Artist & Purveyor Of Obsessive Projects
Looking at art websites & wondering, not for the first time, what a residency for disabled artists would look like & how much support it would need? Of course a lot depends on the disability in question, some may be much easier to accommodate than others. Personally, I’m almost entirely excluded from residencies because of…Continue Reading “A rant about accessibility”
I refer to myself as The Queen Of Procrastination. I know, I know, it’s not a very sensible self-fulfilling prophecy to land myself with. Pretty blooming accurate though! Over the years, I’ve learnt that procrastination can have many causes. I was reminded recently that fear can be a big one. In December, I swapped webhosts…Continue Reading “A sneaky way to overcome procrastination”
Burnout. I have it. Burned Out Car by Niklas. Used under a Creative Commons license And at some point in your creative life, you’ve probably had it too. Creative people tend to go like the clappers and then fall down in a heap. My candle burns at both ends It will not last the night;…Continue Reading “Blooming burnout”
I’ve seen a lot of ‘rah, rah, just try harder’ cheerleading type posts on the internet lately. photo credit: †Jimmy MacDonald †Sometimes ‘just try harder’ is rocking advice: it’s just what you need to hear on the days when a boot up the arse is helpful. Now, I’m all for working hard and…Continue Reading “The Law Of Diminishing Returns”
Woah, there goes another tumbleweed bowling past. photo credit: Claire L. Evans Yes, sorry about the dusty ghost town feel around here of late. There is a very simple reason. 365 Jars has been kicking my ass. Hard. In my enthusiasm for starting a new project – ‘yay, new art project, yay’ – I forgot…Continue Reading “The myth of competence”
I don’t do resolutions. I think they suck. If resolutions work for you, that’s cool. But it is my deeply held belief that January is long and depressing enough without making yourself feel like a failure halfway through because you thought you ‘ought’ to do something about your weight/finances/fitness/work-life balance or whatever damn thing you’re…Continue Reading “Resolutions suck”
When we moved into our house 13 years ago, the garden was so neglected that I thought I’d have to dig up the lawn just to have a few flowers. Then I started cutting back the hedge and discovered to my surprise that I already had large flowerbeds. They were just completely hidden by a…Continue Reading “This is not about gardening”
photo credit: ShironekoEuro[busy] 1) Customer Love challengers are amazing The support, love, ideas and kindness I’ve received from fellow challengers has been incredible. I’ve met cool new people and deepened relationships with existing people and this was undeniably the best part of the experience for me. If you are thinking about doing the next Customer…Continue Reading “19 things I learnt during Customer Love”