8.30 am. At the School, I prepared the lecture theatre for Stephen Hughes’s final presentation to the Chapels in Wales module. Then, off to town to run errands in preparation for tomorrow’s field trip to Cardiff for this module. 10.00 am. The first MA Fine Art tutorial of the morning, followed by another an hour later. The focus of the discussions is, inevitably, the coming exhibition (which will take place around mid-May). It’s immensely satisfying to see students reaping the reward of their struggles, finding answers (which are always provisional) and a sense of direction, and engaging a dimension of their personhood that might not otherwise be accessible other than through creative endeavour.

2.00 pm. The inert, grey skies and Novembery chill has lifted. A late-spring is in the air. But the blossoms have still not yet bloomed:

2.00 pm. MA Fine Art student no. 3, today. We paint more than we know. So often, in terms of our awareness of the significance of what we do, we are playing catch up with the artwork. A thorough understanding of such is beyond any one of us. Which is why we need the critical commentary of others. The Natalie v Painting stand-off:

3.00 pm. MA Fine Art, no. 4. Carly sees blind; shades of Franz Kline:

3.45 pm. Field trip admin — the making of a register — followed by sound uploads, register updates, and email admin related to today’s activities. The tail of one’s duties is so much longer than the body.

6.20 pm. Practise session 1. 7.20 pm. Four volumes of the Scourby Bible vinyl recordings have arrived from the USA. Soon ‘The Talking Bible’ [working title] project can commence:

On with MA Vocational Practice administration in preparation for the assessment related to this module.