ARTISTS TALKING

# 28 [13 September 2010]

All four pieces got in, great news. The fellowship show opening night is the same night at the same venue!

# 27 [4 September 2010]

I've entered a few of the unsold pieces for this exhibition into the Williamson society of Arts 5th Wirral National Open Art Exhibition. I've entered four pieces equalling £24. I couldn't believe it when I turned up today though, there were rows and rows of work lined up again the walls. I've got no chance, I tried to take a little look at some of the work whilst I was waiting, most stuff was facing the wall but the work I could see seemed to be really good.

# 26 [13 May 2010]

On reflection I think the experience I have gained from my first solo show is vast. Within the body of work most pieces complemented one another well, and there was enough space to accommodate everything. It's hard to see how things will look together until you're displaying the work in the exhibition space and this was something I struggled with. I tried things out at home first, but it's not the same at all. I think it was more luck than anything that a lot of the work seemed perfect in its chosen place and there was hardly any altering of positions to be made. 

I think I was also very lucky on my first show being with Alison, because she gave much guidance, ideas and patience making the experience run smoothly.

# 25 [12 May 2010]

I've just taken down the exhibition with Alison. So it's back to having my bedroom full of boxes. I should really throw some work out but I just can't bring myself to get rid of it yet.

I showed a couple of ladies around my exhibtion this morning before taking it down whilst they where waiting to attend a meeting and sold another piece of work and I've got an order to make another too. Alison was fantastic, as usual. She picked me up, helped take everything down and package it all up and dropped me back at home with all the work, what more could you ask for? She is so accommodating. I would definitely recommend showing work there to others, the space is a bit difficult to work with for my type of work because there is a staircase that takes up a lot of the room and not many places I could hang 3D work from, but she went out of her way to make sure I could show everything I wanted in the exhibition and we managed to really utilise the space. 

I'm sad to see it all come down but on with the next project. I'm really busy at the moment so I'm very lucky. And Alison said she'd be happy to have me back when I've got another body of work to show.

# 24 [29 March 2010]

I went over to Mersey Bio today to meet the director, his wife and daughter. I showed them around with Alison and explained my work. I wish I'd taken my camera with me though, I took it to the p.v but forgot to take any photos. Never mind I'm sure I'll go over again before I need to take it down.

# 23 [23 March 2010]

Well a few days have passed and I've calmed down now. I'm still thrilled but I've started concerntrating on other things now. I attended a fellows meeting today about our show, so I've got to get my working on that now.

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# 22 [20 March 2010]

The feedback I've had been good from the show but I guess people aren't going to say they didn't like it. Alison said that she's good feeback too though which is good.

I've got this feeling that i need to go over and make sure everything is alright. But I did when I left my degree show work at the Williamson as well.

# 21 [19 March 2010]

I feel very strange today. I think I was so worked up about the show and now I don't know what to do with myself. I'm thinking about working on knew things but I'm exhausted. I worked today and was tired the whole time, I need to get some sleep but I keep thinking about last night and smiling.

# 20 [19 March 2010]

It was the p.v. last night. I was in work until 2 and had a headache all day. Got the bus home to get ready and felt like I was going to be sick for the whole journey. Took tablets and by the time I got over to liverpool it had nearly gone. Alsion was already there and set me at ease. My degree tutors were the first to arrive, and whilst they where taking a look other people started to arrive. It wasn't very busy but their were enough people there through the whole two hours, so that was a relief.

I sold a few pieces, but have been told by several people that may work was to cheap. It's hard to judge though, I thought about how much time they took to produce, the materials I'd used and the frames and I thought I'd priced them well. Plus I don't feel I can price to high as I'm only just starting out. But I know what they mean, I'll have a think about it before I show work again.

I was thrilled when my degree tutor bought four pieces, I felt really chuffed that he liked them enough to buy and felt really honoured.

My very good friends from the degree course came along and Ian and Minako http://www.artinliverpool.com

came too, I was so pleased to see them.

# 19 [17 March 2010]

Untitled cells Series

This work started as relief prints, they were cut and the cells were sewn back into them. The layers represent the changes that come about in our lives. As we pass through each layer we change so that what has passed can seem almost unrecognisable to us as the same people we have become. If you look beyond the surface you can see into the previous layers but not clearly, just as in life

Untitled Cells

‘Untitled Cells’ is a screen print that was produced using several paper stencils that matched up so that layers of colour could be applied in a sequence. Starting with the lightest/outer ring the image built up to the centres of each cell. ‘Untitled Cells’ is about random life appears to be but how ordered it actually is.

 I think that's all the statements now.