Tuesday today, so home after lunch, having spent much of the morning gold-leafing the edges of those modrock moulds that the relics were cast in. Plenty to do at home, though! So much still to take care of before the exhibition opens on Friday. It's hard combining the residency with making my own stuff at home and being my own curator, publicist, gallery-preparer and hanging-person (if that's the right term). Having said that, Trevor is being fantastic: passing critical comment when I'm dithering, doing a lot of the work behind the scenes (technical and domestic!) and he'll be working beside me on the installation.
Something we did together over the weekend was to put together another issue of Kalender. We finished it and got it emailed to the printer this afternoon, and I'm happy with how it's looking. Very similar to the old Kalenders really, but less chaotic as it's a kind of catalogue, and with an interview between Katherine Bulwer and the artist running through the whole thing as a thread. Katherine Bulwer, for those who haven't been following this rambling blog closely for some reason(!) died in 1487 and lies under a brass in Wood Dalling church. All I know about her is that she donated £10 in 1486 towards the repainting of the rood screen. So I can legitimately describe her as a keen patron of the arts …
