New Timetable

Back to college and our new timetable this week. The last projects are now somewhere in the mists of time(even though they have still to be assessed) that will soon clear the fog! I have managed to borrow three great books from my friend for my essay research. I have chosen Art Nouveau.  As yet I am a bit undecided about the artists I want to discuss.  This was a global movement using diverse skills and I love them all.  I want to concentrate on two artists. Writing in depth about any more would seriously jeopardise my word count. I find Victor Horta, Antoni Gaudi,and Galle very interesting, so I'll probably choose two of these.  Meanwhile I'm enjoying researching all things Art Nouveau.
Started PDP Pathways and Projects to-day. It reminds me of a corkscrew. PDP works in the same way, extracting blockages and barriers from the riches and rewards within. I enjoy it.  We get our new brief to-morrow, looking forward to that.  My lovely garden shed (sorry,Studio) now sits proudly in the garden.  My husband is insulating it and shelving it for all my stuff to go in it.  I can't wait.  I'll be able to find stuff at a glance without digging in a 3foot pile of assorted 'art stuff'.  We will also be able to reclaim our table and eat in a civilised manner without the danger of finding embellishments and inclusions in our meals.  As you can see Santa has been to my house.  He has been working his magic in my studio, Insulating it and adding shelves etc. I love Santa.  He reminds me of my husband.

Deadline Time

I've been really busy finishing everything off for hand ins. It's been chaos for students and tutors trying to find spaces for displaying everyones work. I must say that the situation is not good, all the work is crammed to-gether and we were not able to display it properly.  It's a shame as everyone has worked hard to produce good final pieces which are not shown to advantage.  I hope the powers that be will resolve these problems before our next assessment.  The college is nice to look at but does not provide the practical necessities that are needed by artists, i.e.space, room to work, tables to work on (for everyone), personal storage areas and designated areas to display artwork.  Well that's enough moaning.  I feel my projects have gone well and really enjoyed the theme.  Wonder what the next brief will be, we'll soon find out, we get it on 26th.