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The power of objects … ‘Here today …’ was the title of a piece of work I made in memory of my late grandmother. It included a used powder compact and eyeshadow, alongside a 1930s hand mirror on a bedside […]
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Last time I wrote here, I mentioned feeling pleased that I no longer had to pay for expensive storage space – I’d managed successfully, to fit everything that wasn’t needed in my studio into my garden shed. Money aside, commercial […]
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Collecting versus hoarding Collecting: Possessions are part of a larger set of items. Display does not impede active living areas in home. Hoarding: Possessions become unorganised piles preventing rooms from being used for their intended purpose. I’ve thought a lot […]
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Today’s been a typical Bank Holiday Monday weather-wise, with continuous rain falling pretty much all day. I postponed plans to do some gardening and instead, focused on my creative work – and specifically, this blog. It’s great to have over […]
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Curtsying out of 2023 into a New Year … I updated my website yesterday, on the last day of 2023. There’s still a bit to add, but it feels positive to have started the new year with at least […]
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I’ve been acutely aware for some time that the ‘latest’ page on my website has been in need of an update. My blog posts had slowly started to take over the task of updating any news and I suppose I […]
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The very act of bartering adds an emotional reality to the process of exchange that currency somehow lacks: ‘What is an object worth to you? How much do you want it and what are you prepared to give in return?’ […]
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‘The emotional attachment we make to any given object can determine its worth in emotional terms as opposed to its monetary value.’ Kate Murdoch, 2008 Getting prepared to bring 10×10 out into the world again has called to […]
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‘What is an object worth? How much do you want it and what are you prepared to give in return? ‘ ‘The very act of bartering adds an emotional reality to the process of exchange that currency somehow lacks.’ Kate […]
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It’s a bit like the proverbial London bus – wait for ages and then three come along at once. As has happened with blog writing this month – three posts in quick succession (scroll down to read). There’s nothing like […]
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My ‘Sweet Nothings’ work is to be included in a new and exciting group show, ‘No Place Like Home’ curated by artists and curators, Rosalind Davis and Laura Hudson. They have this to say in the publicity about the […]
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I was in Ayr in June, delivering my work, HOPE to narture cic (see below). The connection came about through an exchange of messages on social media. The connection grew stronger as things unfolded and my own familiarity with Ayr […]