Intrinsic Expression

Time 3:00
10/12/10 - 1:00 research on wood quality
10/13/10 - 1:00 research
10/14/10 - 1:00 research into styles of playing

Not much progress was made this week in terms of physicality, but I have been thinking much more about didgeridoo as an expression. I had a realization recently that all art forms are pure expressions of the entirety of that person, and all nonverbal art forms are expressions of things that cannot be expressed through words, simply because each art form allows for certain things to come out in a certain way. It seems very obvious to me now, but that articulation was full of power and significance.

This put all expression in a different light, especially the methods I use to express myself. Now I understand that when I play the didgeridoo, I am not just trying to make nice sounds, but I am expressing my whole and complete self through a medium that is just as legitimate as words (if not more). Every expression that I create expresses every moment I have ever experienced because it is influenced by each one of those experiences. The same also goes for didgeridoo creation; everything I create is a direct expression of self.

I am even more excited about this journey I have embarked on now that it holds so much significance to me.

waiting for action

Time 3:00
10/3/10 - 1:00 discovery of new prospective wood
10/5/10 - 1:00 Research on differing sounds in differing didgeridoos
10/7/10 - 1:00 Research on qualities of different types of wood

This week I continued cutting up the wood in my yard, I found some new prospects in the woods right next to RPS as well. I also talked more in-depthly with Billy Peacock (who is allowing me to use his shop/equipment) about how exactly I would go about accomplishing my task.

The Reciever

Time 3:30
9/28/10 - 1:00 Research and communication with Ben Hicks
9/30/10 - 1:00 research on wood identification
10/2/10 - 1:30 Pulling down and cutting dead tree



This weekend I pulled a dead tree out of the ground and started to cut it up for use. It has some bugs in it, but the tree is relatively thick so the damage may be manageable.

I send an email to Ben Hicks, the maker of my didgeridoo, and asked some questions about specifics of didgeridoo shape to sound relationships. He responded by saying that he was not concerned with the shape he wanted the wood to have, but rather what shape wanted to come out. He went on to say that the energy of the wood had a great deal to do with how well the product comes out. I found this information very profound, because I have somehow failed to incorporate the feeling of the wood into consideration. I am very glad he brought this to my attention because i was ignorant of it, and I am also very glad that he had that attitude, one which I feel is perfectly appropriate. From now on I will consider didgeridoo crafting for myself as a complete art form, and incorporate as much of myself as I can in the expression.