still in Limbo regards Lucy and leaving for Corsica.
Decide to draw about it in the context of “River” – Bristol Avon and Lucy as the source with rivers crossed in France as an analogy, a flow of information about Lucy’s progress. Some practical issues as the travel time has been reduced.
13th to 18th September
Lucy diagnosed with a kidney infection – very, very painful. Eventually taken back into hospital and diagnosed with kidney stones. Camping-out in Bristol. After various scares and tests, Lucy home on 18th. I’ve included this in my blog because? Because its been important and yet not something I choose to develop as a part of my research at this time – although there were links to drawing machines and links with ‘experiential caring’ and ‘cognitive caring’, but the overall sense was of concern, limbo and caring about Lucy recovering – so research took a break. In between times:
Writing an abstract about collaborative writing as inquiry/methodology for possible submission to publication, forwarded to Sue Porter.
Re planned and booked trip to Corsica twice.
Circulated meeting proposal and agenda for ‘River’ meeting
Responded to Max Comfort’s invitation to be involved with Neighbourhood Development Plan and to Steve Robert’s invitation to Five Festival’s meeting.
Updated website.
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presented my museum box project by reading from drawing machine.
Interesting, if brief conversation about ‘nostalgia’ – is it positive, negative or motivational…
Heard that Lucy had been taken into hospital and left symposium rapidly…
Michael four weeks old.
Third and final appointment to replace broken tooth – smile aesthetics
Reading and writing about friendship as methodology
Writing about renewable energy
Preparing to go away
Helping set-up symposium at UWE
Discussions about signs at Folly Wood – issue over insurance and inviting people into the wood hard to balance within the group. Also, new woodlands available to buy. Looking at raising additional monies.
Very well attended event in Stratford Park, upwards of three thousand visitors. A number of contributors came forward to offer to help with future organisation and a number interested in regular information exchange/collaborative approaches.
5th, 6th and 7th.
excellent symposium at Swansea Met. with very good and varied papers.
Useful perspectives on methodology – summary of discussions attached.
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2nd, 3rd and 4th, ticking off the 17 day list, including:
writing piece for Place, Place and Practice symposium and reading all the abstracts for Practice Makes Perfect symposium.
Attachments
Outlined 17 day plan to cover things to be done between now and leaving for Corsica.
Visit to see Jenny Saville’s show at Ashmolean and MOMA with Alison Parfitt, Sue Porter and Glenn Hall. Good conversations with Sue and Alison about embodiment. Interested in other exhibits such as Oriental Landscape prints and Rune Stones – seemed to resonate with thoughts I’d been having about walking sticks and wood turning.
Long and productive discussion about what to make from the Derby Walk – map, or series of maps, with located QR codes linking to web-based information, particularly sound files. Possibility of making animation and sound track with Glenn Hall.
