eleven/11

2011 saw my first release, Living Room Stories, which surprised me by selling out; nicer than that were the comments I received. Thank you. The funny thing about Living Room Stories is that it felt such a natural set of stories to tell; the idea struck me and with little thought I went with it. I then had a desire to finish a project and so released the handmade edition. An organic process; Living Room Stories is me and perhaps much of what I have been chasing.

In 2012 I plan to release tearing at thoughts, a collection of my writing, art and photography from the past nine years, it will include work not previously shown including All Hands are Made of Sin:

'...I stare at my hands, folding them together, my face crumbles. I hear him say ‘Let it out’, but I gulp down the solid lump. I sip more water. I look at my 6 fingers. I hear the jeweller’s laughter. She heard the smash of the glass as I slammed her face onto and through the counter.
           ‘I didn’t want to be alone.’ The words slip out.'

I'd also like to point you to an interview I did with Dan over on eight cuts as my answers are my reflections on where I am now:

'Urban landscapes can be empty, but a scratch here and a scrape there and they begin to open up, as I connect with that space I sense and feel a beauty, a uniqueness, another option. It is the edge of cities that interest me, forgotten areas, often left to nature to reclaim. It is in this reclamation there is growth.'

I have at long last reclaimed myself and I am hopeful it is sustainable.