SEVENTH MONDAY
Back in the studio after a break, will this give me perspective, renewed vision?
I get some feedback and feel heartened. Think about how to use the space on the Open Day on 2 July.
EXERCISE: Draw ten leaves.
Practise with the video, like the rhythm but not the content.
Get out the lovely letters and try out sizes and chalks. Should I do this direct on the walls? Or on paper? ‘Direct’ is the key word here. Less between us and the world. Closer, raw, touch, crumble, dust, plaster. Move closer, smell it. Listen. Always there is noise from the Trust offices above, feet trampling, people arguing, bangs and bumps of goodness knows. Life going on. Very comforting.
EXERCISE: reading for the day – Art and Fear again:
Uncertainty is the essential, inevitable and all pervasive companion to your desire to make art. And tolerance for uncertainty is the prerequisite to succeeding.
Top marks awarded to self for high levels of uncertainty. Half marks for tolerance of it.
