Week 11

More contemplating this week, my little brain never stops thinking ! How rude honestly....

I brought my voids over to the sculpture studio since thats where I want to record my video. Bigger space and better lighting options. So I sanded both of them, since my bod will get so close I wanted to 1. make sure I don't hurt myself 2. create a skin-like feeling 3. prepare the smaller one to be placed in a gallery setting where people will be encouraged to touch it. I also made sure that I can actually fit myself through the larger one ! And guess what I can ! It's a bit of a close call for my hips/ass but I can do it, and I actually am glad that it isn't easy, however I do worry that I will be asking a lot of my friends in terms of them having to hold it still for me.

Also, Scott and I had a really great and enlightening conversation about what I am looking to do. Very thankful for him taking notes for me ! When you make art, things seem to move really fast. I probably should open up the old artist statement and rethink what interests me at this point. Side-stepping a clay based practice and attempting to open up my making relationship has definitely shifted my perspective. I've been thinking a lot about the conversations that I had an NCECA. One with Wes about being uncomfortable in the studio is what encouraged me to imagine this performance/video piece. I also had a very long talk with my little sculptor ex about who I make art for myself or the audience. That has really made me wonder about my art. The truth is that I simply make for myself but I desperately want the audience to understand. I do hope that even having that realization will allow me to think more intently about what I am asking of them and how I want them to feel when they look at my work.