Exhibitions

I went over to MMU as I wanted to see their end of year show as I don't have much to compare as to what is good or bad and I desperately needed a tutorial with Melanie to sort out what to do next. I hadn't been able to bring myself to read the learning record I had written until Sunday and still kept filling up when I contemplated the whole scenario, so had no way of creating a new pathway.

The tutorial helped a little through unsure whether to share right now as need some more percolating....

The exhibition work was very good though a few of my highlights

Tuesday..........

A slightly manic day of teaching and ensuring that the first year's were ok and excited by the prospect of the 2nd year, I pray that i achieved this. A visit from the Sales manager of a hat company to talk through whether any of the graduating students would be able to do freelance work for them, I contemplated it myself for a nano second then realised that the prospect of cut and sew was far too traumatic, unless I went and did some tailoring.

Then went to Leeds City Museum to meet with a curator about a potential project with  a new exhibition opening next month. Similar idea to the Revivals workshop, which is exciting as one of the requirements is a day of cpd at the V&A my idea of heaven! Also good for my battered esteem, the curator mentioned that she had been talking to the other curators and mine was the first on their list as a potential contact and that if she could get me that would be perfect, thank you..........

Still got some more great feedback as to the girls exhibition none from my boss yet, need to tour round the rest of the college.

School work

Was over to Burnley for a primary school nurture group session. I get so nervous about these sessions as I feel that I have no past experience to model on. So key stage 1 in the morning, making flowers,  key stage 2 in the afternoon doing silk painting. Even though it was a really tight time schedule it worked well. A lesson for me is to keep it really simple!!

Another day..........

Opening Night LCA Exhibition

Mad panic day as ever thankfully booked of Huddersfield work.

Began by forcing tree trunks into my car, and lugging them into college, grappling with prizing the lid off a plinth to insert them and then doing pruning to ensure Health & Safety covered, then deciding if it was going to work or not before I began painting them white..........

Laser cutting names on mount board, courtesy of the fabulously helpful woodwork technicians.

Collecting decals for the floor.

Forcing shredded paper in perspex plinths to see if it would work hamster bedding and hats! It didn't so back to tissue paper.

Scrubbing floors, sticking up blurbs, rubbing decals on the floor, getting concerned expressions from maintenance, tidying up. The time until 6pm went ridiculously fast, which was perfect as I had no time to think. The girls work looked amazing and feel like a proud mum again. Excellent feedback from visitors.

The decals worked brilliantly I would definitely do this again, maybe with their names next time.

MA Results certificate stage

I am still  bit too raw on this, basically I did appallingly in my practice module. I am still unsure why and how I wasn't made aware earlier that I was going wrong, I feel really obliterated and unsure what t do now......

Exhibition Week

Started the week optimistically. I had booked the building staff to put up boards on the Monday, anticipating that I could paint by Monday afternoon, finish painting Tuesday, girls set up Wednesday, mmmh. Not quite, three boards up on Monday, nearly all up Tuesday night, me painting until 7pm Tuesday, but thats the way it goes really. Most people mucked in and the day was all good. The images from Lynne and Suzanne were on the walls around the college, all the plinths maneuvered upstairs, slight panic when the lift didn't work, but we got there.

Whitwell and vintage patterns

June 11th
Shappo Hats is closing down so brought over silks and vintage patterns for sale some really gorgeous 1930's and 40's patterns, so all these items getting me into the idea of making soft hats once again.

Also a weekend away in the camper van as it was my turn to take Connor off racing only a short hop away to Rutland for the weekend, I had forgotten how blissful it was to be in the camper and do everything on a small scale, still not able to read normal books busy exploring more feminism and fashion, maybe this is the path forward.

Connor did really well and finally managed to succeed in the Rutland Marathon and won it for his sail size, maybe it was the millinery by design advert on the sponsored t-shirt,  not really, he is very focused to getting the result he wants.

This was all the chilled calm before the storm of more GCSE's for both boys, though Connor finished on Wednesday and John had his dissertation to present and hand in, me just pending results and the end of year show to get up............