Getting there....slowly!

I passed the second part of the course so now it is full on for the negotiated written practise and the dissemination. We have been meeting regularly to discuss our final show to be held 10th to 17th September in the Architecture Building at the University of Lincoln. I am compiling the mailing lists for the invitations and assisting anywhere my help is needed, painting, sanding etc. Our catalogue is going to the printers asap so the statements and photographs have to be ready this week. Dave at the University has helped me with my photographs and it has been great watching him at work, far better than anything I can do in my workshop even though I have the correct camera etc the lighting isn't up to scratch and that makes all the difference when photographing copper.

My written work is going slowly. I started by writing a couple of outlines for chapters for my book but then my Tutor asked for a synopsis and to find out what the publishers actually wanted. This I did so I wrote the book proposal and the synopsis and prepared to complete the first two chapters all ready for marking and sending to the publishers. However my Tutor has now suggested that I just write the two main chapters within the book, one on the preparation and application of the essential oil patina and one on patinas in general. The first one isn't too bad to write as it is what I have to do every time I produce a piece of work and the process of what I have been experimenting with for the past couple of years. The second chapter is going to be a bit more of a challenge as I am required to cross reference my work with that of pieces already in use. This may prove difficult as no one else has used this type of patination before, but I think I will just have to reference other types of patination that are generally used. I like a challenge though.