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Lack of sleep taking it's toll and the fun of research…. week 4 🙂
All this unaccustomed hard work has taken it’s toll and I have a cold and a cough. I wouldn’t mind if I could get a…
Exhibition news & a week of firsts
At last we had the opening of my exhibition, and I promise after this post to say no more about it – but it has…
Gratitude – and a bunch of flowers
This morning I had time to really read Lee Aspland’s blog post about Gratitude and follow some of the links he recommended (well worth a…
The Art of Loneliness and Grief
Over the last few months I have collected some of my monochrome photographs and paired them with some short poems to produce a booklet about…
Finding Peace – an exhibition of contemplative images
We live in a hectic world and sometimes it feels impossible to find any peace. A photography exhibition at Portsmouth Cathedral aims to show how…
Art and therapy – can they work together?
Yesterday I was lucky enough to attend the start of the Art Therapy Conference at Goldsmiths Uni in London. I stumbled on this…
MA Fine Art – liminal project underway
After weeks of stress – the exhibition and the steep learning curve of a totally new subject area for me, combined with illness it is…
Larmer Tree 2015 – it was fun as always!
I know it’s a cliche, but I can’t believe that a week ago I was sat in The Arc waiting for SnowApple having just had…
One a day photo challenge – Day One!
So here it is, my first picture! I didn’t want to be too quick off the starting blocks – if I am only going to…
What did I do with the last nine months?!
As I start university and go back to a more structured life, I have been reflecting on what I have achieved over the last nine…
Postcards and business cards delivered!
Very excited to have taken delivery of my postcards and business cards for my next two exhibitions. Ordering online always worries me when I…
Mindful massage insight!
I was lucky enough to have a lovely head and shoulder massage today and I suddenly had an insight into mindfulness and our need to…
Have you ever wondered what artists do all day?
Since I have considered myself an “artist”, over the last couple of years, it has been a steep learning curve learning about how the art…
Free art friday – today changed my creative world 🙂
Today, I had a wonderful opportunity, the artist “My Dog Sighs” (www.mydogsighs.co.uk) was giving a workshop a couple of miles from here – it reminded…
Action Stations – in colour and monochrome!
I am very proud to share my pictures of the Action Stations building taken earlier this month. As I have already blogged, I learnt…
Steep learning curve – week 5- planning the exhibition
This week has been a huge learning curve. I have been prepping for my exhibition at Portsmouth Guildhall – it’s one thing to put together…
The universe within….
A large part of my work this year is about encapsulating the universe within. Close your eyes for a minute; within each of us is…
Reflections on the last 7 months…..minions and blue cucumbers!
It’s been 7 months since I was made redundant and my life was turned upside down, or is that inside out? I was lucky…
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