Tom sent me a video of the author Neil Gaiman speaking at an American College graduation. I don’t remember the ins and outs of the whole thing, but one phrase has stuck with me and now I use it, and people frown and wonder what I’m on about.
Closer to the Mountain.
When I do things or plan things I look at it and wonder whether it will take me closer to the mountain or not. The mountain being working as a full time creative person, generally making artwork and using the skills I trained in.
So far my journey has been steadily, if slowly, headed toward the mountain. I haven’t taken any giant deviations as yet.
My work has been sent to the Futures In Excellence exhibition in the Borders Textile Towerhouse in Hawick. Along with a set of postcards which will be 50p to buy! I will need to take some time to go down and see how they have displayed my work, and also get my screens stretched.
This week.
-More studio stuff.
-Forest Cafe installation proposal meeting prep, doodles and colours and samples. Must try and go in for coffee to scope it out one day, tomorrow
-Mike Kearney Ka-tet photos, I’m working on these now
-Website updates, I really really MUST finish this
-Prep for the Stitch Up project classes I will be running
-Applications, residencies, prizes
-Bar Work, inevitably I must eat, so I must work