HI GUYS.

Ive finished one of my 5 dodo's, this project has taken way longer than i expected! also ive just realised the video i did, didn't involve a passport photo, so i need to do that again or edit it in or something? i dont know, im completely crap at video.

hope everyones having a nice summer, look forward to seeing what's going on with everyones project!

x

when

is everyone back in manchester. i feel we need a meeting. x x

film

Just finished my film, but although my idea I think works, the only camera I managed to film it on is proper grainy and not in a good way, and doesn't show it off. I wouldn't really want to exhibit it really as it is.

I agree with Lani and Amy loads thinking about it about taking this slowly. I really want the work we exhibit to be the best it can be at our level of learning and I think my work is still very much in the experimental stages for this project.

I will bring what I have done so far to the meeting but I think we might need to have a big talk about what we want and timescales and stuff.

Hope your projects are going well

LOTS of love
Freyia

I've been filming my consequences video over the last couple of days guys. All I can say is that I owe my little brother a big favour...How is everyone else doing? xx

hi dears.

hellooo.
sorry i havn't written for a while, been in newcastle, and then caught sickness bug from my lovely brothers. yum. vomit aplenty on my end and no work done :(.

will be making film (still havn't done it, naughty naughty) and doing further test shots asap. i will put up some previews of the shots. i would like lots of opinions coz im getting a bit stuck atm with it coz nothing is turning out how i planned. i think i want to do a few photos and scatter hang them? what do you think?

also, i agree about the project moving fast, the only thing is i think maybe leaving woodend is passing up quite a good chance to get our work out there. if you think about it it is the end of october, which gives us a while, then again otherwise we have longer to complete projects....i guess its up to everyone. also, as the exhibition was my idea in the first place, i would like to actually see the end result, and if the first exhibition was on whilst im in budapest i won't be able to. not trying to say i've done all the work for this or anything as lani and jason have been pretty damn amazing, but yeh that's just my thoughts.

love freyia x x

Dead Fox

I found a dead fox a couple of days ago, and only had my video camera on me and not my actual camera! It had been hit by a car. I have seen so many more dead foxes this summer, as normally there aren't as many, but due to the fox hunting ban, we're a little bit over run with them now here. Anyway, this may seem random, but does anyone think it would be too much to include this imagery in some of my work? It is quite graphic and brutal, so i understand if people wouldn't like it, but my drawings themselves are going to be quite graphic too it seems. Anyway i just thought i'd ask what people think, as i'd really like to use it, but i know others might not want me too? I wont upload it here anyway. But its quite reminiscent of Sam Taylor Wood's work, in particular "A Little Death". If anyone hasn't seen it and wants to watch it, here it is:



I really want to work around the theme of death for sure, as to me its the gravest consequence of life, and one we all in turn will face. Anyway, if people would let me know whether they think this is too much or not, i'd appreciate it :)

Jason E xx

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