Monday…
The first day of the MA in Fine Art, I started the day by organising a space in our allocated area of the Art studios, I claimed my spot by sticking a couple of ink sketches on the wall and finding a desk to work from, small steps in establishing myself in my new environment.
My fellow students and I met Ruth who will be guiding our studies through the Advanced Research and Study Skills this semester and all the theoretical studies on the course. I hope we didn’t look too much like rabbits caught in the headlights!
I thought we were all a bit quiet , well completely understandable at this early stage and probably not unusual.With the task set to write our proposals for our study topic for the end of next week, its off we go to think about what we’re interested in.Something you would have thought at this stage of study would be an easy choice to make, not , it seems for me! I am struggling with the suggestions I have written in my interview proposal and I know feel they’re not going to be as relevant to my practice as I once thought. With that in mind I am going to have a brain storming session at the weekend with Paul (my husband) and see where I can identify area’s specifically of interest and value to my practice studies. Right now I’m veering towards the effect primitive art has had on Modern Art…a far too large and general subject…but, drilling it down to fit my working practice will open pathways through to an area of relevance.
Yes, time to limber up my digits and get tapping away again!
So much to report on since my last post which was…a while ago.
I have delivered four of my Opal stone sculptures safely down to “Barbed” in London. They have them now in preparation for their exhibition at the London Affordable art fair in October.
http://www.affordableartfair.co.uk
During the summer, back at my new studio I’ve been enjoying the luxury of having not only the space to work comfortably but also having the equipment to use.
It makes the world of difference! I feel much better situated to actually make things with more freedom, the use of the pneumatic chisel continues to help me to develop my style. I am finding the ease and speed I can use this tool makes the pieces I’m creating more fluid and instinctive, almost like sketching the shapes but in stone. I have also had the lovely surprise of turning some off cuts in to useful sculptures, the size of the pieces I have worked are much smaller than the main sculptures they came off, making them feel quick and very satisfying to complete!
Other gallery work coming up includes a space at the Phoenix Gallery in York which starts next week and runs until October. I will include my ceramic pieces for this which were completed for my degree show. pictures of the event will follow!
On to the other major event of September and that is the beginning of my study at Bolton University for my masters in fine art. I have mixed feelings at the moment…excitment, nervous and a little worried at how I’ll get on studying at postgraduate level. A new chapter about to begin for me…all of course will be reflected on in this blog.
