Direction

Is featuring heavily at the moment. Yesterday I went out to visit my Art Therapists new gallery in Nicholls. Is the oldest Catholic Church in Canberra built in 1847. Its cute and creaky and full of natural light. Its not been restored and what is so pleasing are the round corners on the whole structure from years and years of coats of paint. I like that look and it reminds me of my house in Walter Young Street. I took this sketch of my next painting for her to look at because I need to find some sort of direction in this art. Not just building my pattern and symbol dictionaries and journalling. It seems like I'm collecting collecting and not pulling it all together. Ive got my textiles, photography, haiku and painting all pulling at me and I don't want to let any of it fall away. Its like I'm stuck in the planning phase. Anyhow she has sorted me out by saying just let it come and what is currently giving you the most emotional satisfaction? Well its the haiku first that I do on the daily basis and then these little figures of kids. I think I will explore childhood play as it is a concern for the future that I have.