ASYNCHRONOUS PROCESS

Pages Turn

The end of one year is clearly in sight and the turn of a page will bring the new with 365 pristine blank pages for a life to make marks upon or enjoy the still emptiness.

A diary and calendars are always part of any year for me, they are aid to memory, aid to seeing the path ahead and sometimes means to remember that yesterday wasn’t quite as bad as it might feel today.

The diary I use is a largish robust ring bound black covered unremarkable item, except it is totally remarkable to me as blank or tightly scrawled across each page is part of my day to day that gives me sense of having some idea of what I am doing, where I’ve been, who has passed through my life and lots of etc’s.

Navigation of ideas:2009 - Studioworks

A place where disparate thoughts & ideas can be brought and given space to breath, and I hope shared in this blog. A place where any divisions & perceived hierarchy in my work are cast aside to reveal the process.

via julia-barton-sculptor.typepad.com

Here's a blog I suggest you go look at...Julia is a new blogger but don't let that stop you:0) you'll find thoughtful words and great images plus get an insight in to some of an artists thoughts and process

An image to wet your appetite, which I don't think you'll find on her blog but is an image of work she talks about there -

Camp?, of course I am.

So here's one of my not so secret secrets... I love Dame Shirley Bassey. Well any self respecting reincarnated gay man has to just lurve the Dame don't you know:0) and as this lesbian has always loved sequins, rhinestones and the odd feather boa I had to find a role model from somewhere and there she was the gal from Tiger bay.

If you haven't heard she has a new CD out which is the first for many years that is full of new material, seems her appearance at Glastonbury reminded some younger artists just how good she is at inhabiting a song and someone decided to ask if they would like to write some songs for her and from that came the CD The Performance.

As a long time DSB fan I am glad she decided to go for the challenge as she had no need to try let alone work as hard as she must have to record eleven new songs which challenged her voice and I suspect her self. If you only know Shirley Bassey as a belter then this CD will surprise you. The only element that is missing is that extra magic that comes when she performs live.

Glorious Failure

I am aware that my posting on this blog, on any blog that has my name attached to it, has to say the least been sporadic over the last year; as in no rhyme nor reason no routine, no posts.

This has been something of a reflection of the life beyond the screen or you might think that should read the lack of life beyond the screen but that would not be the truth.

There has been lots of life beyond the screen often too much life :0) but much to keep me occupied and overwhelmed on regular basis but still life aplenty and life welcomed in all its various hues if not embraced without a bit of a struggle and oft times glorious failure.

The failures have left me smiling in the main after the bucket of tears of course not because I am some sort of masochist but simply because failure is never the end it is just another beginning spelt differently, especially if it’s me doing the spelling :0)