summer activity now the show is over

well the show is finished now, taking down is certainly a lot quicker than setting up

so, summer is now stretching out before classes start again in sept/oct. i am happy to report that there has been a lot of interest in our classes at eastleigh college so am pretty confident that they will enrol

but dont let your creativity subside during the break .. try and keep a daybook and record your activities during the summer .. maybe keep to one area of interest or just keep it general .. sketches, stitch, photos, found objects anything goes .. try to add something everyday .. i shall do the same ….and i will post some ideas from time to time. try and get to exhibitions where ever you find yourselves .. the saturday guardian has a leaflet called ‘the guide’ which will show you whats on at galleries around the country, i wont list them here but picasso at tate liverpool and sashiko textiles at plymouth museum stand out for me

louise bourgeois

Louise Bourgeois died this week aged 98 and still working. I first became aware of her work when one of her huge spiders (Maman) was installed in the turbine hall of the Tate Modern in London. I have been greatly influenced by her in the years since then. She had an exhibition in the winter of 2007/8 at Tate Modern  which showed her versatility and the variety of materials she used for her sculptures

She used her life experiences as the basis of her work and showed her anger at some of the things that had happened to her, famously aimed at her father’s mistress

If you google her name you will find reference to an article in the daily telegraph and also the guardian as well as a myriad of other images and words about her and her life