So I handed in (via the internet) my penultimate Assignment and instead of feeling relief and lightness, I plunged into a 2 day (and...

I’ve been thinking about pride a lot this week. Of course pride can be a good thing but I think I notice about myself that pride is a big...

I had a blog post half prepared and then I met up with an artist friend and I thought I would write about that. We always cover a wide...

Since I set up my website a while ago, my work has been evolving as I continue with my coursework and I’ve been having a major rethink...

That was a tough week. I’m so self conscious, making an audio tape presentation to hand in for my coursework was a killer. Not to mention...

[Before I get onto the main post, my migraines follow a familiar pattern, the week after I have recurrent minor episodes of nausea and...

A really ironic thing happened yesterday, my father, from whom I have been estranged for the past 30 years, sent me an email with his...

page of visual diary from a few years ago I’ve had a quiet week, my Moderna booster was on Tuesday and like so many people I had 48 hours...

An interesting table at Thought bubble Well, overall the Thought Bubble experience was a bit of an anticlimax. Firstly, I think because...

I have always struggled with feedback / criticism. I have said before on my blog that in an ideal world I would prefer to play a piece...

The cat helping with the printing last week, they find the press so comfy. My mood has been cycling recently round and round in an...

It’s been an interesting couple of weeks, I sent a draft version of my zine (The Big Bang) out to various people to get some feedback on...

I had a clear narrative for this zine….and then I started work on it. I have a weird working process of going backwards. (I guess that is...

I’ve been feeling so tired recently which I am sure has been brought on by seeing so many people. We have a big family and with lockdown...

So these are my “fortune telling” cards, now finished. I made 16 cards to remind me of all the ways I like to work. Sometimes when I’m...

I’ve talked before about perfectionism, I thought I’d dealt with it but just recently it has come back to bite me on the bum again! I‘ve...

My current coursework requires that I create a project plan, deciding on a marketing strategy and mapping out my proposed timeline for my...

I’m in a funny place at the moment. You go through life thinking the ground is solid beneath your feet and you know where you are and...

It is such a cliche to talk about “journeys” in a narrative but in having to look back over my last course modules I really wonder if...

After over a year of not seeing my very good friend and fellow artist (this is just one string to her bow, ceramics at...