A lot seems to have happened since the last post. I have installed the show in Saffron Walden and the PV was last Friday evening. To show the power of [an] blogging, artist Gordon Flemmons, another blogger, heard about the show from this blog and came along to the PV. I found it a very useful experience taking to everyone there. There were some taxing questions asked – it made me really consider the resolution I have for the work when giving my answers.
Inishalcken is still special. The second visit did not dispel the strong memories only served to enhance them. We were fortunate with the weather – it was bright clear and warm. This was particularly good news as the memorial piece that I was completing took place at nightfall over a period of two hours. Caroline, Rosie. Paul and I stood motionless and silent for some time watching the piece in a contemplative atmosphere. The last candle extinguished itself after a long battle with life almost one and a half hours after it was lit.
Now my attention must turn to video editing all the material I have accumulated from Inishlacken and then making editorial and critical decisions to produce a coherent body of work for the February show.
