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Walls, 2022.

I lay on the wall, pressing the paper into the stones with my body weight. The paper is then held up to the sky, buffeted by the wind, changing it again.

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Stained marble from “I long and seek after”.

Acidic orange juice over a period of several days soaked into the porous marble and irreversibly changed it.

A sister work, as yet untitled.

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7 days 7 oranges.

Daily oranges of the installation during the exhibition. 

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“I long and seek after”

Linen, pencil, marble, orange, twine.

2021.

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[Submission photos of my FMP.]

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Final journal pages. 

A symposium about Jay DeFeo, and reflecting on my final piece and submission.

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Rebecca Solnit, A Field Guide to Getting Lost.

Underlinings about loss, impressions of something that used to be, and memory maps I made when I first read the book last summer.

1st picture: page 50.

2nd picture: page 51.

3rd picture: page 121.

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Latest journal pages. Some work I’ve been looking at and talks I’ve been attending. More FMP developments.

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Newest journal scans. FMP updates and thoughts.

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Hanging the panels in situ - deciding on placements. Using clothes pegs from my house - this is certainly not the final hang. 

Ensuring the first and second panels match up from a certain angle - the bottom map carries across both panels.

The more I look at the set up, I think the back panel needs something, otherwise it seems superfluous. Will think on it. 

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The process of ironing and then drawing on the linen panels. 

In the studio, with a beach towel on top of the large table. I feel satisfied with the choice of pencil I made. 

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Testing my alternative to fishing line which will be used to hang the linen panels - the fishing line was too elastic no matter how taught it was pulled - so I tested an alternative of garden string.

Works well - holds weight and doesn’t bend too significantly. The appearance, despite no longer being invisible in the space, feels natural and organic and will suit the rest of my materials. 

This is the string being tested in my house, from the window to the stairs.

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Making final marble decisions.

Top row is Ecru Tumbled Marble.

Bottom row is Kowloon Polished Marble. 

Made the final choice to go for the Ecru.

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Very rough digital mock up of the linen panels in the studio. Wanted to confirm I’m happy with sizing before I order.

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Ecru Tumbled Marble

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1. Kowloon Polished Marble

2. Marquina Black Limestone 

3. Porcelain Torino Vanizio 

4. Porcelain Veneta Ardisia

5. Uncalibrated Black Slate

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Newest journal pages - FMP work. 

Measuring, questions for myself to answer, pencil tests.

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Testing secondary materials on linen. Focusing on pencils as they feel more organic and match with the rest of my materials.

The linens have different weaves so it’s important for me to check how they behave on both options. 

Lyra Rembrandt Charcoal 2B vs Conté Pierre Noire 2B