Last day…
Today is the last day of Five Six Pick Up Sticks. Tomorrow I set out the tissue paper and bubble wrap and put it away somewhere. God knows where… why do I work on such a grand scale? I should investigate working in miniature perhaps…
Anyway… that’s my problem. I’ll find somewhere.
The process of conceiving, making, curating, hanging and then reviewing and assessing this work hasn’t really taken very long in the grand scheme of things. I started in January 2022 when the ACE funded Drawing Songs project came to a close (blog post The Slow Start).
I sent the proposal in to the RBSA about a year later, and it was accepted with enthusiasm. I finished the main bulk of the work before I went to America, and then came back to the logistics and the curating and organising. Tomorrow I reassemble my team in order to disassemble the installation. I wish now I had booked the space for another week or two, but hey ho. Actually I am ready to take it down. I’m ready for the rest. Since I started applying for the funding for Drawing Songs in 2018/19 I’ve not stopped.
Now I need to stop. The last few months have been physically tough. The combination of arthritis, menopause, moving house and pandemic have taken their toll. This project was an unexpected bonus, but the beginnings of it lay in a need for rest, that I never actually got!
I intend to go back to the drawing. Sink myself into it… Bathe in ink and graphite… Wallow in watercolour…
And I might spend some time in my garden, catching up with some veg planting…
