i took this past week off from work, and used that time for some much needed me time. this mostly included working on my new work for a small solo show that opens in 2 weeks. it has been lovely to not have to dash off quickly each morning, but rather have a little sleep in, then have breakfast and do a few house chores, or gardening before going to the studio. it has really been lovely.
i started this week with a bunch of blank glass tiles. i already had these made and flattened in the kiln. i had a huge pallet of tiles to select from.
i spent over 2 days just on adjusting and searching through my images on my computer, and selecting and formatting the layout for the tiles. this is the kind of work that usually takes forever when i have to divide my time between work and my studio stuff, but having the whole week just in my studio i was able to focus and make some real progress each day.
in the end i have selected 8 pairs of tiles that will each have an image that spans across both tiles. in the above image i have the tiles and the negative printout of the images ready to be made in the photographic stencil for sandblasting.
on top of doing some practical work in my studio i also spent a couple evenings sorting out my paperwork for my taxes!
i started this week with a bunch of blank glass tiles. i already had these made and flattened in the kiln. i had a huge pallet of tiles to select from.
i spent over 2 days just on adjusting and searching through my images on my computer, and selecting and formatting the layout for the tiles. this is the kind of work that usually takes forever when i have to divide my time between work and my studio stuff, but having the whole week just in my studio i was able to focus and make some real progress each day.
in the end i have selected 8 pairs of tiles that will each have an image that spans across both tiles. in the above image i have the tiles and the negative printout of the images ready to be made in the photographic stencil for sandblasting.
on top of doing some practical work in my studio i also spent a couple evenings sorting out my paperwork for my taxes!
it sounds boring, but i find it really interesting learning how much money i made and spent on various aspects of my life and studio practice. i really enjoy putting everything into different sections, adding all the figures up and making a list of all my expenses and incomes. next week i visit the accountant to help me put all this compiled info into a format the tax man can understand.
it has been such a great week off form work, but working on my own projects.
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so what is the name or theme of your next show?
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