A lot has happened recently: had a tutorial with Carol Waller on Tuesday 26th Feb and I actually had some solid ideas to discuss with her and an artist who was forming part of this plan was going to be giving a lecture three days later that week.
So what happened:
Firstly I discussed the idea of entering the RWA with my drawing of Carls camera with thread on dissolvable fabric (as seen in a previous entry on January 18th, 2013). I have now given it a title 'We Should Smile More" and taken it to Meltone Gallery, Bath, BA2 6QU, to have a frame made.
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| Meltone Gallery |
Very friendly and helpful staff in a building that looks like an old chapel as can be seen above. I decided on a white glassless frame that I will then try and suspend camera in using monofilament: hope it works.
I will try and make more images like this so that I can have a series: thought I could work with things that I have learnt to do since Carl died such as a drill, saw, checking oil in car, putting air in tyres, etc. Jobs that could be seen as a negative impact, trying to be perfect and do everything that he used to do or as liberation - finally managing to do some of the things have always frustrated me and once been left to a man. These male skills will be interpreted in the feminine art of embroidery. This leads me nicely on to the idea of also trying samples on felt, either through stitch or needle felting as inspired by Heather Belcher...
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| Sugar and Spice |
Belcher uses still life drawings - saying 'that familiar objects and treasured possessions can remind us of the proximity of the human figure, but also reming us of a sense of loss or dislocation', how true!!
see www.heatherbelcher.co.uk
The third and last idea discussed with Carol was suggestion of taking photographic images apart and remaking in with fabric and thread. At my last assessment a camera was suggested as a way of taking my project on perfection forward and this idea is being influenced by Anna Glasbrook (as in blog on 23rd November, 2012). Having been to her exhibition at Gloucester Cathedral entitled The Architecture of Cloth, Colour and Space, and then to her lecture at Sion Hill on Friday 1st March, I felt so encouraged to start looking at my photographs, consider taking them apart so that I could by find shapes and patterns that could inspire my work, (also remember workshop with Brendan Stuart Woods in previous blog). Anna's sketch books were also impressive, so looking forward to using some of her ideas of experimentation in my work. I now know what I want to do...
Her lecture ended with some keys words to remember when the going gets tough:-
1 - work out what you are good at
2 - follow your heart
3 - who you know, not what you know
4 - persistence and resilience
and suggested links for helping with careers (professional practice)
www.thedesigntrust.co.uk
www.a-n.co.uk/publicliabilityinsurance/allvisualarts
www.creative-choices.co.uk/careers - for knowledge, tools, support in creative industries
www.artquest.org.uk - critical engagement and practical support for visual artists
www.artistwhothrive.com - defined as effectively marketing and selling
www.creativebath.org - for local enents, talks and networking
www.enterprisenation.com - general small business support
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