Hello!

Just back from my travels (when I say travels, I only mean as far as the Lake District...but hey!), and its nice to see how far its all going. I have a little reservation about something though, its brilliant that we're investigating other venues, but maybe its an idea to see how one goes down before we make any more commitments? I guess I was thinking about how we could see what people think in September? Looking at the work we've done so far this summer and how we could go forward with it?

I think its brilliant that you guys are being so productive, contacting people, making ourselves known, I guess im just feeling the slight panic with all that's going on this summer, Uni work, travels, other projects etc. I would really like to enjoy the work I make for this one, I don't want to feel stressed by it!

I understand that if we want to put on an exhibition then all this early prep work is needed, I guess im still thinking about the work and ideas I want to explore. Part of me feels like this is becoming more about the exhibition than the work! I know we talked about this at the start, do we do our work first or organise a venue/exhibition, and I guess its still praying on my mind a bit. I had a nice chat with Lani this afternoon and we agree with bits of what im saying. I wouldn't mind hearing what other people think?

Im going to send this in an email/facebook/etc as well, as im unsure to how everyone is communicating...

anyhoo, hope you're all well. Love Amy xxx

right, this is my project so far!

5 modroc/polystreyne dodo's.

theyre all quite small, kind of hand sized, and surprisingly heavy..

pretty rubbish pictures, but you get the idea?!

im going to decorate them all, not sure whether to do them all the same, or each one different?

also, i havent a clue how to display them, i originally thought maybe hang them? any ideas would be welcome!

so thats me updated!

pearl x

hey guys, just a thought here, reckon we should each get business cards to go next to our work? like in real exhibitions? that way if people like what they see they can take one away and stuff? i know theres lots of places you can get your own design on small cards for not too much moneys. what do you reckon?

(also i shall post some pictures of my work so far up later! )

pearl x

updates on new venues interested

Nutmeg have literally just rung me back and said we could have the space from the Tuesday 26th of October until December the 7th 2010.

Dates Woodend is avaliable are as follows:
Oct 1st- Oct 13th
Oct 21st- Oct 29th
Jan 3rd- Jan 31st
Mar 1st- Mar 31st

Let me know your thoughts by next week. x x

another venue interested

Hello everyone

Two places in Scarborough are interested. A Cafe called Nutmeg, which is lovely, it is vegetarian/vegan and supports local artwork. All the food is locally sourced or organic and home made and the owners are lovely, and they know me. They said we could exhibit for six weeks starting at the beginning of November, but we have to let her know in two weeks if we are interested. Otherwise we will have to exhibit later in the year.

The other place is a really good space called Woodend Creative space in Scarbororugh. It's a lovely building, a sandstone Edwardian type building amongst overgrown gardens and next to the main art gallery. It used to be a musuem and i I think it still has taxidermy in the basement. When I was little I used to go there are there were hundreds of birds you could walk around.
Anyway they described our proposal as 'fascinating' and are really interested. We could exhibit as early as October, for as long as two weeks or more or for as little as one evening. It's £20 per evening, so four one evening it would be less that £2 each. It would be worth getting it for longer though. If we did decide to do this then we could do bag packing in Sainsburies in Fallowfield or something to raise money. Or do something else sponsored?

Tell me what you think asap as I need to contact the back soon.

Love Freyia x x

test shots for ruth's dream

Hello. Me again. I played around with the props I made today with Hayley Hobden, who is an amazing photographer. She let me borrow her camera. Unfortunatly I am not as pleased with the results as I thought I would. I am going to try doing them again, getting someone to help hold a torch behind the curtain like a moon. I want to try taking the pictures later in the day also so the backdrop goes that funny bluish twilighty colour in the original picture I took of it.

I am also thinking I may take a few pictures and display them by scatter hanging. I want to get some film for my polaroid and experiment taking pictures with that next time as well. Or when I can get some money!

Let me know what you think. I think I may get Hayley to actually take the pictures next time as I am not that brilliant at actually composing and taking photos. I have an idea in my head which I can style okay, but when it comes to capturing it I am rubbish!

I love the photographs on the Vintage Wedding Dress Company website, and those taken by India Hobson. I love how pale and washed out they look, but still glamourous and otherworldly. I feel my pictures look a bit amateurish. Like the photographs you see at Foundation Art exhibitions!

I need some help and opinions.
x x

i have us a potential venue who are really interested

Dear everyone.

Woodend Creative space in my home town of Scarborough are really interested in the exhibition. It is £20 per night to hire their space. They said we could have the space for as little as one day and a night if we like. They have spaces as early as October.

Let me know what you think x x

new film order

Now we have a new boy in the group, Mr Jason Wiley, we have had to jig the order of the video a bit. He's before Lani and after Ruth.

The details are on the fb group x x

starry starry night!

Hello.
Just a quick post to update you with my personal project and to get feedback.
So far I have created a backdrop of star sequins sewn into constellations on an old bedsheet backdrop. Here it is in all it's shabby £3.99 budget glory! The second image I took without flash, and I really like the colouring/effect created. I love how the light reflects on the sequins.

exhibition proposal

Dear my beautiful collective of amazingly talented artists and friends,

Thanks to Lani's wonderful help, and my finalising, the proposal is almost ready. I still need statements from Ruth and new boy Jason. If you can't get me them today I could always just put a note in the email to Nexus, saying that there are two other artists involved who were unable to submit statements. I think personally it would look more professional if we had everything done though. Let me know. Today preferrably.

I will send the statement individually to all of you to your emails and fbs to make sure you have it. I would really appriciate comments on the layout, presentation etc. I thought having an artist per page and the layout I have done makes it easier to read and more accesible that it was before, but Lani wasn't sure. Any suggestions would be fabulous.

Also if you notice errors in your own or other's statements please let me know asap.

I want this sent off the Nexus by tommorrow so if you can, make this a priority.

Other business.... I have been thinking about the idea of a launch party, and I think it would be a great way to promote our event and have fun! We could be really creative with it. I have friends who are musical, both singer-songwriters and beat producers who are more than willing to perform. I think it would be a great way for us to promote each other and get our work, whatever creative medium, out there. Let me know what you think. Bella said the Corner offer their venue for stuff like this? I think that would be the perfect place.

Also, thoughts on money. I don't know about you but I am poor! And any money we could get from this would benefit us greatly. I'm thinking a donation box at the event, and putting prices on our work, giving out business cards etc. Cake stalls there, bringing along small crafts to sell. I want to make a few books of my short story and embroider the covers and sell them if time permits. Any profit we make as a team we could split? Let me know what you think about that.

One last thing, sorry for this essay-like post, I have just realised, if we do get Nexus, some of us will be away on Erasmus in Budapest, Bergen and Venice when it opens. I don't know about you but I'd like to be there for the opening and to help curate. I think we should look for other venues as well. I'm up for this show to show at as many venues as possible.


Anyway. I will get on it sending you all PDFs of the proposal. Please get back to me asap

Love
Freyia
x x