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My plan was to design a range of upholstered pieces that I had been mulling over for some time. They were to be fat and fluid, juicy and low, like sinking into a warm cuddle, and inspired by inflatable objects and trampolines. I wanted it to be a playful experience – not prescriptive and scheduled – a break from the every day."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"a1e5633a3a2c","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"7b0669e76c490","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"Arriving at Jacky Winter Gardens was such a joy. I felt so lucky to have the opportunity to be alone there for an extended period of time. What a perfect setting to fall into a creative mode. But to be honest, I had a hard time adjusting to the quiet. It felt surreal compared with my usual beautiful chaos. It felt really weird to be alone! I think this is the main thing that I took from the residency, I realised that I had forgotten how to stop. And before you really start something, sometimes you need to stop. 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I have arranged a meeting with the Burrinja Arts Centre in Upwey to discuss a potential collaboration, I’m up and out the door in a flash. On the walk I had a bit of a breakthrough, all this thinking about walls lead me to develop the idea that the work should be a wall not a fence! A wall is ominous and commanding whilst a fence could be a white picket, chain link or a farm fence.’The Wall’ suits the ideology of the work a lot more, I took some audio notes on my phone while walking. I met with Toni at Burrinja and we discussed a collaboration for their 20 year celebrations which would involve a large scale interactive installation. On the walk back I called my collaborator and discussed this idea that ‘The Wall’ makes much more sense than ‘The Fence’, he agreed. Another idea popped into my head, the defensive bollard is now a part of everyday life in a lot of cities, protecting pedestrians from automobile attacks. Often concrete blocks or bright plastic structures. 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In the evening I went off on a tangent and wired up a artificial plant that I had brought along with me, I wanted to see if I could use conductive paint under the leaves of the plant to create a musical interface capable of complex interaction. It took a bit of time but I finally plugged it in and it worked! Each leaf played 6 notes when touched either individually or simultaneously, this would be fun as a big installation! Hmmm…."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"26c10681e51f","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"97f209b3b3780","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"Thursday was a day of collating the ideas and footage from the residency. I uploaded Go-Pro footage documentation, video and photos of the prototype to show the coder and engineer in the following weeks. I slowly packed up, stopping every now and then to read R. Crumb’s book of genesis or just sit on the back porch with Coffee. 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What started off as loose drawings from the gardens turned into detailed plans of what to make in the hot shop with technical drawings of how to achieve this. I quite often think back on my time spent at JWG and it is so vivid in my mind, I can even remember the smells in the garden. It really is an artist’s oasis that they have created and I feel so lucky to have been able to experience it."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"6b3dc8e4ddff","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"0bdc3dbfa1590","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"(I also would like to note that during my time at JWG I was able to work on a proposal to undertake a two-week hot glass residency at Canberra Glasswork to make these works I was developing and I am very happy to say I have been successful! 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