Digital Life

So I've recently been trying to sort out my digital life, sorting pictures, backing up music etc....

My digital life is so much simpler than my flesh life, I wish I could control alt delete part of my flesh life, copy and paste bits into new files.

Would make everything so much simpler.

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Hypnosis

Had my first session of hypnosis yesterday, it was an interesting experience. I have never felt so relaxed.

It wasn't at all like what you see on TV I was completely aware of everything just felt really at ease with everything.

When I awoke and the session was over I felt refreshed and ready.

I must say since having that session I have been a lot more rational and composed.

I would recommend it to anyone.

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Churning Thoughts

Hello,

Watched the Social Network for the second time yesterday, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross score is truly amazing, Reznor has stayed true to his roots and not sold out his style for the sake of the job!

I have some work manifesting in the form of ideas........... supplies need to be bought!

Everything is finally compounding together studio time is going to be clocked real soon...

foam foam foam

Expandable foam is amazing..... it get to a certain point and you can pop and sculpt it!!!!!

Fighting

So I’m on to another set of 3 days off, spent day 1 recovering as usual and then decided to launch myself back into an exercise routine which today I am paying for!

So had a evening at an open studio last week, was good to see other artists work in progress.

I know where I am heading with my pieces that are in progress at the moment, going to be doing some sketches and traces today to make steps forward and hopefully spend the day in my studio tomorrow.

Am running on half speed at the moment am fighting an infection of some kind which is manifesting in a cold-sore that is slowly taking over my face and a set of mouth ulcers which has moved into where my labret piercings are............ ouch!

Had a tremendous giggle this afternoon, went to answer a knock on the door only to find my mother laid in the flower bed trapped under her mobility scooter.......... luckily i can laugh now as she is was fine and in fact laughing herself, good times.....

Live from the Studio

Hello,

Well this entry is the first of many to come straight out of my studio space, I have spent the past few months clearing out the old and changing up the new. I am surrounded by my own creation and it is fuelling my productivity and desire.

I am turning this blog not only into a diary of my artistic endeavours but tethering it together with my whole life, it took a while but I have now realised that my life is my art........... i don’t mean that in an overstated pretentious way I mean when I am not being productive it usually due to circumstances elsewhere in my life, when I come into my studio and produce shit or end up cleaning brushes for 2 hours it’s due to something outside of my studio stopping me being creative. I’ve always known this but it just dawned on me to tie everything up together so instead of going months and months with no posts as I haven't had a break through I can keep everything in perpetual motion.

Having a computer link in my studio is also gong to help my activity online and hopefully help forge out my own little place on the information super highway.

So whats changed? My shift pattern at work is a big influence on my studio time, I have recently gone onto a 3 on 3 of basis giving me at least 1 to 2 studio days a week which is fantastic!

I also have some upcoming travels which I am looking forward to, next month I go to Paris for 3 days and in November I travel to New York for a 5 day break. These are both big trips as it’s the first time I will be travelling with a significant other, a aspect which can change dynamics drastically! I’m hoping to come away from both trips with a bank of new inspiration the form of experiences and photographs.

I have opened a Flickr account where my raw photography will be housed, I’m trying to preserve my gallery on Methodichaos as an art work development log and my many online gallery as places to show my finished work.

I’m currently pursuing 3 lines of work, all very textual based.

1. Glass work based on line sketches projecting texture back onto boards
2. Textured portraits in mono color
3. Textured small pieces based on close up macro photography.

I have come to realise that you can have multiple pursuits and it can aid in pushing forward as when you become dis-engaged with one piece you can hop over to another and continue production.

I am also taking on a few different materials and techniques for the first time, I’m experimenting with expandable foam and revisiting the use of cling film and wax.

All in all it is a very exciting time.........

October 22st 2009

With NBRIO launching i'm drawing digitally alot more............ i can feel my skills building

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