I
would like to share with you a little about the Pilgrimage and the
evolution of the project since finishing the journey in late October.
I
returned to England after the Pilgrimage, landing back into a life I
once knew, familiar faces and places after a significant time in my
own energy. Within me, stirrings of how the pilgrimage had changed me
and my internal landscapes, so some integration time was needed for
this.
I
knew the next part of the 40 Days of Pilgrimage project would be to
cut the book up, separating the individual pages, and send them to
the respective Page Pilgrims. But it didn't come to me to do this
whilst in England in November. There were still 2 pages to be sold,
and it was upon the selling of the last page that I knew this phase
was now complete and I could move onto the next part of the project.
For
those who know my work already, you will know that I am very process
orientated and working with the inner and outer landscapes of body,
earth and soul, is one of the major themes of my work, so if it
doesn't feel right on the inside I need to honour that. This is when
I realised once again that my art has it's own process by which I
feel guided and thus remain in line with it's integrity. So I can't
just cut the book up, film it, post it, put it on line and be done
with it. I have now found a special spot where I shall separate the
pages of the book and am intending to film this in the next 10 days
then send the pages out to the Page Pilgrims.
I
have realised that this project has it's own motion of evolving. I
saw this also happening as I was creating the book. After about 10
days on the pilgrimage I could see the book beginning to show me what
was going on and I became an observer in my own story. I look forward
to the next phases of this project.
The
next phases will be something like this:
- Film dividing the pages of the book
- Send the pages to Page Pilgrims
- Put the book together for publishing – digital preparation of artwork, writing the story of the journey from my notes, the book and my diary, editing and selecting photographs. Publishing (online and/or hard copies)
- Preparation for exhibition and sharing of the project more widely.
Thank
you for joining me on this profound journey. To walk a pilgrimage is
something I have wanted to do for about 10 years, it also reflects
the pilgrimage to the heart I have undertaken with myself over these
years and I very much look forward to writing this story and sharing
it with others.
Best
wishes
Lots
of love
Hazel
www.hazelevans.co.uk
