Critique Notes
Note: For anyone reading who hasn't experienced it before, a critique is often when an artist or maker will present their practice or their work to other creatives and receive feedback and answer questions about it. This post is me thinking out loud, typing all of my thoughts out after having the crit. My ramblings may seem random or confusing, but in publishing this I hope that I can train myself into saying something useful. It also forces me to think more critically about my practice and try to keep the constructive feedback coming in my own psyche. I hope that you enjoy reading. --- Today in the crit I noticed a lot of talk about materials, the relationship between walking and drawing, about being present in a landscape, the validity of the studio in my practice and where my work actually happens. My work happens in the field. It happens as I travel via walking, car, boat, train and it happens when I stop somewhere. The view from a window, from sheltering behind a w...