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So you want your own creative development plan, eh?

27 October 2010

I can see why you would. Because, hell, just coming up with mine has filled me with enthusiasm for what’s coming up and given me some impetus to get started in advance of the ‘official’ start date of 1 January 2011. But you’ve never done this before, and you’re nervous and kind of confused about [...]

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Creative development plan 2011

25 October 2010

So I was going to write a clever intro to this. I wanted to find a way to include a story that led up to it, because you know I’m all about the stories. I was going to tell you all about the different foci (ah, yes, Mr Hodgson, Latin-teacher-of-my-youth, did you see how I [...]

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Subtle shifts and moving forward

23 October 2010

I’m hesitating to post this in case I jinx it. Because, you know how that goes. You say something’s going well, like your renovation of the garage, and as soon as you do, bam! A bloody great tree blows down the next evening and crushes it to matchwood before your very eyes. And then you [...]

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Conversations with a Goblin: Spanish Mike

13 October 2010

“They think you’re dead, y’know.” Mike the Goblin is picking his teeth. He does that a lot. It’s a goblin thing. “I’m sorry?” “The people who read your blog. They think you’ve died and forsaken them.” He digs something out of his mouth and examines it. “Do you mind?” I say. “That’s disgusting.” He shrugs [...]

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Lalalala, Not Getting Things Done(TM), ooo look! there’s a cricket

18 August 2010

This appears to be the sum total of my brain at the moment. Here are some of the deep, clever and truly revolutionary ideas that I am pondering: – Sleepy. Sooo sleepy… should I have a blankie or get under the duvet? Mmm. – Tea. Must have tea. – Look! Pretty French beans that I [...]

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A tale worth telling?

6 August 2010

Gather round, O best beloveds, and hear a tale worth telling. It’s the tale of a merry maid, moping mum, whose soul was sad and whose glance was glum, who sipped no sup but craved much crumb as she sighed for the lack of… something.* A tale of too much to do, too tired to [...]

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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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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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