Documenting Week 2 - Visual Poetry process

Regrettably I  forgot to document the first two weeks of this very intense process we are ALL undertaking. Facilitating the class has urged me forward too. I have had to consolidate  a specific area of research for a specific purpose for an unspecified GRAND final :-)! - Its been reward-reward-reward all the way. Today was a day to play - with intent. We collaborated on 28 small works with attention to composition, intellectual processing of ground/image/text and politeness - let all the other work be seen.

Ann Marie found poetic reserves and a long-lost love of words has been rekindled. To have it married with image has been a creative shift. I think her new gift is alliteration - the word gathering produced an unbelievable harvest. 


As an illustrator who has fought hard for her own painting visual language, Jackie brings a surprising twist to the group. To move an artist who is such a careful considerist (yes, thats my word), who employs such careful consideration of all she does, to a new space is a big leap, but Jackie is embracing each stage. 


Janina is a collector - a highly organised one! We must just find a way to make accessible artworks from all the wonderful STUFF - I use that with the very best of intent,  she has. There are many ways to document  her various journeys and the things she brings to look at are a delight. 

And Cheryl? She's just enthralled!







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