I am just coming to the finale of my Masters degree with Falmouth University. My exhibition begins on the 28th of June and almost all the work is now finished. By my calculations, I have 3 more firings to do.
This week is all about how the work should be shown – what backgrounds, plinths, settings does the work want and which pieces are going to make it to London for the exhibition. I have been putting this part of the planning off for as long as I dare because it scares me but I really can’t leave it any longer.
My tutor is anti-plinth but I am going to show a single piece in an enclosed plinth. This is possibly the most valuable piece of all the work: It is made of nothing but found clay. It is so thin and light and fragile. The clay is from Blacknest Fields in Hampshire, the focus of much of this work and, as such, it represents one of our most fragile, valuable resources: the earth beneath our feet!
As for how the rest of the work will look – you might just have to come and have a look for yourself!
Bridget Macklin 