps me if I know when I am supposed to be doing what. I have a feeling that I will need to study at least as much outside of the classroom as in it so I am very grateful that I chose a part-time course.
It is a really simple schedule: Monday, Wednesday and Friday are studio days, Tuesday and Thursday are school days. Three days a week in the studio or doing art related things is good! Planning the weekdays gives me a great deal of flexibility and freedom at the weekend.
The proposal for the winter residency in Germany has been sent. I really enjoyed working on it with Anna and Ingrid. We are also looking at making a proposal for another version of the project to take place in one of Stockholm’s suburbs. It feels good to have drawn-up a project that can (and should) have many different manifestations.
During the application process we have talked about funding, rather Anna and Ingrid have as I have no understanding or experience of applying for funding in Stockholm. It is good to hear that there are a number of opportunities in terms of funding. Even if we are unable to give ourselves an artist’s fee we might be able to get assistance with travel and materials. It struck me as ironic(?) that now when I live in a country where there are still possibilities of funding I am becoming increasingly interested in the commercial gallery scene and the opportunities that it can offer.
I allow myself to dream about how wonderful it would be to have people who want to live with my work, who want to hear what I have to say about, who want me to make more of it, who want me to develop and who have the resources to pay for it. It is a terribly romantic dream and one which I find hugely appealing. Today, given the choice between selling a piece of work or writing an application, the idea of selling is much more exciting. In an ideal world I do not want to have to make the choice – this could be something for me to think about! Not seeing these options as polar opposites.
I learnt something that surprised me this week – it seems to be impossible to buy large quantities of glitter here. I have a few more leads to follow that I hope will be fruitful as so far it look as though I might have to order it from London! Difficulties getting hold of materials was not something that I thought about before moving here …
