After a really good and productive experience in Gower, in residence with Jenny I return to normality for a while, well for a week anyhow.
Whats been different;
I have developed a love of horses- found a male that I don’t have the upper hand over (-Darbs, an flea bitten grey horse!), miss spending day after day scouring uneven terrain in all weathers, have discovered new ways to use a blog creatively, have discovered a new confidence with text/words in performance, have found some new ways to introduce new materials into the performance work such as collage, video and drawing and have had to re adjust to viewing the world at an eye level of 5.5ft rather than 6.2ft.
With such a rich experience, excellent use of a blog ([email protected]) and new and fresh working methods I have decided to embark on another residency process. Only this time at my studio in Sandon to crack on with the much talked about ‘Sandon work’ which makes up most of the creative processes proposed in my Escalator project. I will be living out of my flat for a week, and working in my studio and in and around the village of Sandon.
The time away has given me much clarity on this work and allowed for editing and conclusion with many of the ideas I have been juggling with.
Current ideas stand at:
• 4 acts around village:-
1. Telephone box- paint, attach new door, film- youth, graffiti, social change. (Film and photo post and pre action).
2. Mend village road sign- create new signs, introduce colour.
3. Plant flowers, create shape based on “you have to go away before you can come back”. Horse shoe, curvaceous shape of sorts. To go on village green.
4. Re-design youth club poster.
• Cut grass on village green – 1 day durational project.
• Road surfaces- London- Hertford-Sandon- corn, strawberries, salt, sugar- staining.
• Presentation event in Village hall late August.
