Some days inspiration for art is difficult to find. Faced with a blank page starting an artwork can be daunting. This blog post talks about how I overcame this

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I have met some beautiful people whilst meandering through life. I include some of my closest and longest friends, and also random people who enter life’s journey for short periods of time. I talk about the sort of […]

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Someone once said to me that the reason time seems to go quicker as you get older is because the older you get the less new experiences you have. Consider that for a moment. Your childhood years stretched […]

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I talk about setting goals a lot. What you’ve noticed? I’m not surprised really, if living the life you want is actually a body then goals are the skeleton, actions are the muscles and motivation, resilience and confidence […]
I’ve always baked, made and at my worst (or best) recycled wrapping paper.  I was raised to be economical and not wasteful.  I relaxed a little through the height of my career, time was in short supply and […]

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Autumn will be the start of a busy season for me, so late summer is a great time to get plans into place.  Autumn brings with it more art events and fairs and an increase in customers wanting […]
After what seemed like the longest wettest August ever, and I think stats have confirmed the latter, we’ve now headed into a hot spell and are likely to set a record for the hottest August ever too.  I […]
It seems to have rained daily since we got back from Cornwall late July.  The Leek & District Show was a bit of a wash out.  I have a strong need to be outdoors and although I can […]
Life’s been pretty manic since about April when all my Uni deadlines started to hit.  Graduation seems a little flat.  It seems strange that my part time college life has ended (for now) – it’ll be Sept/Oct time […]

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Of course you have a plan for Christmas, for most that will be a roast turkey and a day spent with loved ones, family or friends. Image copyright Carolyn Trafford 2018 But it’s a stressful time.  I’m busy, […]