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- 4 days ago
- 2 min
Over and Out to the OCA
still of Action Man disrupting the presentation I can’t quite believe my time has ended as a student at the Open College of the Arts!...
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- Sep 15
- 2 min
Endings and shiftings
I’ve not particularly wanted to write about the Queen’s death but it’s become almost the elephant in the room now, it seems crazy to...
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- Jul 31
- 3 min
Trip to London
I got back last night from my course and today am catching up with myself and all my jobs, one of which is writing here. So did I learn...
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- Jul 24
- 2 min
Hot! Hot! Hot!
Thank goodness the temperature has cooled again! What a couple of days! It was very hot here in Yorkshire, one of the hottest areas of...
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- Jul 14
- 3 min
Events of last week (part2)
Third event: Attending the comic book fair in Macclesfield, MACC-POW. I had to do this as part of my course, putting my work out there,...
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- Jun 16
- 1 min
Working in Zine 4
I’ve managed to get back to work again, (it’s just showing up in the studio, you end up working by default) and I’ve been grappling with...
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- Jun 11
- 2 min
Head exploding time
After virtually a week off, I’m back in my studio after a busy social time, family visiting here and me visiting family. Now I’m trying...
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- Jun 3
- 2 min
End of an era
Funny old week. I handed in my final Assignment for my degree in Visual Communications this week. It should have been a great moment of...
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- Mar 4
- 2 min
A good book on Emotional Neglect
I’m going to add a book list to my blog as I’ve been reading a new book that has been really helpful. I’ve struggled to find books that...
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- Feb 19
- 2 min
Being an artist and complex-PTSD
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...
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- Feb 11
- 2 min
Spillustrate Team
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...
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spillustrate
- Jan 29
- 2 min
I'm back, plus Fear
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...
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spillustrate
- Jan 22
- 1 min
Holding post
Just a very quick note....I am really struggling to get my already late Assignment ready to be handed in, trying not to be stressed (deep...
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spillustrate
- Dec 3, 2021
- 2 min
Updates and procrastinations
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...
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spillustrate
- Sep 30, 2021
- 2 min
Mixed Feedback, some good, some not so good
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...
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- Sep 16, 2021
- 1 min
Working hard
Potential cover for Zine 2, new title, the Big Bang I’m going full tilt with Zine 2 now. It’s taking shape and I might be able to post a...
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- Sep 9, 2021
- 2 min
Working on Zine 2, feelings resurface but a snuggly sweater can help
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...
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- Sep 3, 2021
- 1 min
Apologies and narrative threads
Firstly both the Office Junior and Octopus complained last week about the way they have been represented. The Office Junior sees herself...
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- Aug 27, 2021
- 2 min
Complex trauma or C-PTSD
I’ve been reading some interesting stuff in the last couple of weeks. I’m interested in blogs that talk about dealing with mood swings...
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- Aug 20, 2021
- 2 min
Role of pride and moving the goal posts
I’ve been feeling very driven this last 2 years. I decided at the end of the last level of my course that my overall ambition was to...
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