The week went fast. It was good to stand back from the workshop side of the project for a few days and assess things. I really enjoy working with people but it's hard to give enough attention to your own work while the teaching side of things dominates.
I have been preparing for the Surrey Artists Open Studios, putting a small display in the window of Waterstones in Guildford as part of the 'Street Gallery' initiative. That was fun actually. It's interesting seeing things in another context. The Open Studios is a lovely way of meeting people but I don't aim to use it as a money-making, career promoting activity it's more of a wild card kind of thing.
Other artists from SAOS, Angela Thorne, Lisa Pettibone, Martyn Perryman and Faye Campbell are showing work in other windows around Guildford. More details from the Open Studios website.
http://www.surreyopenstudios.org.uk/
Tomorrow I am back at the Lightbox with my group of kids. We are going to be concentrating on self-directed work using any or all of the techniques we have gone over since the sessions started and the next week we will start to assemble the books they have been making.
