I have not been a great blogger so far. Things have been a little hectic for the last few weeks. My personal life has greatly affected my professional life and some devastating news has left me feeling creatively barren for a while. Hopefully college will put a stop to that and I can get myself back on track.
The Collective exhibition is gathering momentum and we only have a week to go until kick off. The Facebook launch of the event has gone a bit mad and over 1,500 invites have been sent out. So far only 100 or so have confirmed that they are coming. I am having visions of a crazy Facebook party and headlines in the Daily Mail! The shame!
I have only two more bowls to create and this recent spell of damp weather means that my plaster is taking a longer time to dry out than anticipated. I am getting pre-show jitters and am sure that my fellow artists at the Collective are getting a trifle impatient with me!
I nipped up to London on Friday to meet with an interior designer Virginia White. She has opened up a pop-up shop/gallery in Clerkenwell and it was interesting to see the prices on the artworks she had selected. I was feeling a little insecure about what price I should put on my works. Ginny explained that it is good not to be too greedy and, as I am trying to get a name for myself, it is best to sell my work and get it seen. Sage words and she approved of the prices that I have put on my works. www.virginiawhite.co.uk
Interestingly I met a photographer at the gallery – Lucinda Douglas-Menzies whose portraits have been in the National Portrait Gallery. Lucinda was charming and full of interesting hints – all duly noted.
We all registered at University last week and I bumped into a couple of old mates from my class as well as some newcomers. We all discussed our dissertations and it turns out that none of us have met the deadline for the proposal. I have just written mine so I will have something to hand in tomorrow but I am expecting a bit of a telling off!
