On arriving back from my holidays I found myself faced with a new job. The job is amazing; it is to think up creative ways of getting feedback from people about their experiences at Magic Hour. Magic Hour is the latest exciting endeavour from Oxford Contemporary Music. I love working with Oxford Contemporary Music and […]
A different language is a different reality; what is the language, the world, of stones? What is the language, the world, of birds? Of atoms? Of microbes? Of air? – Jeanette Winterson, Art Objects The images, interviews and sound clips that I collect will sound foreign; it’s noisy here, it’s big, and I think truly […]
I always love to come home from a holiday, but one of the things that makes that homecoming extra special is a good bit of post. For instance, a letter from the AHRC saying that yes, I have funding for the remainder of my PhD studies. That’s the very best sort of homecoming to be […]
The generosity of The Internet and my blog readers never ceases to amaze me. I was in two minds about whether or not to post about wardrobe mess, fashion stress etc., yesterday and I am glad that the ‘just do it’ impetus won. You have all given me a lot to think about and some […]
*WARNING: contains Some Ranting* Mark actually pointed out that this ought to be my Messy Tuesdays post image for today. My wardrobe often gets into this kind of state. I find this reflective of my sense of overwhelm and distress surrounding clothes. Questions concerning how I should dress myself in relation to the larger issues […]
I was very excited to discover this sign. I felt creative Nirvana was evidently up ahead. Alas, it refers instead to boats on the Kennet and Avon Canal. But I made Mark take a photo of me experiencing All Craft Elation anyway. Before yesterday I had never knowingly walked 20 miles in a day. Driving […]
Today is the official start of the Olympics and therefore the Ravelympics. I have kit and projects, and I am all warmed up thanks to yesterday’s squash-knitting exercises. All I have to do is start. I also participated in an 08 08 08 swap. The deal was to send 8 postcards in exchange for 8 […]
…be very, very silly. Thanks for the pattern, Gewerken.