8th November 2013.
After all the hard work of hanging the exhibition at Deda it was a relief when the P.V came around. Considering it was a wet and windy night the launch was a great success. It was much appreciated by me and Socket that so many guests turned out and made it into a most enjoyable event. For some of us it also presented other opportunities.
A few days later I was back for a meeting at Deda. Socket, as a group is now two years old. It’s our third exhibition and we feel, the best to date. Part of the success of the group is down to our diverse practices. Our work is very different. Maybe it’s because we don’t work together in a studio there is less chance of cross pollination.
We decided to do some ‘meet the artist’ days throughout November and December so Nicola Rae and I shall be back at Deda on the 19th December between 11am – 1pm to do informal talks.
In my studio at the university I’m developing another hanging. It feels like painting with yarn. If I get the colour wrong it can be corrected by cutting out the offending colour or tying the yarn shorter, or just adding another colour to dilute one that’s too strong. It’s trial and error. I prefer this method of working with colour, I’ve never got on well with paint.
