The Blog About Blogging

In the days before the blog I used to keep notes, newspaper articles and web addresses in sketchbooks, which would often end up being forgotten about at the end of each project. The blog is a tool that has allowed me  to multi-task, gather thoughts and look back on things easily.

I will admit, at the beginning of the year I thought the idea of writing a blog regularly might begin to be a chore and another aspect of life  to disjoint my work, however I've found that it allows me to record, reflect and revise my own work and the work of others in a professional manner. I guess I should just admit that I've got the blog feeeva!

I have used the blog in a number of ways...

• To question and move forward my own practice.

• To review how other artists develop their own practice. How this affects their work. How I can move my own work forward.

• To reflect on exhibitions of others, such as the biennial, student exhibitions, other exhibitions I have attended.

• To encourage fellow students and congratulate them on their work.

• To blog about my professional progression and exhibitions.

• To gather and hold information about artists of interest  to look back on in the future.

• To present my thoughts to others.

• To articulate my opinions and act as a catalyst for ideas and brainstorming.

I have also really enjoyed the blogging community. I follow a number of other young artists' blogs and it is incredible the amount of information that this small group produces. In my view it is important for creatives to communicate, possibly even more so after university and so I plan to continue blogging next year and certainly after life at LJMU ... (but I don't want to talk about that right now because the thought upsets me.)