Sunday 19 February 2012

Working With The Flow.

How interesting was today ! 

Ideas have been flowing very nicely since I decided to buy myself a kiln. I said it felt like it, it's self was representative of a doorway revealing a pathway. This doorway seems to be two way. It is letting ideas in.

I little while ago we watched a documentary on the life of Sir David Attenborough, we love him, as all Britts do. It introduced us to his brother Richard. I was captivated by this man on screen. Later that evening I googled David to clarify some information. However I was taken to Wikipedia which had a great write up on Richard. What an amazing man he is. I was drawn to his achievements.

Today (Friday the 17th February 2012) we run into Terri from 19Karen the coasts most amazing art gallery along with her beautiful friend Mary. They had gone to St Barts to see my plates. Sadly they only sell them in their Brisbane shop ! However once we caught up. Discussed the weekend art work-shop with Donna Sharam. I told her to watch out for a girl called Jess at this weekends exhibition, explained she had been living in Barcelona and was missing the arts. That made Terri tell us about the collaboration exhibition she was having in June. Like the Freda one, this one is to be all about the art of Spain. After showing us what one artist was working on, it came to her I should join in with some clay pieces. She said google the concept, google Picasso's pottery. Just like Sally had been telling me to do in regards to March's Artist Trading Cards. Well Terri was so excited, I was caught up in it, in her passion for the concept. She was throwing ideas around. So what could I do ? I had to follow the flow and google it. Up came the first page, Richard and Sheila Attenborough and their collection of Picasso's pottery http://www.leicester.gov.uk/picasso/ here is this man I was intrigued by, collect pottery that Terri wants me to be inspired by, to make my own twist on it for her exhibition. On the front page there it is the picture . . . . . . a plate. A plate with a face on it. The style is so like the self portrait that I had just done of myself at Donna's work shop it was, well to tell you the truth it was freaky and so exciting, exhilarating.

So what happened at this workshop. I do plan to blog about it but here is the start of it. Four of us head down to an artists home studio to look at life differently and learn her painting techniques. The first thing she starts with is taking our pencils for a walk, not taking them off the paper and with our eyes closed. To my horror she said start at your chin. Oh no, I don't do the self portrait. I always avoid it, never do it. I thought, oh well, I have to, it will be ok, my eyes are closed ! Well I actually put some effort into it. When I opened my eyes, to my surprise, was a fabulous self portrait. I was ecstatic. I loved it, I was, am so impressed.

How does this fit in ? Well my self portrait is in the same style as the faces on Picasso's plate that is owned by the man that has interested me, Lord Richard Attenborough. Hmmm well, yes, I will be doing a piece for Terri to think about, to see if the concept will fit in with her planned exhibition.

I am sorry I do not know who took the Picasso's plate photograph to credit them. I would think it was done by the Leicester Museums and Galleries.


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6 comments:

  1. :D This is fabulous, Helen - as we like to say, oooooooo :) How amazing, how awesome! I love how the Universe (or however you want to call it) likes to play along when we are on a road from the heart! Here's to FLOW! You're on a roll - keep going (& sharing!) :D xx

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    1. It really is oooooooo with extra oo's isn't it ! Yes I call it the Universe. I hope the Universe is seeing how much fun it is to play nice with me instead of what has been happening. I really do like this New Year. I know trust is my word for the year but do you think I should add flow too ! Maybe the Universe was preparing me last year of this year. Like in training !

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  2. Yay! Helen great post. I enjoyed reading how that idea developed. Keep us all posted..:-)

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    1. Thank-you Denise. Yes I am quite amuzed at the way this has all come together, the links and cross referencing have me smiling with lots of arrrrr's.

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  3. The synchronicity is amazing. What an incredible story which illustrates what happens when we become open to things!

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  4. Synchronicity that is the word I was looking for. Thank-you so much. I am happy you too find it an incredible story as thats how I feel about it. I am still in ore of its synchronicity. You are right I have become open to every-thing and it has worked. I have accepted this is what I do. I am an artist who makes lots of different things. Some make money, some make pleasure, some make great gifts. If the people around me think I indulge myself or my time too much then that is what they can think. How do you stay open ?

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