With new projects and creative endeavours are on the horizon after a much needed time away for space and re-evaluation and it's so good to be back in England and getting things done. New art projects started, new commissions on the way, end of illuminated public art finally delivered, and also very excitingly the re-working of something to bring into new form .... ooh exciting times ahead. I'm also very pleased to say that I have finally started figuring out what my workshops/courses would look like that support my art practice... of course I do many workshops that support specific projects but this will be a bit different so I look forward to launching that soon...
...And most importantly this morning .. I would like to say thank you to everyone who has been part of my art career/projects/work so far, (Of course I believe it began as soon as I took my first breath here on this planet! But...) especially within the last 6 years. From that pivotal moment I woke up one morning and asked myself what would I regret not doing if I were to die today - "Making art in my kind of way" was the answer; to draw, write, move, perform, take pictures, sing, make stuff and be in stuff ... any stuff that felt right, as a channel of my authentic expression and voice in life ... and wow ... Thank you everyone who has joined me on this journey so far. I am so grateful for all the collaborations and EVERYONE who got involved one way or another to inspire and support my journey... there are so may I will not even begin to mention names or categories of relations ... but you have helped change my world beyond compare and helped me transform into who I really am meant to be (at least ... I'm getting there ...still work in progress!), to reclaim my confidence in my self and have courage to artistically share my voice with others.
I would particularly like to take this moment to thank Lighthouse Centre for the Arts Poole, who saw something in me when, when by default of the Study Gallery closing and my mini artist residency disappearing overnight, I found myself wearing a ball gown, making fake artefacts, writing stories into a wall projection in a half lit gallery and being offered to be their artist in residence. 'Yes please' .. Now 5 years into our professional relationship I am really proud to continue as Associate Artist at Lighthouse and want to express my gratitude for helping birth some of the best and most surprising creative expressions of my life. Thank you.
