On trying to do too much...

I've spent the week so far assembling an exhibition of work from 2005's cohort of students. The Tweed River Gallery is an awesome space in an awesome location, so it has been an intense, but pleasurable experience working with the really talented staff there. Thanks guys. I'll post some images after the show opens on Friday evening.

The design side of the show [called 'Connected'] is so much better than the same show last year. The work in that show was excellent but the presentation was average...not enough scale and too in-house in terms of production values. This show is more professonal. It has a bigger impact by far.

The visual arts/ceramics/glass part of the exhibition "Qualia" is better than I had anticipated actually so I am also pleasantly surprised by that. I had visions of going out on a really bad note...I am happy at how the show looks at any rate...Friday evening will test the public and professional reaction. At least the gallery are pleased and the response has already been some good feedback from people from Lismore.

So that's the first thing...then there's the move [ulp! 1 month!], Felix and the usual exhaustion associated with working, broken sleep, and too much time behind the wheel. That's one thing I will not miss in the move to Sydney...much less time spent in our car. I'm over it. I really felt a sense of liberation in the time we spent in China. Not having a car is a cool thing if you can do that. In Australia the trouble is the great geographic distance and the way everything is set up for private cars. We are woefully car-ccentric as a culture...not very progressive...oh well. I'll keep my old VW [it's cost me too much to ditch at this point...I was considering selling it in the move...may still happen...].

I'm now in production of the next B&F newsletter. the cover graphic has turned out well and - am I seeing a certain "freshness" emerge with just the hint of change in the air? I hope so :)

Trying to do too much? Yeah!

ciao.