Just chatting, not 23 of 365 yet
Just reflecting back on what I have been up to in the last 12 months and what I am hoping to achieve in the rest of the year. From an art/photography perspective I enjoyed Artist Open House purely for the interaction and feedback that is always available at these type of events. The only downside is how little visitors there were in 2009, to the extent that I think it unlikely I will be able to spare the time for it this year.
The A1 Exhibition in Whitstable at the Horsebridge Centre was quite impressive, partly because of the diversity of art available from local artists. The other great thing is the amount of people that visit the centre. If you are in Whitstable at all, you really should pop by. They have exhibitions on all the time with free entry, so the only thing you may risk is spending money on art if something catches your eye! Hopefully I’ll be able to do something like that again this year and with a bit of luck do a full exhibition in there too.
So what other aims this year? Well I have number 2 in the Kenya series to complete and definitely want to add more animals to the animal illustration series. From a photography angle obviously the 365 is pushing me a lot and is really enjoyable.
Aside from these I am working with 3 clients from web site design and building perspective, all of which are challenging and interesting in their own right. One is a personal mission to help out a local landscaping and groundworks company who have done some amazing work for us and I am pulling them into the web world so that everyone can see how brilliant they are. Another is helping a local retailer in Whitstable who have the most Aladdin Cave like shop and we are trying to achieve that feel with their website, I will be talking about this a bit as I am liking the direction it is going and trying to be something other than your usual retail site. The owners are passionate about the ethos they have for visiting their shop in the real world and are desperate to keep that personality online too, which is a tough challenge when everything is so minimal and square online right now. The final project is a group effort amongst friends to bring something new to the world of eatery reviews. I will probably bore you stupid with this one, as it is something I am already living and breathing (along with everything else). So get ready for lots of interspersed posts about all of these. Sorry in advance.
Right. Well, given that list of things to work on, I had better crack on while the two poorly children in my life snooze. Also need to figure out 365 for today, the weather is seriously dismal outside, so more inside shots I think.