15th October

For my proposal for textiles my subject I decided this time would be Borth and my recent holiday there.  I made a conscious decision to move away from the more personal work I have been doing for 2 years and I discussed this with Emma and we agreed it was a good move.   However, as feared, I have felt a bit lost now I have made that decision.   I have been looking at the photographs and finding it difficult to get started on creating some textile pieces based on the photographs.  With the personal work I was doing, it flowed out of me and onto fabric in some format.   This is different, and it's different because I'm no longer creating work based on my experiences.   I feel I'm trying to create work that other people will like which I didn't think of in previous work - I almost didn't have to think about it that hard.  

So I chatted it through with someone and decided that I will create images on how I saw the area I visited.  I may even put images of me viewing the scene.   Does that make sense?   It's not going to be about me but how I saw the area.   I'm not sure if I am describing that very well but I know what I mean!   I think it's just a different way of thinking about how I'm approaching the project rather than a change of anything else.   It takes away the will anyone like it thoughts to this is my interpretation of what I saw.  The piece of work below by Sue Stone is the kind of layout I am thinking of when I say put myself in it.   The view from my caravan window when I sat in the corner and looked out.   I could create a sunset scene where someone is sitting on a settee or a giant cushion.    Am I making any sense?  

http://www.textileartist.org/category/interview/page/6/ - This is by artist Sue Stone