This is a photo of the mask Richard had to wear during Radiotherapy treatment. I have placed the teeth he had to have taken out, behind the mask. Richard had to have these out, in order for him to proceed with the treatments.

cyanotype book pages

A Creative bulletin

Strategic Priority 

Removal of insurgents

1st briefing 12th January 2009 to commence 

Dr. twang of the Territorial Defences has directed  Major X Ray to lead a radiological and nuclear attack on location RS to be assisted by Sergeant Cisplatin to eradicate T2 N0 from current position. Sergeant Cisplatin to lead the assault overnight at Yeo. Major X Ray to  continue to harass the enemy within the oncology facility on a daily basis, withdrawing at the weekends to allow his officers rest & recuperation. 

Corporal Baba and Assistance to supply, control and provide support weaponry and combat equipment for the duration of the assault. 

1st stage debriefing

Assault delayed till 13:10 hrs due to communication difficulties leading to interruption in logistic timetable.

Cisplatin     = Chemotherapy

X Ray          = XRadiotherapy

T2N0           = adenosquamus cell carcinoma

Corpral Barba =  specialist head and neck nurse

Location    =  Richard

Other officers = other nurses and doctors on duty during 

7th March 2009.

Myself and Nigel took Richard and mum out for the day, to visit Richard's mother and sisters in Weymouth. It has been the 2nd time he has been out in since December.

The worst is over now. Yipee

2nd - 6th February 09

Has the College been closed this week because of the snow?

This week in Devon I have been getting to know the final cut express film software, experimenting with ideas and techniques.

 

Like the short film on my blog. 

The snow has been really bad down here and has caused lots of delays at the hospital and driving.

I am currently reading a book called " The uses of Enchantment" by Bruno Bettelheim. It is about the importance of fairy tales and how they help to make one cope with baffling emotions. This is connected to my essay on Louise Bourgeois and possibly some of the contents to my short film.

Richard is now half way through his treatment now.

Liquid salt - short film.

This is a film I am currently working on. It is about being stirred by a devastating emotional cyclone, where normal life is helplessly suspended yet weighed down by an unfamiliar and unwelcome world of the aggressive medical condition its treatment and emotional effects. With a glimmer of hope and recovery to come.

My specialist area

My step father has Adenosquamous (T2NO) Cell Carcinoma of the right tonsil.
This specialist studio practice will be my response to this family trauma.
I intend to focus on ways to alleviate anxieties, promote no regrets and own sense of worth, to lessen the fear of death and evoke a sense of thoughtfulness and appreciation of who we are as individuals. To promote the perfectly imperfect, incorporating enchantment to fears and anxieties within cancer treatments and the process of recovery. I recognize a particular interest in the emotions of Fear verses Confidence, Anxiety verses Tranquility,
Isolation verses Unity, which have run through my work with no closure.