Lockdown -Isolation

'Bizkarroi, a paper sculpture I blogged recently, is on show digitally with The London Group. 

The exhibition opens 5th May 

http://onlinegallery.thelondongroup.com/

Artist talks 17th at 8pm live streaming from The London Group Facebook page 

https://www.facebook.com/thelondongroup1

see you there !!

Lockdown 100 days of solitude exhibition

 Celia Martin Perez has created an online exhibition with 50% of the sale price going to NHS charities. I do hope that you are able to log on to
https://celiamartinperez.wixsite.com/mysite  to see the incredible works that have been submitted. 
I am doing a lot of drawing during my Lockdown Home Residency, thinking through ideas and preparing for when I get back to the studio proper.


"You are there"



                                  "Fruits and Flowers"

  

the home residency and lumpy soup

I wish you all well  and I hope you are all coping in this difficult time. Artists are often solitary in their studios and the current online creativity is fantastic. I however should be a tad more careful what I wish for. I honestly don’t think that I am responsible for this outbreak but just a while ago, I dreamt of being able to have just two weeks solitary time in the studio and was planning how to achieve this. I wanted time to think, draw and mull over ideas for a new project and be away from all distractions. After a dash to the studio for supplies a few days ago I am now working from home,  the ‘new normal’ will be here for a while, we possibly, probably face several weeks, maybe months of isolation.  As I write I am waiting to hear the outcome of several applications I have made before lock-down.  Meanwhile, I am delighted that I was asked to take part in the Valley of Vision exhibition in Shoreham,  an outdoor show in late June so there is a faint chance it will go ahead. In preparation I have been working with paper,  the food blender has been requisitioned (it makes food taste bleurgh, so all soup will be lumpy from now on) and I am using pulp to create textures on the stiff paper I usually use. I spent yesterday in the front garden masked up for the fumes painting 'Bizkarroi'

 

At home I am tackling the enormous list of jobs as long as my arm, but I suspect I shall not be dealing with those with much enthusiasm!

A slightly altered version of this article will be featured in the Royal Society of Sculpture weekly bulletin

This Stuff Matters

It has been a fine start to 2020 with a recorded discussion that I took part in with three other sculptors. 'This Stuff Matters' brings together myself, Gillian Brent, Jill Gibson and Sheila Vollmer. We recorded a far reaching and insightful discussion about our sculpture and our careers, with nearly 150 years of experience between us and we have seen huge changes. I shall be transcribing and editing the recording and this will be available on our website  https://www.stuff-matters.co.uk  We also managed to drink a lot of tea, the food was terrific and we had some lovely guests in the evening. Later in the year, we will all come together for a weekend event in Cullercoats near Newcastle in October, more news to follow as we progress.

 Jill Gibson photographs of her sculpture

 L_R My sculpture 'Clymdych', ceramic and wire, Gillian Brent, mixed media, Sheila Vollmer, (wall mounted) wood 

 My sculpture 'Fraster', bronze

 A view through 'Clymdych' to a Sheila Vollmer