Trying to live a more creative life...
I grew up in the seventies and in my family sunday’s were all about music. Cool parents, they threw us into everything and still have an enviable vinyl collection. This morning I was adding a couple of songs to my seventies Spotify list and realised I listen to this nearly every sunday. It made me … More Sunday Playlist
“It’s Wednesday my dudes…”~ that bloke on Vine The end of this month sees the completion of the first full year of my degree. At this rate I’ll be done in 7 years, I’d like to pick up the pace a bit but realistically I know it’s not going to happen. And that’s fine. It’s … More What I’ve Learnt in My First Year of Online Studying
I’ve been a bit under the weather this week so I’m falling back on a slightly lazy post! My degree assignments have been featuring areas to research and they are often asking us to look at an artist or a technique/movement. They’ve been pretty specific but this time we have free rein. Just go out … More Research ~ Anya Gallaccio
Disclaimer: This blog post might seem a bit pointless but I’m trying to get into the habit of posting regularly. I recently read this post from stuartdanker.com (check him out, he’s funny!) about consistency especially in blogging and it made a lot of sense to me about a lot of things really. I created a … More Sketchbook
Assignment 5 was going quite well, till I hit a major speedbump. My sewing machine is not a happy bunny. Untouched for ages, I’m having major problems trying to get it to do anything, I’ve worked out where the problem is but I just need some time to get it cleaned up, oiled, and just … More Zen and the Art of Sewing Machine Maintenance
Assignment 5 is due in less than a week. I’m tip toeing towards my finished collection but there is still a lot to finish off in the next few days. In the meantime here is a little selection of the drawings/mark making/source photos that I’m basing my capsule collection on. This has been a strange, … More W-I-P
As part of my next assignment (a capsule collection of textile pieces) I wanted to include some naturally dyed fabric. I’m aiming to incorporate some of the flowers and plants I’m using for my research drawings as part of the finished pieces. I’m still at the planning stage but that’s what I’m aiming for. I … More Solar Dyeing
Playing around with Photoshop this morning. Quite like these, they will print up to A4 size. Lainey x
It’s been a few weeks since I’ve blogged and it’s been a weird few weeks! I applied for pretty much my dream job, not to mention with a dream salary. Didn’t even get an interview and to be honest I don’t know what I was thinking. These little knocks do make you think about a … More Still Here
Last week I had my tutor feedback on my last assignment, my tutor is lovely and her job is to bring my attention to strengths and weaknesses I have. Even when pulling me up on something it is done in an incredibly positive way. I honestly feel I’ve learned from her feedback and feel very … More Tutor Feedback
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