Finishing studio touches and new ideas.
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This week, I embarked on the second phase of our decluttering journey, successfully clearing out a van filled with items destined for the recycling centre (including an old dialysis machine). In addition to my organisational efforts, I also engaged in creative exploration, producing intriguing experimental artworks using a vibrant palette of orange, blue, and brown watercolours.
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The studio space is taking shape, it feels like items are starting to find their place now. I have taken some wood, loads of cardboard and an old dialysis machine to the recycling centre.
You’ll hear more about the dialysis machine in the video, but briefly, I made it into a sculpture piece called “Lifeline” in 2022.
About the piece:
“Haemodialysis is my lifeline.
Haemodialysis means that your blood flows outside of your body and through a special filter that removes wastes and extra fluids, the clean blood is then returned to your body.
The blood travels through tubes that are inserted into a fistula via needles. The fistula is prepared at least 8 weeks before starting haemodialysis via a small operation to re-route a vein in your arm to an artery, which increases blood flow. If patients have fragile veins then access can be made via a line, often placed near the neck or in the leg.”
It seems strange now that I have recycled the piece, and I was joking with a friend that this piece could be my version of Tracey Emin’s “My Bed” but sadly, I just don’t have the storage to keep but I do have the photo to record that the piece existed.
I did some experimenting with watercolours using my colour scheme:
The beauty of experimenting is that it loosens any particular outcome. I may see particular parts of a piece that stand out or areas that resonate. For example, in the first piece, I like the illusion of depth with the brown on the orange.
Orange and blue in my day-to-day life this week: My daughter’s toy bricks.
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