Things I am currently very excited about

I have a long term obsession with feral children and indeed all things Fortean, and yesterday I found this book in a second hand bookshop in town:

The story of a boy found living wild with Gazelle in the Sahara

This lead me onto discovering this website: Feral Children which will now provide me with hours of enjoyment no doubt.

I also am currently very excited about my new book, remember I mentioned it a while ago? Well here's a sneak at it:

It's a book i've had on my wish list for a long long time, and it arrived on the day of my deadline, so perfect timing- and I managed to find a half price copy too! What is it I hear you ask? Well it's this book: Annette Messager: Messengers
I've been rationing myself out as it's such a lovely book and it's almost unbearable to crack open the smooth golden pages, but every night I take a little look at some more and curl up feeling very happy with myself for being a good girl who did her homework and got a treat (even if she did pay for it herself)

And finally- i'm realising how great it is to have a partner in crime- a co-conspiritor in getting things done. Since our meeting on Monday, Claire and I have been coming up with ideas for future shows, press releases, pieces of work, all sorts- this is just what i've been missing out on!

Little Obsessions

Lately i've been obsessing over the work of Annette Messager. I read a quote in a book about her that seemed to make concrete the thoughts in my head about what I do. Shame I can't remember which book and which quote it was.

I'm also all crushed out on Marlene Dumas at the moment. One of the good things about being back at Uni is that I get to browse the library and pick up hefty art books for no reason other than my own enjoyment, so i'm right in the middle of rediscovering some old favourites, and making the acquaintance of some new art crushes.