the problem with making stuff is....

....what to do with it all.

i am not sure if it is the spring weather we have had recently, or the fact that hard rubbish in this area is soon and i should maybe take advantage of that, or that i know that in a few months i will be moving my studio but today i found myself going through some stuff in my studio and thinking what am i going to do with all this? especially some older work.

at the same time i am about to start making some new work - but i have to stop and ask myself why. what am i going to do with more stuff?

this problem might not bother everyone but i am a person who is sensitive to clutter, and would rather see things put away and surfaces clear of clutter.

the question is what do i do with these items in my studio?

these panels are made of 2 panels of flat glass with an image etched onto the surface and have ink rubbed into them, made for an exhibition in 2008 and never shown again.

this wall piece made of car mirrors hangs i my studio, i like it but don't know what to do with it. and oi would like to reuse this technique again one day. maybe i should keep this one?

these mobiles are from an exhibition in 2006. i only have one left, but it is a big one. i do have one hanging in my home and like it but what do i do with the last one?

this is a collection of 90 cups each with a drawing on them. these cups were done over a period of 3 months while i was overseas, a drawing a day on each cup. when i look at the cups i recall the days, so i feel bad getting rid of them, and i like the idea, but the drawings on the cups are not special enough to make the piece work. i would like to revisit some kind of time piece again. but what to do with these now? who needs 90 cups on 3 shelves?

i only have about 6 of these left, and again i like them, but what to do with them now?

and finally these three wall pieces, that i made and exhibited in 2008 but never again. i don;t even like them much anymore, i am glad to have made them as they led to the work i make now but bow what to do with them?

so if anyone who knows me wants any of these let me know soon, i would far prefer they live in some one's house and be enjoyed rather than in a box in my studio.

unfortunately if i do have any exhibitions they usually require new work, and i can not show these items again easily.

or if anyone has any other good ideas let me know.