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Sound of Silence in the Studio

14/9/2013

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Painting: doorways to white cave dwellings at night with moon and clouds
Disappearing Andalucía 2 - © Cherry Jeffs 2011
30 x 40cm Mixed-media on mounted masonite

What we listen to in the studio can have a profound effect on what and how we create.

I share the three modes of listening that accompany my studio practice.

3 modes of listening in the studio

  1. When I need to get a painting moving, I listen to my favourites playlist on my iPod via a chunky set of speakers.
  2. When I've got mundane stuff to do or I want to 'trick' my Inner Critic into going to sleep so I can experiment, I listen to a podcast on topic related to art or art business.
  3. When I need to go deep into myself, I prefer the 'sound of silence'. 
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The sound of silence in my studio

In my studio 'silence' means the friendly sound of birds chirping in their nests on my roof accompanied by a background hum of the street's occupants going about their business: The 'ching' of the old-fashioned till belonging to the 'panadero' (baker) opposite; my neighbours chatting in the street below; the wheels of a child's school bag dragging along the pavement. 

Occasionally, I get to hear a special sound that I associate with 'disappearing Spain' such as the tune of the knife-grinder here. I try to record these for posterity for who knows how much longer they will survive?

Comment: What do you listen to in the studio? 

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robyn link
2/6/2014 07:41:51 am

My "silence" while working means the rushing stream on the otherside of the garden wall, monkeys barking in high trees, Loeries calling above the chatter of mannikins and the soft slicing of chisel through wood.

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robyn link
2/6/2014 07:43:52 am

Oh... and I loved listening to your studio sounds especially the knife grinder's song.

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Cherry Jeffs
2/6/2014 07:48:05 am

Your sounds couldn't be more enticing if you had invented them, Robyn. I hear your river and the slice of the chisel...That kind of peace is getting harder and harder to find in this hectic world of ours.

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