Day 65 : Work 65. Documentation of the moment that inspired me.

After having had a long break from this blog I am recommencing this documentation of my creation and making. Without documentation how can I expect my practice go anywhere grabbing more meaning?

From today until Thursday I am participating in this workshop, Angst and Jewellery running by David Bielander.

“The hope or expectation for this workshop is for me to be out of studio, out of my comfort zone and learn something and being inspired.” Sounds so amazing and I am like a such a cool kid by saying that! But again as a person practicing mindfulness in my real life it was challenging and seems a bit quite.

However, I wrote down what he said to capture the moment of inspiration.

“Our verbal system cannot express everything we would like to say. So object ( what we make) can reach that goal. We have hands and in that making there is a moment we can't control then the object has turned into something else. So without actual making, the action how would we know? If you don’t make it you won’t get there. If the outcome is what you intended to make in the making you didn’t capture the moment. You need to have that surprise.” This is kind of essence of making and what I enjoy and feel catharsis as well. We all have this sort of moment when we make.

Also about jewellery “but when we make something and call it jewellery it won’t exist until someone puts it on. After making it we will need someone to handle it and control it. The connection between the piece and the wearers is quite special and the experience is different to everyone.”

What does making mean to me? This is like the question Why I was born. But according to the wisest person I know it is not a right question with order. It is not right to ask why we were born first. Rather we were born with biological reason and we live because we were born. Not like why we were born.

I make things as I am alive and have energy and time to go to studio. Every morning I am happy by the fact that I am alive again. After a couple of morning routine including dropping off my daughter at school I go to studio and make things. This is not about why I make but it is part of my life journey.

It is not about why I am making but about I am making as I continue to live. Whatever the great artists give reasons to make in their practice this is my belief and inspiration which will never stop.

I have made several experimental pieces at the workshop about angst as being asked today but this “The flag” (2016) is the piece I had experienced the surprise during making it and by being known to and worn by Australian indigenous person the dream of special connection with wearer was fulfilled. The process and story was quite beautiful so that I was proud of it.

“The flag” mildsteel, steel and silver. (2016)

Aboriginal flag- originally the copyright belongs to Harold Thomas