Friday, 23 December 2011
Friday, 9 December 2011
Ish:ra:el:
Israel. What can you say? History, religion, politics collide hard. Mountains of Jordan brooding, push menacingly in from behind.
אביבתל
Short but intense work trip to Tel Aviv. Smart, towering, seafront hotel. Purest, clear, bottled-water sea.
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| Only 98 years old, growing up fast -Tel Aviv seen from neighbouring Jaffa |
Jerusalem vibe - unsettled, paraplegic, trapped, claustraphobic. Male-dominated, yet not mysogynistic.
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| Via Dolorosa, now with security |
יפו
Jaffa calmer but with underlying cautious contrasts. Spiked cactus, soft cat.
המערבי
Western Wall tight, hard, tired, soft, strong, safe, rhythmic, wailing.
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| smiley Prof Ron Milo, physicist and his amazing illustrator N.O. |
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| dear Uri Moran, physicist, gentle guide and companion |
"If I gave up my arms could you teach me...
....how to be happy?
Just give me your love no matter what!"
Wednesday, 2 November 2011
Upbeat Energy and Inspiration
The mother who received this bright, powerful piece looks at it every day. It is situated on the wall at the end of her bed and delights her with it's spontaneity, texture and sparkle and lifts her up with it's inherent message.
“Amateurs look for inspiration; the rest of us just get up and go to work.” Chuck Close >
“The advice I like to give young artists, or really anybody who'll listen to me, is not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part and a bolt of lightning to strike you in the brain, you are not going to make an awful lot of work. All the best ideas come out of the process; they come out of the work itself. Things occur to you. If you're sitting around trying to dream up a great art idea, you can sit there a long time before anything happens. But if you just get to work, something will occur to you and something else will occur to you and something else that you reject will push you in another direction. Inspiration is absolutely unnecessary and somehow deceptive. You feel like you need this great idea before you can get down to work, and I find that's almost never the case.” Chuck Close
P.S: the first Atelier Monday meeting was great! Come on over and join in...
Monday, 17 October 2011
"COAST" reminder*
“Sea Change” (noun)
1: a striking change, as in appearance, often for the better; 2: any major transformation or alteration; 3: a transformation brought about by the sea
So. Run out of time, as so much has been going on here. Bex and I are hanging the show in "The Stables" at the back of the Sheringham pub http://www.the-lobster.com in 3 DAYS TIME!!! >
I should have finished tweaking/framing at least 10-15 amusing, intriguing collages, photos and assemblages for this small exhibition by now. Just seem to have had total creative paralysis. Autumn Drop Brain Stop. Unlike me to freeze up quite so completely. (I should be in the studio right now) Ah well.. I can usually pull something out of the bag, under ludicrously immense pressure... hee hee, what joy...
Tuesday, 11 October 2011
Atelier: "Make-It-Monday"
atelier: noun: 1. workshop; shop; studio; shed
Further extreme, ongoing attempts to stay out of the studio. Frozen? However...
...a plethora of plentiful new ideas sparkling fast around creating a crazy, creative:-
(Afternoon-Hands-On-Bigger Picture-Workshop-of-Limited-Size)
“Make-It-Monday!”
...more infomation soon...
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