I am coming towards the end of the 3 months and I have the majority of the 20 works complete. I am managing two art fairs back to back for PAPER, and I have used any spare time around the fairs to continue working on pieces. Once I am back from the fairs, my time will be up and I will have the works completed. Due to other commitments, I have not always been able to make work from life in the studio. Instead, I have had to complete some of the works from photographs, which isn’t ideal, but necessary when around a month of the three months was spent away from home.
I have had no time for reflection or to consider the work I have produced. Due to the timescale, I have had to work very intuitively. I have tried to be experimental and create fresh challenges. It has been a great experience and I’ve learnt a lot from it. My work has moved on considerably. However, I do not believe that this is a sustainable way of working in the long term. It is important to have time for reflection and to consider the work in relation to the next. However, when I started this, my mentor asked I produce 20 works so that there would be at least 8 good pieces from the 20, and I believe I have at least that amount.
