Helen Edling – a random archive of works and activities

Preparing for the new exhibition Scintilla in Southend I have quite a bit of work to do, am enjoying doing it very much- however it has been made very hard by the climat in my studio which in the afternoon reaches tropical temperatures and since the studio has no windows there is no chance for opening windows to get some fresh air in. This combined with me having quite an increased bodytemperature due to being 7 months pregnant does not make working in there very pleasant.. (this with the studio temperatures is a saga of an ongoing struggle in trying to make the studio landlords -the council- do something about it, either provide a studio alternative or get the temperatures fixed… nothing has happened so far) ANYWAY, the crux of the matter right now is to try and balance it all without feeling stressed and upset about the feeeling of catch 22- I cannot work properly in studio- I cannot move all my studio to home now, but have work in studio to be done for the preview of the exhibition… in reality the work will be done, I have luckily  for once started in good time and do not have to do the last minute panic thing that I normally do. I just had to get it all out and whine for a bit about my studio. There is something weirdly ironic about it all- I have never before heard of studios being too hot- have got used to the idea that a studio almost by rule is freezing cold..

I am trying to do my pregnancy-yoga excercises as much as I can as a good girl and it helps clearing head and body and making me feeling better about the whole thing and to remember that generally my life is just very very good right now with baby kicking, getting closer to the due date and having this lovely exhibition to do work for and looking forward to installing!

So, now venturing  into the depths of the wardrobe to dig out some summerclothes that might fit me and off to the studio (sauna)!

is what I have been in keeping up this site…seem to remember/take the time when I go somewhere or have a show coming up. I shall try and bettering myself from now on. Not sure why my life seems to end up in the same last minute chaos all the time…how do they do it those calmly organised people?

Finally properly moved into studio at High bridge, sharing with Sarah Tulloch. It is wonderful to be IN, being central and having a light feeling of that everything feels simpler and just generally.. better!.Our studio is fairly small and has no window BUT is weighed up by the lovely kitchen area which makes for perfect space for a  cup and some reading, or just chatting to other studio holders since there is actually a few people around compared to good cold old Harkers hmm did love that scruffy and ecclectic space though and shall miss it!

Will post images soon (when/if I can find the charger for my camera..)

Selected by Stephen Pritchard as the artist of  the month for January 2010 @ Axis with an article about my work which can be seen here:

http://www.axisweb.org/atSelection.aspx?SELECTIONID=20232