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Family and Reality
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...

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Dec 16, 20212 min read


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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Dec 3, 20212 min read


Feedback versus Criticism
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...

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Nov 11, 20212 min read


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 30, 20212 min read


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 16, 20211 min read


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 9, 20212 min read


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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Sep 3, 20211 min read


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 27, 20212 min read


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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Aug 20, 20212 min read


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


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


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


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


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


