Thompson

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.

Here is an example of me starting a new painting which is inspired by my own sync leadership program.  I have decided to make a series of artworks based on the single line drawings I started when working on my Malaysian paintings. The new series are about various political issues that affect aspects of my life. These are from personal experiences as well as news headlines that I see everyday in the UK. There are lots of changes happening in the UK, I wanted to highlight some of them in my own way.

I’ve decided to keep on drawing as I deepen my understanding of how Syncing Space works in my role as co-facilitator and the connections between each element we share with our 4 artists in the residency.  Some of the lines have changed since my first posting, with connections made with thicker red pencil arrows. So I’ve decided to add these elements, such as blog posting, additional support, discussions and what we are talking about this week which is Metaphors. I chose an hour glass symbol for this, to describe time running out  because as you get older it seems to go more quickly so you have to try to make the most of things. This particular drawing is to show various connections we all share as artists which made me think about what we have been discussing as a group.

Sarah asked me to think about how the connections are coming together between us all after our first sync session together, – the lines between us.

By listening to everyone, it helped me think about my role as a co facilitator on this project. With my experience on last sync shorts, I can guide the artists with my experience and enthusiasm.   The drawing I’ve made shows the journey and connections  between us all. As we move together on this project, I will add to this.