I can't believe that it has been so long since I last posted on the blog. After the worrying time with my son (see my last post) we spent quite a few days just 'being' and not really doing anything purposeful. Luckily it was at a point with work that allowed this to happen. Since then I have been doing a lot of necessary, behind the scenes stuff that wouldn't make riveting reading. This week though, I am devoting my time to research. The two main projects that I am working on now and into the new year are; running the pilot programme for an artist residency locally and also the Surrey-based community art projects that I am involved in as an artist rather than administrator. It all seems rather teetering on the brink stuff right now and I very much want to plunge in and get started. On Friday I am having a meeting for some much needed advice on both aspects of my work and on Tuesday 11 November I will finally meet some of the people I'll be working with on the Caterham project. There is a proposal for an artists blog for that project so when thats up I'll post the links. In the meanwhile I have been looking at the history and geology of the area. Looking at what makes it what it is. Is it the people or is it the place, or is it both? The town has recently had a 'health check' and many of the comments point to a sense of a lack of connection. Art can only do so much, maybe sometimes what you need is a bus that runs on time!
