cups and what i should do next.

so here are the cups i made 2 weeks ago. i also made some plates to try and work out a new idea but they didn't work out so well. i really like these cups. i think i might use them at my place eventually one day.



but now i am in a dilemma. my wrist has been aching and hurting for roughly 4 weeks now. i did not blow glass last week, and have been to see a physio and get some acupuncture done. i need to figure out how to stop it from hurting. the hard thing is my wrist hurts so much i think i should stop blowing glass for a while to rest it and get it feeling better.

the shitty this is that mentally i feel like i am just about to start some new work. like i have the ideas and they are gelling and i could be onto some good new work. but my wrist is getting in the way. i guess i can still draw and plan and do tests while i take it easy.

the other issue is what to do with my cups. i had been thinking of applying to an artist run space somewhere to have an exhibition. the idea was to display all the cups i have made in a space and instead of them being for sale they would be there for trade. i would man the space for the duration of the exhibition during set times and at these times people can come and trade me something for one cup. i would document this trade and put on display in the spot where the cup was a photo of the cup and the thing it was traded for. so the space would be changing and interactive. i just want to get away from the idea of making work to sell, get away from the consumer world and trade some skills. i have been making the cups as a skill building exercise and i know some one will want them but i don't want to sell them in a traditional craft shop or show. i want to see what people will put up for trade for these objects and what value is placed on them by others. as well i want to see what is traded; i would hope it would not be just other objects but perhaps a gesture or action or moment. i hope that the public will stretch the limits of what can be valued and traded. so the issues now are where i can show this? obviously not a commercial gallery. is this a good idea for a show? is it contemporary art practice? anyone who has any opinions on this please share them with me i am not sure if it is a good idea or not.

i will try blowing glass again next week and if my wrist hurts worse or it is too restricting to make things with my bad wrist then i might need to put it all on hold for a while anyways.