i was listening to vespertine and i realised I'm without concept, without inspiration and idea for my new range. i thought about it and it became clear that for a while this has been the case. a spring rose was a quick response to a technical possibility. the next range was also going to be a multitude of variations on a stone setting.
one of the problems with school is that they give you a brief, the fuckers should keep the briefs for themselves and let us do the thinking. I used to do the thinking and would ignore whatever i was told. it was easy because i was so arrogant at the time, thought i knew everything. then i moved to Sydney and thought "maybe i should try a different approach" and so i gave them (the teachers) some room to move in my head. my kindness was a mistake.
when people ask me about my work i sometimes say "it'is about the human condition". but in actual fact i do very little exploring any issues regarding that subject.
still, while i was walking home, i figured that maybe i need to do a range about who i am. a proper cohesive body of work, say 16 pieces that try to explain what I'm about, what i like, what i need, what i have to offer.
the range can be about my love for layers, and technical innovation, i can figure out new stone settings. the range can be about mixing different materials. the range can also be about my love for music, the complex, the profuse, the overwhelming, the climactic. |
