I originally started this blog to let my Mum know what I was up to. It was her birthday this month and she would
have been 90.
The world is a very strange place at the moment and I wonder
what she would have thought of it. Mum
had COPD (chronic emphysema) and didn’t
get out and about. Being in ISO would have been nothing new to her. She lived it the last few years of her life. We were separated by distance and
communicated by the telephone almost daily towards the end of her life.
Ironically, I now live in a regional country town only a
couple hours from where Mum lived rather than the day trip required when she
was alive. Our house has an epic
view, a garden and we can go on some
lovely walks. Technology means I can
talk and see friends and family which is wonderful. But its not the same. I need to remind myself to be grateful for
what I have and the fact that my environment is safe in this world of pandemic.
A measure about how I am travelling is my art output. Sadly, it’s been dwindling. I have recognised this now and am getting myself back on
track. In the last few months I have
been making a daily mini collage with no thought other than to create something
with materials to hand. No over
thinking. Some I have posted in instagram. I have found new music and
new artists who inspire me.
My last creative push was for a local event in March 2020. I really enjoyed exploring collage and
assemblage for the Market of Curious Things and the reaction that my work
received. The Market was curated and
showcased local artists and makers.
Photos of my works for this event are scattered through this post.
I am now working on a new body of textile works and
exploring metal threads on the way.
