Today was the final day of High Craft. The buildings had been looking out at passersby and had passersby look back at them for the last three weeks. I visited occasionally and took photos. This was not easy with the reflections from the glass window. I tried to get a shot with the entire 'community' in view.
There are a number of reflections I have had from doing this project:
1. I love working with crafty women
2. I should have planned the install more thoroughly and created more of a 'presence' for the community. I think the buildings could have worked more successfully as a 'group'. They should have appeared more separate from the items on sale in the shop. The space was restrictive in some ways but with better planning and possibly a different backdrop it could have been resolved more successfully.
3. Even though I loved printing the material for the signage I think the scale of it was wrong. It had too much dominance. I was concerned about this from the onset so I should have allowed time to experiment.
4. I would like to continue working in this way, coordinating installations and collaborating with others. Specifically I would like to continue projects with women with a varied lifestyles, experience, skills and interests. I have an idea up my sleeve for something next year...
5. Having said all that, I did enjoy that the whole process seemed to flow quite easily. It all came about quite quickly and seemed to happen quickly too. I am very humbled by the support I received from the women who contributed, my colleagues and students who listened and helped out, and from my family who put up with the sewing machine going at odd hours and accommodating various impromptu crafternoons and nights.
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