It's been a tough few weeks, to say the least. Without boring you to death with the details, my immune system has taken itself to a whole new level of shit. It went like this; general M.E/Fibromyalgia/Thoracic Outlet Syndrome shit >>> Inner ear/balance shit >>> palpitations shit >>> tummy...yeah, you get it >>> head cold shit >>> chesty cough shit >>> and back to M.E/Fibromyalgia/Thoracic Outlet Syndrome shit once more. Two glorious months of what can only be described as absolute SHIT. 

Couple this with the fact that I am in the final few weeks of my degree, up to my (itchy, sore) eye balls in work for the exhibition and you can probably work out that I have been more than a little angsty and frustrated.

The concrete is coming along, the blanket is nearly completed. I'll get there.

Concrete Experiment

Exploring the connotations between concrete and the effects of chronic fatigue. Dull, heavy and almost impossible to move.  These pieces are very much in the experimental stage.

Blankets. A source of comfort and warmth. Over the knees of the elderly and infirm, around the shoulders of those in shock.  Knitted, woven, patchwork. Old and frayed. Can be used for picnics. 

The Discomfort Blanket:

Part of my latest series looking at the invisible elements of pain and sickness. Here are a few of the patches:

Images courtesy of moi! 

Why don't you get a backbone?

"The spine is well sprung with resilient discs between the vertebrae and luckily, too. Otherwise, just one ordinary step would result in a minor concussion. The sacrum and coccyx cannot move but the 24 other vertebrae are connected by movable joints. Together they make a very elastic construction" - www.allscan.ca

Yeah. It can also hurt. A lot.Often for no apparent or obvious reason. Back pain is the second most common cause of long term sickness in the UK.