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My final year of my Art Foundation Degree has just started it’s going to be a big big year.  It takes up about a day and a half on campus and perhaps the same amount of time in […]

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Do you remember those days?  You could just get a scrap of paper and some crayons and draw magical pictures or make up worlds in your head.  There was no right or wrong…..   …. you just let […]

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It’s been about 10 years ago I saw 2 mature couples strip down to their undies and swim in a Lake District tarn.  It’s an image that’s stayed with me – not in a bad way – it’s […]

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My university year has just finished.  By the time you’re reading this article, I will have my first batch of level 5 degree results – I’m a mature art student.  Younger students will have finished their exams and […]

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A follow on to the last blog post – now in business I go to networking meetings.  Good meetings are busy and valuable contacts will meet a lot of people – its important they go home clutching my […]

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I’ve spent a lifetime fading into the background.  The majority of my working career was spent head down, “Doing a good job” then feeling bitter for not being noticed for it or someone else getting credit for a […]

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Its exciting times. Tonight the Astound Exhibition opens.  Its the 2nd year of my art degree and when i look back I can physically see the progress I’ve made with my art.  I’m really looking forward to getting […]

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3 weeks ago a small change in circumstances (see previous post) now means I have a little more time on my hands – or I would have if I wasn’t studying for an art degree.  I have a project […]

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One of the reasons I’m self employed is because back at the start of 2012 I was made redundant.  Redundancy wasn’t a “dark cloud hanging over me” thing, at the time I really wanted to start my coaching […]

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It’s hard to believe that spring has officially arrived already.  I love this time of year, lovely lighter mornings (and evenings), flowers coming into bloom, warmer more palatable weather (albeit often damp) and I can honestly say a […]