In the middle
of an interesting week – 2 days at home making work in my 'new studio' and 2 days at NUA (Norwich University of the Arts) new
name – unsure if this is 3rd or 4th version in my
lifetime - Norfolk Institute of Art
and Design (NIAD), Norwich School of Art and Design, Norwich
University College of the Arts and now Norwich University of the
Arts. Its history dates back to 1845
when it was called Norwich School of Design - interesting.
Monday was supporting the 3rd years collaborative
project – some of the groups have envisaged wonderful ideas for the future and
worked really well as a group - all groups are learning important lessons for
the future in terms of collaboration, considering how one feels
about having to own an idea that is created in collaboration with a group is a
great learning curve. The Textile course team at NUA generally and the collaborative project
specifically are all about presenting opportunities for learning. The nature of
learning takes many forms and often what you actually set out to learn isn't what
you actually learn, the important thing is to reflect on ones actions.
Tomorrow is Research into Practices Unit feedback tutorials for
the MA Textile students and in the afternoon the presentations for the
collaborative project for the 3rd years which should be an excellent
learning opportunity.
Friday is working with turn the page http://turnthepage.org.uk/ I’m on the
selection panel http://turnthepage.org.uk/page10.htm
with Tanya Peixoto
and Nicola Dale - it should be interesting to see a wide range
of bookworks.
Meanwhile have to promote black moth - http://blackmothband.co.uk/ - have been
playing tracks from their killing jar LP - the articulate dead and blackbird
falling on a loop since hearing them as part of the chain on 6 music’s Radcliff and Maconie.
