Studio-Intensive Day 5

Studio-Intensive Day 5 Getting a good routine now, emails checked and coffee by 6.30, run and gym. My favourite run takes me through a field of cattle. The first day they surrounded and generally bullied me. Now, I have a technique that I will research in the future. I have been using humming as a way of connecting body, space and sound. Last year, I did a residency in a hole in Saskatoon. The last day at sunrise, I created sound-songs and hums. I looked up, a deer had come to the side of the hole, I didn’t hear it, it just stood there listening. So thought to try it with the cattle. It has worked two consecutive days with only animal number 2345 being a little more curious. Next a discussion with Ed about our collaboration. I realize I am prevaricating with this blog post as today has been quite important in terms of learning. My question about what sort of artist I am created problems. I am the sort of artist who fills their time with little, but interesting, things because I can't do what I really want due, mostly, to finance. I have invented the condition of ‘form dyslexia’ and have great difficulty filling in forms, such as for funding. I actually feel quite ashamed of myself for allowing this to happen. Today, I went to Lakeside at the university to see Scaling the Sublime. A brilliant exhibition in the main. One of my favourite artists is Katie Patterson whose work needs explanation as its context is not obvious. This is how my work generally is. I have seen this as a problem, submissions ask for images and not always contexts. Also dealing a lot with sound, it doesn’t always make the most impact. Now, I need to address the problem.