Things are hotting up at college with tempers fraying and panic mounting. We have only got two weeks left of term and have to hand in a body of work together with a report on our practice. We also have to hand in our first draft for the dissertation. Conflicting opinions of lecturers helps towards the feeling of despair! I have the distinct feeling that the marking is going to be harsh this term.
I had a tutorial with Roger last week and he told me that my work looked like something that would adorn a nice bathroom! I was more than a little put out! My response was ?Your opinion shows a distinct lack of imagination ? these are only maquettes!? I must learn to control my temper! Having taken on board his comments I went back into the studio and started working in black! This is not just a response to his comments. I have been looking at cells under a microscope and they are often artificially presented on a black background. There are too many ideas floating around in my brain and I must try to focus.
Good news! My work has been shortlisted for the Cork Street Open Exhibition 2013! I have signed the contract and will deliver my work for the second stage of the process in the middle of January. Even if my work is not chosen for the gallery space it will be included in the catalogue so I will get more exposure! It’s all very exciting and a real boost to my confidence.
My ideas are swinging all over the place and I am back into the unknown. Maybe this is not such a bad thing as experimenting can lead to some interesting developments which will influence what I do in the future. I hope that my experimental approach to work will get me a good mark for this unit.
I am off to the foundry on Thursday to watch my work being cast in bronze. I will post images in my next entry. It will be interesting to see how the work changes once cast in such a heavy solid material. It will literally morph into a completely different piece ? very apt seeing as I am looking into mutation and metamorphosis.
