I've been waffling on writing this blog for over two years now!! Time for a little reflection....
Originally I set it up as a college assignment to document, evidence, and showcase my work on the Printed and Constructed Textiles degree course. Right from the start I decided there was more to my life then the coursework and that in fact my whole lifestyle choices and interests lend massive influence to all the creative work I undertake right from doodle sketches to the bigger more ambitious project either on a course work or personal level. The blog evolved to include many different aspect of my everyday life some more random then others - some more relevant then others - some probably more interesting then others but to my surprise people still read it - quite a few people in fact!!!
For me its like keeping a public journal and the fact that it is public makes me consider the content a bit more, and, while I do like the fact that people are reading my mindful mumblings I also don't really mind if no-one ever read it as now its just a passing part of my days and a record of what I've been up to and its become quite a habit that I enjoy.
Its a brilliant way to share adventures and life and in particular my travel experiences with friends without having write loads of emails or postcards a modern day on going round robin!!
When you write it all down and then flick back it makes you realise just how busy you have been and how much has been achieved over the last two years. I've fulfilled a life long ambition to do a textiles course and graduated with a foundation degree - which incidentally I intend to take to honours level in the next couple of years - I watched my lovely grand children grow, we've run several successful star weekends and I've drawn a tremendous amount and sewn even more. New sewing machine, new overlocker, recovered the sofa and driven 1000's of mile around southern Island and the British Isle and even more 1000's around Canada and the the North American Rockies. In-between all this I have read dozens of books - completely hooked on scandi noir.. explored the beautiful local countryside and castles, been social with friends and family, had some ups and downs but generally its been a good two years. How I ever found time to have a full time job I've no idea!!
Change is round the corner, things rarely stand still - more of that on my next blog - in the mean time I have been busy as usual and this week I have fashioned a pouffe - completely out of scrap materials I already had. It has a foam seat propped on tightly rolled corrugated cardboard and finally padded with old cushion stuffing all sewn into an inner liner - it doesn't look much just now but it is strong and sturdy and will be wonderful when I cover it next week. (hint of cover in the back ground). I've been on the look out for the right kind of footstool pouffe for ages - it needed to be the right shape and sturdy enough to double as small table with a tray on. Nothing ever turned up quite right so rather then settle for second best I decided to make my own - I think its going to be rather grand when I've finished it - probably too grand to put feet on!!!
Originally I set it up as a college assignment to document, evidence, and showcase my work on the Printed and Constructed Textiles degree course. Right from the start I decided there was more to my life then the coursework and that in fact my whole lifestyle choices and interests lend massive influence to all the creative work I undertake right from doodle sketches to the bigger more ambitious project either on a course work or personal level. The blog evolved to include many different aspect of my everyday life some more random then others - some more relevant then others - some probably more interesting then others but to my surprise people still read it - quite a few people in fact!!!
For me its like keeping a public journal and the fact that it is public makes me consider the content a bit more, and, while I do like the fact that people are reading my mindful mumblings I also don't really mind if no-one ever read it as now its just a passing part of my days and a record of what I've been up to and its become quite a habit that I enjoy.
Its a brilliant way to share adventures and life and in particular my travel experiences with friends without having write loads of emails or postcards a modern day on going round robin!!
When you write it all down and then flick back it makes you realise just how busy you have been and how much has been achieved over the last two years. I've fulfilled a life long ambition to do a textiles course and graduated with a foundation degree - which incidentally I intend to take to honours level in the next couple of years - I watched my lovely grand children grow, we've run several successful star weekends and I've drawn a tremendous amount and sewn even more. New sewing machine, new overlocker, recovered the sofa and driven 1000's of mile around southern Island and the British Isle and even more 1000's around Canada and the the North American Rockies. In-between all this I have read dozens of books - completely hooked on scandi noir.. explored the beautiful local countryside and castles, been social with friends and family, had some ups and downs but generally its been a good two years. How I ever found time to have a full time job I've no idea!!Change is round the corner, things rarely stand still - more of that on my next blog - in the mean time I have been busy as usual and this week I have fashioned a pouffe - completely out of scrap materials I already had. It has a foam seat propped on tightly rolled corrugated cardboard and finally padded with old cushion stuffing all sewn into an inner liner - it doesn't look much just now but it is strong and sturdy and will be wonderful when I cover it next week. (hint of cover in the back ground). I've been on the look out for the right kind of footstool pouffe for ages - it needed to be the right shape and sturdy enough to double as small table with a tray on. Nothing ever turned up quite right so rather then settle for second best I decided to make my own - I think its going to be rather grand when I've finished it - probably too grand to put feet on!!!
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