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Anger / energy, reports and feedback
I’m full of anger at the moment. There are a couple of triggers which can set it off (criticism of my recent vegetarianism, the...

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Aug 5, 20212 min read


Out of the woods?
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...

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Jul 29, 20211 min read


My "fortune telling" cards
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...

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Jul 22, 20211 min read


Perfectionism
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...

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Jul 15, 20211 min read


Coincidence or weird synchronicity
So here I am doing my Friday post! My last piece of coursework was to construct a timeline of how you got to your creative position. The...

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Jul 9, 20213 min read


Book launch or maybe not!
My current coursework requires that I create a project plan, deciding on a marketing strategy and mapping out my proposed timeline for my...

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Jul 2, 20212 min read


Going through a big creative transition
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...

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Jun 14, 20212 min read


Artistic "journey"
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...

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May 11, 20212 min read


My first "film"
Well I've finally put together my first mini film / animation. It is only 3 minutes long and it is pretty rubbish but I'm really pleased...

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Apr 30, 20211 min read


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

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Apr 2, 20211 min read


Clearing / tidying my studio
This is always a symbolic job, not actually involving much cleaning. I go through all the drawers and boxes and rearrange stuff and throw...

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Apr 1, 20211 min read


Identify the photo
So what’s this a photo of? The obvious answer is that it is a duvet draped over my wardrobe doors, the doors wedged open with flip flops...

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Mar 12, 20211 min read


Learning the piano
On the subject of the magazine, I don't often write articles but here is one that I wrote for the current one. It is a paired article...

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Feb 22, 20212 min read


How collaborating can be hard!
Image I used for the cover. I've had an "interesting" few days. We have been putting together the latest issue of the community magazine...

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Feb 19, 20211 min read


Collaborating and working alongside
I had an email from a friend reminding me of when I set up an art group a few years ago. The group after a while, didn’t really tick my...

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Feb 8, 20212 min read


My unconscious muse / creative partner
I’m having a break from animation from now to go back to my research into graphic novels but funnily enough I have found the animation...

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Feb 7, 20212 min read


Hitting the Pause button
I suddenly started to feel overloaded. I’ve been on a crash course in animation and now even though I still have so much still to learn...

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Jan 29, 20212 min read


Moving the studio
Well as I’ve progressed in my animation journey we now have Film studio 1 which is the work table in my actual studio, Film studio 2...

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Jan 29, 20211 min read


Shifting stuff around in my studio
I need to sort out my studio to make space for animation / model building. But that is nothing new. I’m forever rejigging my studio, when...

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Jan 18, 20211 min read


On Location!
I kick started myself and decided to try a bit of filming of the model that I had constructed so far. It’s freezing in the garage but I...

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Jan 14, 20211 min read


