So, we’ve reached the last week of term (though I will still be in the studio next week so a bit longer to go for me) and I’m trying to resist the instinct to wind down a bit. I’m getting along fine but it’s easy to slip into thinking too far ahead- to the holidays, degree show, post-uni- and forget that the work is still the most important thing.
I’m still working on the paintings from the last post, with not much to report on there. I was part of a group crit last week, and the feedback was positive, with everyone seeing different (weird and wonderful) things in my work, which I like to hear about!
I’ve also started making new drawings and collages from a book about snowflakes. One of the things I explore in my work are the underlying structures and patterns that reveal themselves in nature, like the incredible intricacy of these snowflakes. If you think about it too much it’s a bit mindblowing, but I’m interested in hinting at this feeling of disbelief and bringing the sciency aspect of my source material through into my images.
I have a few ideas in the pipeline relating to this as well as incorporating mirrors and symmetry. Watch this space to see them appear!
