Journal
My journals have become a vital space for me - to pause, reflect, take time for myself and, where needed, consider next steps. I have a mounting pile of them alongside my prolific collection of sketchbooks. Words appear across the pages of both, often in conversation with one another. In this Journal space I’m sharing some of these reflections, encounters that inspire me and stories of people I meet.
Your Action is Your Roar
Reflecting on the point I’d reached before we set off travelling in mid April. New work focused on the invisibility of older women. Asking myself the question whether it could be a vehicle for a more political piece of work.
“How do you think big when you’re supposed to not get in the way, not overstep your welcome, not over-shadow or intimidate?” Rebecca Solnit
Creative Coaching
When working on the design and launch of my website with Rosa last summer I was adamant that I wanted to keep my creative practice and my coaching career separate. Over the Christmas break I’ve had a re-think. So my New Year challenge is to articulate my creative coaching offer alongside my creative practice. Learning to understanding how the two merge, feed and support one another.
Looking Back
We judge ourselves so harshly as artists, and are judged by others in terms of our track record - of exhibitions, sales of work, funding and commissions. The definitions are drawn for us and we impose these on ourselves. Yet surely there’s room to interpret the word ‘artist’ in as many different ways as there are creative responses in the world?