bridgeforstratfordbid

the pitch for the bridge commission at Stratford went well. Westfield offices have relaxing pink leather sofas and after the journey - through floods, late trains and closed tube stations this was a welcome relief - as ever Keith at Perfitts and a new addition to the team Ross Sutherland - the poet - were very helpful in helping me to pull all the strands of the bid together - waiting now for consultation feedback

goahead

the outcome of the town council meeting was positive. the latest designs and model were much appreciated and the go ahead has been given to start work on the bench for Leiston

finishedness

a day at camberwell running a seminar around the idea of finish. the session encompassed a number of issues including art as commodity, possible roles of the artist in society and the relationship between maker and audience.

aweekendinvalencia

a weekend in valencia saw bonfires - tapas - wine - sun - 20degrees and swimming in the pool - wandering around at 1.00 in the morning taking photos in the dark. a break from work and the dark

canyouseewhatitisyet?

a meeting with all concerned partites to show the initial drawings/models led to us all standing outside and drawing directly onto the space where the proposed bench will be - the work goes on.

imaginedthreads

the latest bookworks are coming on - threads becoming lines mapping activity - the real and imagined

0809

a busy break with some wonderful parties and social events - highlights included the Old Glory Cutty Wren procession on Boxing Day http://www.historic-uk.com/cultureuk/OldGlory.htm which was quite breath taking and our traditional fire/meeting at Covehithe where evidence of erosion is illustrated