Decision making continued throughout June, with further FaceTime meetings offering opportunities to clarify thinking and confirm next steps. Materials were purchased and a making-day planned for mid-August to collectively conclude the project. In preparation for this, the process of production was considered and individual actions identified to contribute to the collective realisation of this project.
In the established spirit of making-days, first activities began immediately with production of interpreted data on different shaped self-adhesive labels alongside social interactions. Colour, pattern, and typewritten makings were added enabling all data to be viewed collectively for the first time. Whilst some elements were successful, others were less so and halfway through the making day changes to the aesthetic and materiality of the final concertina were discussed, trialled, and undertaken in collaboration.
Finally realised, the book offers an abstract timeline of our individual and collective artistic journeys and visualises the similarities and differences in our daily working practices. The book, 33: Patterns of Making, is shared on The Caseroom Press and will be presented at The Small Publishers Fair 2023.
meeting in the middle 