I’ve been in the studio a couple of times in the past week and have been trying to push through some of the ideas that are accumulating. Make lots.
The paddle as a motif and a series is a current preoccupation although I do wonder if it would benefit from abstracting more.
One ‘physical sketch’ came about by just having materials around and placing them together, I saw a relationship between them, brittle and splintered fencing panels)that I currently have ‘in stock’ around the studio) in various shades and tone, gave themselves to a loose form of a paddle - not exact just essences - I liked the departure form a formal representation.
(As a foot not to self the wire brush works really well at selectively removing layers and tones, it enables me to ‘draw’ upon the sculpture).
The paddle feels like it wants be a lot more than a signifier of of a navigational tool. making a series of them in drawing and making gives me time and space to contemplate it’s role which also ties into my research paper. Examining liminal spaces there function and characteristics.
I’m making work a lot looser and rougher than before, I’ve left the craft behind for ‘more production’ I think the work is benefitting from it. Before I erred on the side of craft, which slowed me down and I think sometimes was a cover for a lacking in m conceptual underpinning. That if it was pretty enough I could be forgiven for not really being able to describe what was happening.
All is left clamped up and gluing again, (with a cheeky addition copper that asked if it could be included).
I need to make some room - have a clear up there’s a lot on my workbench still…