The pictures with fire were taken from the path up to the studio. The others next day from the Rock road, behind our neighbours..they were really lucky!
Each year at this time we have new students and I try to make things interesting and organised….as organised as I can be. It is a time for getting to know each other, a time for catching up and refreshing our ideas as to what we hope to achieve. The workshops in Ferrybank started this week and we hope to have work ready for and Exhibition by the end of November or perhaps for Xmas? The other group will be preparing for their level 3 Fetac as an intro to the system…their work is really cool anyway, so no problems there.
I should get my final results for my MA Education next week, I am trying to stay positive as I have not heard a word since I submitted my Dissertation/Educational Product…here’s hoping no news is good news!
I am actually this minute taking a break from cleaning up and clearing out my studio as I need to be able to use it again for myself as well as run some workshops to make a living and also it had become soooo untidy, even Bacon would be shocked!
This is after 4 hours of sorting and moving tables…..nowhere near finished…actually enjoying it though. Finding things like the photo at the top of the page from the hill fire about 6 years ago. We woke in the middle of the night to the sound of engines….turned out to be fire engines, the hill behind us was ablaze!
When in the UK I went to a life drawing class, courtesy of my sister in Law the lovely Linee Hill, Ceramic artist and other. It was in the beautiful town of Stroud.
http://www.stroudlifedrawing.com/september.html
So as I did so badly I am considering running a similar set up, self directed in my studio for artists. Watch this space!
Very rusty Conte on black
Loving your new blog Mairead! Rachel