Rastafairyan

12 July 2010

The Great Studio Clear-Out of 2010 continues apace. I’ve added another 58 magazines to my thrown-out tally and have found at least three missing books I thought I’d lost. Still haven’t got to the fabrics yet. I’m hoping that by the time I get through the easy stuff and on to the hard stuff, my [...]

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The Stuff-Lover’s lament

5 July 2010

Friday I started a long-overdue clear-out in my studio. If you know me at all, you know this is big news. If you don’t, let me tell you why. Like many visually-creative people, I am a lover of Stuff. All sorts of Stuff: stuff that is beautiful to look at (a carved elephant, a magpie’s [...]

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Ohai. Remember me?

20 June 2010

Hi! Over here… yeah, remember me? I know, I know, it’s been a while. I guess you’ll be wondering where I’ve been all this time. After all, when I left you, I was standing around at a party in my underwear with my saggy bits on public display. I imagine you were expecting something quite spectacular as a [...]

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Where you too can see my exposed, saggy…

28 March 2010

… work in progress, Pearls of Wisdom. After my post yesterday, I had a couple of people ask where the exhibition was, and I realised that, stupidly, I never posted the details. (This is how distracted I was by my ultimately unsuccessful dash for the finish line.) So, to rectify that, here are the details: [...]

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Pearls of Wisdom: standing around at a party in my underwear

27 March 2010

It’s Saturday. The exhibition that Pearls of Wisdom was destined for opened today. Remember that the delivery deadline for the piece was Wednesday? Well, it wasn’t finished. Not even close. The Queen of Last Minute Panics had really lost her crown this time. And believe me, there was much wailing and gnashing of teeth. There [...]

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Pearls of Wisdom: Nope, not done yet

20 March 2010

Of course not. It’s only Saturday and it’s not due until Wednesday. Seriously, no need to get stressed about it just yet. (Astute readers will have detected a hint of sarcasm. Only a hint, mind, but there nonetheless.) You’ll be pleased to know, however, that the stitching part has actually commenced. I know, I know, [...]

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Oh woe is me

12 March 2010

(This is the post you write when you’re poorly and feeling oh-so-sorry for yourself. And yet, you’re aware that you’ve neglected your blog and its readers and you’re feeling very guilty about that. So you drag your sorry arse to the computer (oh, all right, yes it is a laptop) and write it anyway, because [...]

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Pearls of Wisdom: a miracle of mermaids

3 February 2010

What is the correct collective for a group of mermaids? A school of mermaids? A clan of mermaids? A muddle of mermaids? How about a miracle of mermaids? With the stress of getting these babies drawn up, it seems miraculous that they’re all actually done now and ready for their next step.  Here’s the full [...]

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Pearls of Wisdom: progress

27 January 2010

Yes indeed, you read that right: progress! Sorry, did I make you choke on your cuppa? I know, I know, but sometimes miracles happen and they take us all by surprise when they do. There has been some slow, but real, progress on Pearls of Wisdom in the last couple of weeks. (For those joining [...]

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