Just a quick evaluation before I leave to the studio. It is being hard to keep up with energy levels and to mantain the rythm of making work, researching, keep things up… My space is very cluttered at the moment I feel that I haven’t got space to experiment or even to think. The walls are covered with other’s artists works but I feel I need to go through that too and get new images from other artists. I will be spending the day today trowing materials that I feel I won’t use and trying to organise myself. Hopefully clearing the space and having new inspiration to look at on the wall will make me start again motivated and inspired.
I ordered the photos from Tesco photo at last yesterday, photos of my studio practice that I use on my sketchbook for observation and development. As soon as they get here I need to update my sketchbook, hopefully this won’t take me long. It is funny but without my sketchbook where I record process and thoughts I feel a bit lost and I’m happy that I did the effort to stay up late last night and order the pics.
I have also finished and submitted my application for the Bloomberg New Contemporaries, it was also tough to find the time and to select the right work. I just need to cross my fingers for good news now. This is the second competition that I have applied to so far this year. A year ago I would terrified to apply to anything, I’m quite happy to have changed my attitude towards this and to be confident to do it.
Today I will also spend some time in the library looking at Frieze, Art Forum, etc.. and scanning new work for my studio wall, really need a change at the moment but don’t want to cut my hair!!!!
The other thing is that degree show is fast approaching, god days just fly so quick… I thought I was in control of what I wanted to do but the stress and the worrying of mantaining my pace and creating something I’m pleased with, is really making a difference in my attitude.
I urgently need to fix that so I can progress onto making new work, hopefully my new studio space, new research, new perspective, new questions and answers will help me.
Deep breath and here I go…
