Updates

Work wise its been an up-and-down few weeks/months. Leading up to pp I spend quite a lot of time on that - and then lost days to Hanbury, find and seek - admin-y kinds of things. It felt a bit like I lost the flow I'd got into up to the Mass-art collab. It means every time I have fit work in I've had to remind myself where I'm up and what I have to do next. Somehow during all this I've kept up quite a rapid work rate - although I've not really noticed making it and can't think of much notable work in there (I'm up to about 15 Birchover sketchbooks and over 20 603 sketchbooks - not that I'm counting)

I've continued on the publication strand from the last reflection - in the end making 2 A3 photocopied publications - I was quite happy with both of them. I've tried to continue to generate new work - but at times it has felt a bit stale - I've often been reusing collage material, not finding out enough new research (generally a feeling of getting stale.) I have tried planning some big prints as a way of rounding off the project - which was hard at first but I think I'm beginning to get into the flow of it - I just want to make some nice big colourful prints really. I also have a slot for some A2 monochrome printing next week (trying to get the look and feel of the A3 photocopies scaled up to the same size as the big screen prints I have been doing.)

Generally I'm feeling a mix of absolute terror that I'm not happy with any of the work yet and its not going where I want it to and absolute bliss and feeling everything is fine. I'm already picturing the application for the show - and I think this may be where the work sits best. (maybe I should look into external exhibition?). I thought of 3D printing some 'flint' arrowheads and weathering/wearing them myself as something to add as a 3D element for the show.

Overall I feel like 603 has been good in just letting myself go - not worrying too much about outside considerations. Pushing my practice as far as it will go, focusing on research and play. Thats reflected in the quantity of the work I have made. The downside I feel to this is I have gotten a bit carried away in play sometime and ended up not pushing things further - to screenprint and beyond as much as probably would have been good. Another downside to this way of working is I have made clear decision not to worry about an audience or too much about application - and mostly self-indulge. Obviously, this is not completely ideal for 'marketing' myself - but has allowed me a freedom in image making that may not have otherwise been so easy.