I have several threads to what I do. My practice is currently concerned with:
~ a postcard exchange project in which I’m responding to others work in postcard form and they are responding to mine.
~Intuitive painting, often quickly done on paper, canvas, wood.
~The destruction of writing.. what happens to it when its broken down
~’stone writing’ now being further developed
I’m occupied with:
>> Summer holidays with my son while still fitting in some time for my own practice in each day.
>>Planning the Young Open exhibition (with steering group) being run by the Framework organisation (I’m a director of this group) for September
>>Co-ordinating the ‘Paper Fields’ exhibition in London for October, a group of us (8) exhibiting.
>>Developing my own income stream (slow progress)
Looking forward to:
*My residency at The Print Shed in Madley starting soon.
*Working with Meadow Arts this year.
There’s so much to do and think about, being overstretched is a real danger.
One of my main weaknesses is doing things more easily for others and outside obligations than for myself.
I have a very supportive and understanding husband and am 11 year old son, so holidays need careful managing to give son great holidays while continuing with my work. I did manage this in 2013, but most of the time I had to myself was taken up with art admin (on the steering group of Young Open a group show in Sept). With my further involvement in the arts this pressure on my time will only increase and I need to find a way to manage it better else I will not be able develop my own work.
Time Log
Post Degree Show Week 1
23rd Jun ‘14
Mon 8am-2.15pm Painting
2.15-3pm retrieved mobile from husband who went to work with it (& was then goign to be away for a few days – cannot quite live without it!
3-4.30pm painting and research
Tue 830 garage
845 -930 drive to Hereford
930-12.30 dismantle degree show with break for chat and coffee
12.30-3pm Framework meeting – funding forms
3-3.45 drive home
45 mins of internet faff
Wed
830-50 Garage lock arm change
To 10am drive to Hereford
To 1.45 Framework meeting form filling, deciding on events & at College seeing about peers work.
To 3pm drive home
Type meeting notes (20 min), random internet stuff (time wasting?)
Thurs
Having a massive clear out. And t’ll manage my projects , own work, organising exhibitions and everything else!
Fri
Making – a new piece with pulled off writing from ‘unneutral’ – will do windows on sheet over top. Plus took pics of unneutral in early morning sunlight – back lit – rather good like this – changed the piece making it translucent.
