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My creative journey on my sabbatical in India and beyond
Imprisoning objects is something I did during my sabbatical in India 4 years ago. I enjoy it and it speaks to me. Whilst away for a short break in Puebla, Mexico, I found a load of purple cosmetics and imprisoned them. Here they are. I started this project in February 2024. But then I found …
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My niece and her wife had a baby whilst I was in Puebla, Mexico. I found a beautifully embroidered dog and named him Carlos. He went on a whole raft of adventures before he met their baby. Here he is from the photobook I made of his journeying. Carlos carries on his journey with Rafi …
Carly has been married a long time but now she is getting divorced as she and Ades are no longer compatible. Carly is in a hurry to tell everyone. This is her nature. To rush around and tell everyone everything. She wears her heart on her sleeve and is very busy crying and being miserable. …
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The song Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes often goes through Carly’s head. It was something she regularly sang to her children when they were toddlers. The other line Eyes and Ears and Mouth and Nose also made her think. Obviously, Carly has other parts of her body that she can talk about. But where to …
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Zoë has been petitioning Carly to write a story about their friendship for quite a while. This isn’t quite right. Zoë just wanted to feature in some small way in one of Carly’s world (really?!) famous stories. However, Carly had much grander ideas and wanted to write a whole story about Zoë. But this …
Finally, in the middle of her second term of her second year at Uni, Boo invites her mother Carly to visit and stay overnight. Carly is delighted to accept, but a little apprehensive. She knows that student shared households are grotty and messy. She can accept ‘seedy’ as that isn’t the students’ fault. They usually rent …
This was a title suggested by Carly’s then new(ish) boyfriend David during the middle of the Covid 19 lockdown. Probably to point out going forward when Carly was not always right. It was clearly tongue in cheek. Carly knows she isn’t always right. A shame because Carly would like to always be right. She is …
During my sabbatical in India, I attempted and completed a lot of purple, spiral and prime number crafts. Most I had done before to some extent. But one which was new was learning to make dreamcatchers. The shape and the significance of them has really spoken to me. Since then I have made a number …
First up was a facetime call with an American Paediatrician but it was really clear during the whole of this time he was just clearing up his inbox and sending out emails. Or maybe he was shopping online? And more importantly, he was not paying Carly the attention she felt she deserved and certainly craved. …
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Carly really enjoys going to Brighton. A fun, sassy and exciting place and she has been there many times over the years. But recently she has been going there a lot to stay in Dom and Nic’s flat on top of a hotel overlooking the sea. It is a really magical place to sit and do …