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Feb 4
9 min

Kickstarting a Book: A One-Woman Debrief

This has been on my list of blogpost subjects for months and as I've recently been asked about it again, I think now is the time! Here...

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Jan 27
4 min

Neither

Neither Jacinta Read (I wrote this two years ago) Earlier this week my son asked me to ‘be a mummy who helps with the walking’. His...

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Jan 27
7 min

Add Oil

(This is a blog post I wrote in 2018. I'm reposting it here on my new website because it is relevant to some things that I will share...

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Dec 8, 2020
4 min

Creative Injury

Working in the arts comes with all sorts of vulnerabilities - physical, mental and emotional, sometimes all at the same time. I think...

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Nov 19, 2020
1 min

Star Institute Sensory Stories

Last month I had the privilege of creating the pictures for a series of stories for #sensoryawarenessmonth The stories and character...

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Nov 17, 2020
3 min

The Paradox of Change

I am excited because today I have a portfolio review session with an illustration agent. I get to have this because I am on the Pathways...

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Nov 11, 2020
3 min

What is Pathways?

Before I go any further with my renewed blogging efforts it would be a very good idea for me to explain what the Pathways programme is....

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Nov 9, 2020
2 min

What I Want: Setting Intention

What an absolutely incredible week! In the past 7 days so many huge things have happened, here are the highlights: America voted in a new...

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Jun 15, 2020
11 min

A Sinking Feeling

My city and I are similar; we have parents of two different cultures. A third culture has emerged as the result of a lifetime of trying to r

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Jun 13, 2020
1 min

Cool Uncool

Back to blogging

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