just a couple of close ups from the chapters show. they're a little tricky to photograph properly. they are suspended with wire.

this week it's our turn to put a show up in the upstairs gallery space. our title is "chapters". there was some trouble with some people only coming later on in the day, so the curation lacks unity really. a shame. my work is at the front of the top image. the pieces sit opposite each other, which works quite well to create some sort of dialogue between them. images are not the best though, sorry! now we just have to look forward to the presentations on wednesday ...

also today i very briefly played around with the tracings. i got some fishing line and some wire. the wire could be interesting, and even the fishing line too. but it is something that needs to be tested with all of them, or quite a few at least to get a better sense of how it works. i actually think the presentation of them using just the pins is very effective. when they are pulled slightly away from the wall they cast shadows on to the wall behind them. i shall have to sort it out on monday for the exhibition that goes along with our presentations, which are on wednesday.

i cut up some of the ink drawings on newsprint today. was very busy in the studio. haven't done them all as only started this afternoon. not sure about them yet. they seem to turn in to fragile yet not precious objects. i'll finish the rest and test them out before i make up my mind about them ...

also today i got out my slide projector. i was just wondering wether i could try some stuff out on it, playing with the idea of temporary work. i just cup up some tracing paper, and on one i drew a blob (the 2nd image) and on the 1st one i cut out a shape and stuck it on. the cut out one is really crisp and satisfying. the projections were just small against the wall. in the 2nd image you can see my fingers in the shot, for scale. i want to experiment with projections, keeping them small to draw the viewer. these are just my first experiments...

i did some more ink drawings from the trace shapes today. i am going to cut them up individually but i wanted to document them first. it is interesting how the ink bleeds onto lower layers/fibers within the paper, as you can see in the bottom image. the colour is not as rich as on the sugar paper. i shall cut them out and see...

in the group crit with the printmakers i felt a bit funny about the comments about the previous ink drawings. they were positive comments but the work seemed to be more creditable because of the more expensive paper and the rich tones the ink makes. it kind of contradicted the way in which i work a little (in some weird way). it bothered me. so i wanted to try them on cheaper paper, which would buckle up a bit and see how they turned out. i did a couple on newsprint paper and then a couple on sugar paper. i was really happy with the results. i will do more of them to see what they look like in a larger number. i may cut out the newsprint ones. i like the fragility. 

was just doing some work in my reflective journal so took a picture of it. it's not developing anywhere but doing it gave me thinking time.

i experimented some more with some more text. i just took the words relating to something from nature from chapter 1. i cut them out and stuck to them directly on to the wall with tape. not sure how i feel about them. again it was just the idea of producing some work quickly.

i just needed to do some work today and have been having thoughts about how to get in to this 2nd module. i thought to try using some text, so chopped some up out of my book. i thought to entitle it by the it's length but forgot to measure it today.

example - 5.5 meters from watership down...

i had put a piece in the case outside the studio. the case just needed filling so this has been in it for the past 2 or 3 weeks. i took it out today but thought i should photograph it first.

i put the ink drawings on the wall to see how that would work. i was pleasantly surprised. in the top image you can see some of the tracing paper drawings also. the connection between the two is quite interesting. it needs more experimenting with...