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-The beauty of the family in residence at foam is that the foam team lends itself as an extended family.As I was traveling without my husband or my extended family who have been very hands on in assisting me with a new baby, The help that Maja and Nik were able to give me was invaluable. Not only did they assist me withthe day to day practicalities of cooking, washing and domestic planning but also the 'hard to do with a baby in your arms' work tasks like note taking and documenting. I do not know what i would have done without them.
+The beauty of the family in residence at foam is that the foam team lends itself as an extended family.As I was traveling without my husband or my extended family who have been very hands on in assisting me with a new baby, The help that Maja and Nik were able to give me was invaluable. Not only did they assist me with the day to day practicalities of cooking, washing and domestic planning but also the 'hard to do with a baby in your arms' work tasks like note taking and documenting. I do not know what i would have done without them.
-In my experience working in the arts cannot by design be a selfish pursuit, so there has not been a giant shift in perspective in my life now that I am responsible for a baby. Just as in the art world, where teams of people work together, the responsibility of caring for Florence is not mine alone. My husband is informed and involved in everything Florence and I do and his opinion along with the point of view of Florence’s Grandparents and wider family is always considered. My work has always depended on working closely with other artists, whilst simultaneously working one or two full-time jobs outside of the arts to support my practice. It goes without saying that if I didn’t always have a sense of others in the world then collectives would fail, partnerships dissolve and collaborations would bomb. Often my paid work has included caring for other people’s children, so having Florence with me as I work is a familiar challenge and joy. Once again, at foam the artistic collective/ extended family model is paramount to the time and management of creativity.
+In my experience working in the arts cannot by design be a selfish pursuit, so there has not been a giant shift in perspective in my life now that I am responsible for a baby. Just as in the art world, where teams of people work together, the responsibility of caring for Florence is not mine alone. My husband is informed and involved in everything Florence and I do and his opinion along with the point of view of Florence’s Grandparents and wider family is always considered. My work has always depended on working closely with other artists, whilst simultaneously working one or two full-time jobs outside of the arts to support my practice. It goes without saying that if I didn’t always have a sense of others in the world then collectives would fail, partnerships dissolve and collaborations would bomb. Once again, at foam the artistic collective/ extended family model is paramount to the time and management of creativity. I am not doing any of this alone.
 All in all I am arriving home with a creative vision dreamed up, a new network of futurists met, a very creative collaborative experience and a world of possibilities to develop my work through avenues opened in Europe. For Florence I hope she has gained a sense of herself in a larger world, a tolerance of travel and somewhere deep in her conscience the knowledge that the world is full of creative and strong personalities who can envisage a fantastic future. For Miranda I hope she learns that no matter where I travel and for how long, I’ll always come back (and perhaps next time she can come with me). More importantly I know Miranda realizes that wherever I am, my life includes her and I cherish her involvement in my work. For Matt, we both know that creative collaboration is part of the glue of our relationship, whether that be formalized in an artistic collaboration or the creative stuff of flexible parenting.