Typically uninspiring English weather this Monday; a constructive day nevertheless.
Spent the morning planning out the Fine Art stage 1 Critical Studies programme with my colleague Sarah. We are trying to get the balance right between covering what we believe to be important areas (politics, semiology, feminism, psychoanalysis etc.) while appreciating that many students are encountering these topics for pretty much the first time. Lectures therefore need to be broad and inspiring without compromising the complexities that arise. Not easy, but I believe we made some progress.
Especially in our discussion of Prog Rock*.
Added some more to the painting and noticed that crystals didn't begin to form until around 12.30pm i.e. about twenty four hours from initial making (see below) -which goes to show that even with central heating, these things can't be hurried.
Looking forward to adding more lines to complete the surface when the first ones have dried.
*BBC recently screened a program on so-called 'Prog Rock' which we both enjoyed but found rather contentious.
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