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Nothing stays the same
I feel that I am in a constant state of flux or change. Sometimes I wonder if I am really changing or am I just reading stuff, thinking...
spillustrate
Dec 20, 20242 min read
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Trip away
I never want to go away from my home where I feel so comfortable and safe but one of my offspring FORCED me to go down to London to see...
spillustrate
Jul 11, 20242 min read
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So now a break from zines and back to printing?
I have not been feeling like doing my blog in the last 6 weeks but I’ve recently come back to wanting to do it again. What put me off?...
spillustrate
Jun 24, 20241 min read
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Everything in flux
I’ve not done a post for quite a while. Life gets busy and I have not had much time physically in my studio. I need to get on with my...
spillustrate
Apr 29, 20241 min read
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Being liked
I always find the run up to Christmas challenging but it also gets easier each year. I used to have a melt down every October at the...
spillustrate
Dec 3, 20232 min read
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A busy time
I’ve fallen a bit behind with my posts. Life got busy for a variety of unrelated reasons, all adding up to me not posting. I think that...
spillustrate
Nov 1, 20231 min read
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Working on cards
I've moved over to spray paints for the time being.
spillustrate
Oct 16, 20231 min read
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Busy time, physical and mental.
After a very busy weekend in lots of different random ways, I have needed to be gentle with myself. I have been over in my studio and...
spillustrate
Sep 25, 20232 min read
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A bit more printing
This time, adding a second colour. It’s funny that I spent all week thinking about doing it, putting it off, doing other stuff....then...
spillustrate
Jul 18, 20231 min read
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Music / Art
I am experiencing some similarities between my music and my art. When I first started going to adult education lessons I would find...
spillustrate
Jul 8, 20232 min read
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Slow, slow, slow
This week I have been rejigging my studio around to start printing in it (I used to print in our basement before but the cats made it...
spillustrate
Jun 10, 20232 min read
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Back to printing
So let’s have a break from my internal world for a bit and go back to printing! Plans, getting ready. First I’m still needing to set up...
spillustrate
Jun 4, 20231 min read
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Printing! I'm meant to be printing!
As always, life takes over what we think we should be doing. I meant to really embark on hand printing but instead got led down other...
spillustrate
May 14, 20232 min read
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Migraines and yoga
A week ago I woke up feeling fine, had a quick walk to the shop which was lovely, fresh and peaceful, the birds singing, which was lovely...
spillustrate
May 6, 20233 min read
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Neuro diversity and creativity
There has been lots of stuff recently about ADHD and I find that if I ever mention it, people often make the rejoinder “ oh that’s really...
spillustrate
Mar 17, 20232 min read
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Working on Zine 5
I’m back at work at Zine 5 now. It is slow progress, slowly whittling away at the pages, putting things together and then fiddling around...
spillustrate
Jan 29, 20232 min read
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Box Fit
The big clear out makes me think about getting rid of stuff in general. I like Marie Kondo’s ideas and in the past read a book on Swedish...
spillustrate
Jan 20, 20232 min read
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Finally done
Today I’ve at last completed my studio turn out. 2 black bags of rubbish, a small collection of stuff which I am hoping will go to a...
spillustrate
Jan 12, 20232 min read
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Big Surprise!
Just got my degree result and I got a FIRST! Was not expecting that. Reading through the feedback I think it was my pecha kucha...
spillustrate
Dec 16, 20221 min read
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Working on Zine 5
I’m eating the elephant one mouthful at a time….it feels like glacial progress but I have actually got some sort of plan for the entire...
spillustrate
Dec 12, 20222 min read
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