Someone told me its only 6 weeks to Christmas. HOw did that happen? It seems like only yesterday that it was Christmas last year. What has changed for you this year? anything? A few things have changed in my existance. I'm one year older and with it comes supposedly wiser? Maybe ?? who knows. Achievements this year? Settling into artists lifestyle rightly. Enjoying working on my new body of work for an exhibition next year. I've enjoyed sharing my skills in a voluntary capacity with the Belfast Print workshop and now have handed on the mantel to Jill O Neill four years is enough ,two as the chair. Jill will build on existing work and take the organisation to the next stage. Nice Paul Seawright exhibition on at the moment. He's been a pleasure to have around as artist in residence.
The wierd thing about being an artist is peoples attitude towards you. Suspicion and wonder. Sometimes on it's own sometimes in isolation.The most difficult part is identifying opportunites to go for. Which one to go for at what stage of existance. Especially when you are deep in an artistic trance. But thats all part of the fun of the fair. I'm looking forward to the run up to Christmas now then a bit of calm before the storm. Storm well there was one down in Strangford at the weekend. I went to see the Mitchen Bradey exhibition on at Strawberry Fair - beautiful pots . Only ever saw one of her pieces at a time anywhere so it's nice to see them all together. The craftmanship is amazing.All thoses frogs and snakes can give you the creeps, if your squeemish.
Noticed a beautiful Owen Crawford head in the gallery, so gorgious you just want to touch it. Kiss it even. Wierd but beautiful. The gallery is only open on Saturday's in November but Christmas opening hours will start soon.
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