RAW-(Material): November 2015

Working as a Figure Model is in-keeping with my philosophy of the Self as medium for art. Here, the meaning is two-fold as my body serves as a medium in form to replicate in the artist’s medium – also as medium for “living sculpture”.

BODY STUDIES

#15 Figure Model:

Figure Model – text

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4cHBYnXHpXzT29pY19MckhmSU0/view?usp=sharing

Figure Model - images

date – October & November 2015

location – Derby Sketch Club UK, Swannanoa Valley Fine Arts League NC, Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts NC

https://www.flickr.com/photos/114531261@N02/albums/72157660607175937

My studio practice here takes place at Weaverville Yoga, where I teach a weekly Ballet class. I work in the studio late at night when all is quiet.
I have been re-visiting the gestures of my inter-actions with nature materials to develop them into choreographic motifs for body & voice. This is now preparation for performance, where the motifs generated can become a palate of “ingredients” for in-the-moment composition.

Body Studies at Weaverville Yoga – text

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4cHBYnXHpXzaUc3N1FIV0gtSjA/view?usp=sharing

#16 Body Falling / Falling Body: (wheat)

Body Falling - video
date – November 16 2015

location – Weaverville Yoga studio, NC
camera – tripod set-up
(first edit) https://youtu.be/TQOPw8vD4Jw

(second edit) https://youtu.be/-rAa85A_EaQ

#17 Body Basking / Basking Body: (sand)

Body Basking - video
date - November 21 2015
location – Weaverville Yoga studio, NC
camera – tripod set-up
(first edit) https://youtu.be/M0zY9-Wfkv8

(second edit) https://youtu.be/twKzJOt618g

#19 Body Mountain Gestures: (mountains)

Body Mountain Gestures - video
date – December 6 2015
location – Weaverville Yoga studio, NC
camera – tripod set-up
(first edit) https://youtu.be/JHXz5L62qK

(second edit) https://youtu.be/ER7Jo7S-Utc

#19 Body Spinning / Spinning Body: (autumn leaves - dancing)

Body Spinning - video

date – December 10 2015

location – Weaverville Yoga studio, NC

camera – tripod set-up & hand-held

(first edit) https://youtu.be/305IWmm9YEk
(second edit) https://youtu.be/H89kpmj-cOI

#20 Body HayBale Gestures: (hay bale)

Body HayBale Gestures - video

date – December 11 2015

location – Weaverville Yoga studio, NC

camera – tripod set-up

(first edit) https://youtu.be/rNkJKFEztBI
(second edit) https://youtu.be/QilHt5RaG1c

#21 Body Melting / Melting Body:

Body Melting - video

date – December 11 2015

location – Weaverville Yoga studio, NC

camera – tripod set-up

(first edit) https://youtu.be/5SyjIcbNJjk
(second edit) https://youtu.be/xsymGCr81lo

I am rigorously exploring my vocal capacities as part of my practice.

#22 Voice Samples:

As well as developing motifs from nature material inter-actions, I have been isolating specific physical vocal gestures in a series of Voice Samples.

Vocal Practice – text

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4cHBYnXHpXzRzFDcG8xVk5FVk0/view?usp=sharing

Voice Samples - sound

date – November 22 - December 5 2015

location – Weaverville Yoga studio

1 Freeimprov1

https://soundcloud.com/cilla-vee/voicesample-freeimprov1

2 Panicbreath

https://soundcloud.com/cilla-vee/voicesample-panicbreath

3 Frontmouthbounce

https://soundcloud.com/cilla-vee/voicesample-frontmouthbounce

4 Backthroatfriction

https://soundcloud.com/cilla-vee/voicesample-backthroatfriction

5 Down

https://soundcloud.com/cilla-vee/voicesample-down

6 Up

https://soundcloud.com/cilla-vee/voicesample-up

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SOUTHERN APPALACHIA - Autumn 2015

Back across the Atlantic in time for the beauty of Southern Appalachian Autumn, I am compelled to respond. How to do this without producing a cliché? A renowned beauty spot in the height of “leaf season”. My only possibility is to reply to the raw materials of mountains, leaves & lake with my own raw materials of body & psyche.

NATURE SPECIMENS

#12 Mountains:

Mountains – text

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4cHBYnXHpXzbzlvMV9QUEh3UWM/view?usp=sharing

Mountains - video

date – October 28 2015

location – Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville NC

camera – tripod set-up

(first edit) https://youtu.be/9lLF-yByY2c
(second edit) https://youtu.be/kqpOLx3x4FI

#13 Lake Eden:

Lake Eden – text

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4cHBYnXHpXzMTA1RXhpbXYxOHc/view?usp=sharing

Lake Eden - images

date – October 30 2015

location – Lake Eden (former BMC) Black Mountain NC

https://www.flickr.com/photos/114531261@N02/albums/72157660694277211

Lake Eden - video

date – October 30 2015

location – Lake Eden (former BMC) Black Mountain NC

camera – hand-held & tripod set-up

(first edit) https://youtu.be/_S4gOlowlzw

(second edit) https://youtu.be/1bGGcQx5aDo

#14 Autumn Leaves:

Autumn Leaves – text

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4cHBYnXHpXzM3FBLUVUWEhPMkU/view?usp=sharing

Autumn Leaves – dancing - images

date – October 31 2015

location – Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville NC

https://www.flickr.com/photos/114531261@N02/albums/72157658358090543

Autumn Leaves - video

date - October 31 2015

location – Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville NC

camera – hand held & hung from tree

(first edit) https://youtu.be/EVSBkyDPNaY
(second edit) https://youtu.be/Qviw13ZWTM0

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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE - Studio 2015

My daily practice takes place at Hockerwood Farm – where an old barn has been converted into a dance studio. Here I return to the raw materials of Self – now that I have stripped everything away, What Am I? … I stabilize myself with my traditional Ballet Barre as an antidote to self-scrutiny.