Art
Exploring Eriskay, Outer Hebrides, with the wind in my face.
How do you challenge ageism, live an adventurous life and inspire other women to live their dream? Creating a passion filled life is an act of courage. As an artist travel is one way to create passion and inspiration.
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What is the allure of exhibiting in a public space and what are the exhibiting options? There are numerous considerations when you are applying to exhibit, some involve cost, some money. Both group and solo exhibitions have their own benefits.
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One of the images I know I will include in my 2021 Year in Review
It’s coming up to the end of another huge year and time to start planning my Year in Review. As an artist and an entrepreneur, I think it’s really important to look back on what has happened during a year, to see the ideas, themes and events which have shaped my thinking.
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A ‘before’ photo of the thrips attacking the rosebud
Anxiety can stop you from being excited at starting a new art project, big or small. This can threaten to overwhelm your self-confidence. What to do? It’s like pulling weeds. There are two choices: strategic retreat or tackling the problem sideways.
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Rembrandt van Rijn, The Night Watch 1642
How do you promote your art? Tell a story. When the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam was reopening after 10 years of renovations, a flashmob were hired to stage a recreation of the museum’s famous painting, Rembrandt’s The Night Watch. Connect stories to your art and you will never be lost for what to say or how to explain what you do and why you do it.
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Installing an exhibition in record time - above is the dragon that arrived “in an instant” this week.
How do you make time work for you? This might mean synchronising with your body clock to create extra time so that particular tasks are done when you are most focused and alert. When there is a big job to do, like getting ready for an exhibition, you need to create time in abundance.
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At the opening of the IAPMA 35th anniversary exhibition Origins and Destinations, Burnie, Tasmania. (Photo courtesy The Advocate newspaper., Tasmania.)
The business of art is overlooked at your own peril. What if the “business” of art bores you and you would rather be creating than talking about your work? Having a business strategy is like having a plan, you fail to plan means you plan to fail. First you need to create a body of work. Then you need to know your How, What & Why and explain it.
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In the repurposed fish packing shed at the Nes artist residency in Skagaströnd, Iceland in 2019.
Why go on artist residencies? While you need a proposal to submit with your residency application, the work you make might completely go off on a tangent. I’ve learnt the best thing is to stay flexile and adapt to your new surroundings.
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Syntagma Square, Athens, 2011.
Occupy is a powerful word. Ten years ago it was a rallying call for people in over 900 cities worldwide to protest against wealth inequality. Occupy is also the title of my forthcoming joint art exhibition and art workshops in Murwillumbah in August. Both are narratives of human habitation and occupation.
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Spontaneous adventuring can feel a bit daring and dangerous. Saying yes to chance gave me the opportunity to “get over myself” on an unplanned midweek road trip north.
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