Ending with a bang or a whimper? I think the combination of closing the exhibition and the snow closing everything else, has caused me to run out of steam with the residency. I kept meaning to go in and had ideas of what to do, but it was all getting a bit half hearted.
However, I had a good meeting with Emily and Hannah from Nexus. I acknowledged my lack of energy and we decided that the project has reached its natural conclusion and confirmed that the residency would end on 31st January. They have someone else who is eager to start, so that works out well for us all. I’m not going to do a proper reflection here until I have actually finished and moved out, but I can at least say that it has been a real gift and I feel very lucky to have had the opportunity.
The main thing that has been occupying me is what to do when I move out of my studio at Nexus. Mia, my best friend from college, and I have been looking for a studio to share, but there is a high demand in Manchester, which generally means high price and low availability. We saw wonderful studios last week, but couldn’t possibly afford them, which was very disappointing.
So in the meantime, we’ve decided to convert a room in my house – it’s not ideal, but will have to do until we work out how to make money from our work – and that is another question that is occupying me at the moment. But I think that is a whole other blog…
