ARTISTS TALKING

# 11 [21 May 2008]

 Got into my space yesterday, floor looks better, spent most of the day working out the way my threads will work in the space, I have to make sure that I do not bloke Traceys space as you have to walk pass my space to get into Traceys...and as I am sharing a big open space with Lindsay, I cannot approach on her space...

 Seem to pleasing everyone put myself at the moment, Lindsay and I had talked about bloking out the windows last week. but Lindsay decided yesterday she did not want to do that now.. So I am back to the drawing board with my lighting, as my installation is as much about the shadows as the threads....

 I want to SHOUT it is my degree show too.

My tutor came in today, and was pleased with want I am doing so far.. Which was good to hear.

So glad I am outside in the sculpture studios, lots of upset students upstairs in the Fine Art Department, stress and tiredness getting to everyone... we miss most of that were we are.

The 1st and 2nd year students have worked very hard the last week, getting the studios ready. I am so glad i did not have to do it this year. Cleaning the floor was a very shitty job to do.......

# 10 [19 May 2008]

 4 days left to my assessment, got into college today with the news that the floor in the sculpture studios needs a second coat, so that means I could not go into my space, hopefully tomorrow I can start doing my installation inside... I am starting to get even more worried that I am not going to get a good mark because it is going to be very rushed.

I came home to do my artist statement draft 4.. Still needs some work but the tutors want it in today..

Had catologue proof page today, it is looking good. 

Tomorrow is any other day I may get to do some art, fed up with paper work now....

# 9 [14 May 2008]

 Spent three days outside the sculpture studio,creating an installation. Everyday I have finished and when I go back the next day and look at it with fresh eyes, I am not happy about something.

 I am sitting here at the moment reflecting on what I have done today, and decide it is still not right. I am trying to use the space I have got and not change it in anyway, but I don't think it is working....

 The wooden batten sticking out like a score thumb, the selection of the wall thats not painted is all I keep looking at.. should I paint it ? Should I use thicker wire ? I am going to paint the wooden batten... I do wish I do not have to use the batten but the college will not let me make to many holes in the wall.

What do you think??????  

# 8 [12 May 2008]

  Had a busy weekend, but it was good as it took my mind off the degree show,

 Put up my artwork in the art festival (inside-out) in the village llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog. N.Wales on Friday, had a walk around to see want everyone else was doing, it good great... left me a bit nervous that my work would not be up to standed, Roger my husband and my son Deiniol came to help me, it was a very warm sunny day,they said it look good, so I hope they were right. 

 I had spent along time making the materials for this installation, so it was good to go and set it up, my son enjoyed splashing in the water...

  The way the sun was catching the strips across the stream, was better than I could have hope of... the reflection of the sky and the water made it too,

 I had good feedback on the Saturday from the visitors, the weather help as it was brill day again, It makes it all worth while.... 

# 7 [8 May 2008]

  Took down my artwork in the Durber Gallery on Wednesday, so back in my studio space not for long as we start moving into our Degree Spaces by the end of next week..

  Had a Tutorial with my tutor on Tuesday, after he went I realised he had not answered any of my questions... I e-mailed other tutor yesterday to see if I could have a chat with her, just to go over my ideas now I have my space..,

 Does anyone else feel the tutors have just left building, just when you need them the most...

 I am one of 31 artists involved in a art festival in a village right in the Welsh Mountains. Looking forward to go there tomorrow to do my art outside, instead of in the gallery space.. Hope to post photo soon...

# 6 [4 May 2008]

 We were told your Degree Show spaces on Friday afternoon, at first I am disappionted with my space, as they have put me in the sculpture studio which is a separte building in the car park. But when I went down into the space and started to like the idea of being down there with just 3 other student, which I know we will work well together. We will be away from all the chase of the Fine Art Department.

 I have been think about want to do in the space the last few days, I will have to advise my proposal and adapte my plans to the space I have been given.

   My only worry no one will come to the sculpture studio on the private veiw, I think we should have the wine then everyone will visit us....

# 5 [1 May 2008]

 Days ticking away and I am off college with sick bug...

 We are also still waiting for which space will be ours for the Degree Show which is starting to bug me,as my work is site spectfic. So I need to know as I can decide if my ideas will work with the space. 

 I have been playing around with an idea of using lights with my Threads , to the observer will not show which is the thread or the shadow.. Not sure if my proposal for my Degree Show Will work, until I get my Space..

 My Family getting fed up with this show already and we have 30 days left.....

# 4 [23 April 2008]

This week as been ups and downs, enjoying being in the durber gallery. It good to go big and get out of my studio space.

Tutors drop a bomb shell yesterday.  We have our assessments 4 days before the Degree Show, not after like it as been years before , which means we can not go into ours spaces for 2 days. We cannot believe they only just told us, We do not even know were our drgree space is yet. I wonder does this happen else where.

Anyway I have to focus now....

# 3 [17 April 2008]

  I have had a busy week, but feel like I have not got far. Does anyone else find you wait all week for a tutorial, then you feel even more lost than you were before, it may be that I am stress with all the work I have got to do.

  Going away this weekend with the girls, may be it is what the doctor ordered... 

# 2 [13 April 2008]

  Six weeks to my degree show, had a busy weekend with my children and doing my artwork, spent my spare time over the weekend catching up on my sketch pad and journal.

  Three of us have booked our college's Durber Gallery, to do a joint exhibition. This starts Wednesday this week. We hope to learn a lot about how to set up how degree show.

  I hope by the 30th April I will have a good idea how my degree show will look....   

  Most of my Artwork is site specfic, so it doesn't exist once I have taken it down...