Continuining with the idea of 'stalkerish' qualitites surrounding Carol Ann Duffy, i began looking into inspirational artists, Candy Jernigan in particular jumped out at me, she obcessively collects. Memorablilia, and everyday life experiences that take the bulk of her work. She does this to manifest the idea of 'proof of life, EVIDENCE OF HER EXISISTANCE'. The way i have been working, inspired by Jernigan, is almost proving the life of Carol Ann, collecting ciggarette butts, hair samples, photos of her house. I'm frantically collecting anything that remotely shows Carol ann's existance.
In particular the way jernigan presents her work is interesting. Obviously she selects meticulously the different items she figures important or special, likewise i have tried to adopt this way of working, what makes it into my sketchbook, or what is used for a sample is generally the items that link well for some reason, for example colour palette or scale.
Jernigan's sketchbooks are so well considered, placement and layout are a key factor for her. Similar to me, i enjoy a visually satisfying sketchbook. I find it inspiring and methodical, if my sketchbook is out of place or not up to date, i find my head is often all over the place, almost like blurred vision of my project.
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