I started writing this blog on the flight back to Auckland from Wellington last year after the Te Auaha show…the blog was full of could have, should have, would have’s bla bla! The show was about process and our HS6 journey’s, much like stopping off for… Continue reading Old ideas in a new light?
Category: Fran Leitch
Sheet
Tent (September 2020). Hazel twigs, drum kit, cotton, wood. What did I actually do in September work wise…I moved out of my workspace which became a building site while we renovated and restored our old windows, the dust sheets became my two boys’ den for a while (and mine while they were out!). A safe… Continue reading Sheet
“Go and do something while you wait and see”!
(August 2020) Tie at end of sleeve. False end? Or real? The annoying childhood quote which I’m still trying to tie/sew up lose ends with…and accomplish – Practice, Patience, and Persistence! (August 2020) 10 days, 4 hours of sewing per day. P.P.P…on going!
Sentiment, melancholy, or Nostalgia?
July work! After my last session with Iris on Friday morning these are some of the question and avenues I find myself traversing at the moment after our discussion…she also asked where does your work sit; is it sentimental, Melancholy or Nostalgic? I find it at this time melancholically sentimental…however this is continuously in a… Continue reading Sentiment, melancholy, or Nostalgia?
Stitched!
June 2020 Hand, cotton and sunlight! June 2020 sleeves and buttons A play with pattern. I couldn’t find my hands to create things during lockdown, I could see them but couldn’t use them how I wanted! To get into this work physically I have to have someone to button the sleeves up, then the… Continue reading Stitched!
The third child!
Blyton, E. (1950). The Land of Far-beyond. p. 12 (Leaving lockdown!) The contents of my cupboards, wardrobe, drawers, and cabinets have never looked so neat, aligned, contained, and ordered; my control over an uncontrolled time. I sometimes randomly open one up and stare at its ordered curated contents; bliss! However at times my emotions and… Continue reading The third child!
The Dream
‘The dream’ (written 10th April 2020) A few weeks back I had my first mentoring session with my mentor Iris via Zoom. A fabulous catch up (she told me exactly what I needed to hear, your work is good and It’s unique). It snowed and she showed me some of the academic architecture of Cranbrook… Continue reading The Dream
IT’S MORE THAN A “WOO WOO TABLE”!
‘All art is magic’, Alistair Crowley The HS6 workshop in Auckland back in January with Iris Eichenberg was sublime (11 fantastic people to be in this journey with too). Through Iris’s exquisitely crafted turn of phrase regarding our work and projects, she challenged our eyes and minds, and showed us how to look beyond; looking… Continue reading IT’S MORE THAN A “WOO WOO TABLE”!