Since starting the many tasks of my downsizing project, I have been struck again and again, by just how difficult it is for me to throw any thing away that might still have some value, some use to someone else – if it was still “good”. And after a...
Downsizing Difficulties
Ambivalence towards Cotoneaster 2, a collagraph print
Ambivalence: the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone … . We’ve all experienced this at some stage, and that’s the way I feel about my latest art work. My initial intention when printing Cotoneaster 2 was to get the colour from a surface...
On Freedom and Grief in Destroying Old Art Work
Or Repurposing The Frames Of Old Art Works It’s taken me a long time to come to a place where I am willing to let go of old art works for the sake of their frames; to recognise that while I might like the work, I can’t keep hanging...
Ponderings on Procrastination
My last Newsletter started with a sincere hope that I still have – that everyone of you is well and keeping safe; that you are managing physical isolation while maintaining social connectedness. Image left: Conondale Fishbone Fern, EV1/6, ©Jacky Lowry 2020, Collagraph Print with Relief Roll. Like so many others,...