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On the 7th of May my residency was opened up for people to see what I have been working on for the past two weeks. It was great to have such a  big turn out and have such lovely feed back, I’ve really enjoyed my time in arena, with its lovely…

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Prep, pervious work I feel like I have learnt a lot from the residency, it has given me chance to really look at my process. I need to write, to express my thoughts to get them out of my mind before I am able to focus. That writing…

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My drawings too a different approach today, I was no longer thinking as much but looking. I was also looking from a different perspective; I was not just looking at the shapes, relationship and negative space but rather feeling it, drawing it from my sensations. It was like…

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I’m having a couple of days away from the Gallery as real life takes over. I do think breaks, even with a deadline are good and necessarily to the creative process. It gives the mind a chance to relax and let things come to it, insights. Then ill return to it with…

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My drawings started a bit all over the place to day, I had things on my mind. I had so many thoughts clouding up my mind, I could focus, I needed to get them out. So I did. I started to write on the walls, automatically letting it out,…

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After yesterday and reading/going through the quotes. I wanted to put more togtehr to help me explain my work and for me to understand it. I want to make the most of this residency, while it is time consuming and may seem to go off tangent, organising my…

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It all starts with looking.  Looking at what I want too drawn, focusing so intently there is nothing else; this is meditation. Words and thoughts do come up but once written and gotten out, they are forgotten about and its back to focusing. My hand followers your eye…

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Starting was defiantly the hardest part, once I drew my first line/written my first sentence, the fear dropped away and my work started to flow. I was a little unsure of what to expect, it is all automatic, flowing out. It became pretty clear that I was exploring…

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Day 2 It is quite a daunting prospect when starting anything new, a new project a new drawing, the whiteness off the paper or walls in my case. Especially with the thought of having to show my work and the tight deadline. Half of me wants to rush in…

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Purpose of blog It seems a bit self indulgent writing a blog about what I get up to, I don’t know if anyone will read it or be interested in what I get up to arena, or if what I do will be anything I want to show.…