Whilst our artists are busy shaping their final artworks and prepping the access for them, i have been making my own drawings weaving the artists and their metaphors connecting with the coloured drawn pencil lines and fatter arroiws that I use to express connection and emotion.
You can see clearly the bear, the rose between 2 thorns, the mermaid and the dog too! What I’ve additionally added are words of what i’ve experienced in the artists, that i’ve seen or seen develop. ‘Perseverence’, ‘Confidence’, ‘Teamwork’, ‘Inspiration’ and more….
It’s my way of staying close to the artists, when we’re far apart in the world, knowing all that they are preparing for, because i’ve been there myself. It has been so great to watch them thinking differently about themselves as artists and using metaphors as i did, with my lava lamp to explore their mood, their making, their attitudes, their courage and what matters to them as artists.
