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Saturday
Chloe Briggs subjective architecture drawing workshop I followed the instructions but didn’t manage to be on line at the same time as the live transmission. I wish I had a huge Japanese brush. The soft round spread of ink from a Chinese brush contrasting with lines drawn with a ruler or a circle drawn with…
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Friday
Another very painful day, br ain fog is clouding any useful thought. I spend the day pottering trying to define what I should be doing. I am so aware that the winter is edging closer. I make lists of things that I need to do to resource next year from the fruits of this year.…
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Thursday
So, so, sore. I was very disappointed to be stuck at home but decided to use the day as constructively as possible. Organising my studio was too physically difficult, but I made a start. I made lists. I read. I researched badgers and how to see them. I found a set and took photographs there…
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Wednesday
9.30 session Rules of Drawing with Alex – my body hurts so much. I choose my route through the college to minimise the steps that are required and the number of stairs climbed. I lead the others along the outside of the building from the studio to the other building. There is a level of…
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Tuesday
TK is unwell and not giving class today. We are all concerned for her. It is touching that even the young men in our group who have only met her once or twice are showing their concern. I book into life drawing with Alex. Calum comes too. The others seem unable to adjust quickly. Life…
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Monday
Cutting brambles to gather tannin for ink. The colours of the autumnal leaves and the soft smell of sweet decay in the garden evoke a nostalgia for the summer gone. Again I reflect that I have not gathered, stored, saved everything that I could for the coming winter. This winter will be more modest than…
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Saturday
Natural dye workshop with Julia Billings at Woollenflower in Glasgow. I went to pull together some colours from the local environment and to observe how JB organises herself. Taking bottles for collecting dye bath in to reduce to my own inks, we dyed with 5 plant sources, 4 local and one exotic. We used both…
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Friday
Reflective morning reading Wintering by Kathleen May – pondering on value of stopping and assessing and feeling. It is very helpful to be able to refer to another’s beautiful prose to validate one’s own actions. Although why I should need external validation to listen to my body, attune to the season and prepare for a…
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Thursday
7.30 yoga helped clear the knots and pains from standing on Tuesday. Introduction to wood workshop. Looking forward to working with the large saws, drills and sanders. Found a eucalyptus branch that I can play with Spent the afternoon cutting rounds from the eucalyptus and comparing to the willow that I had cut…
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Wednesday Rules of Drawing
Wet messy play with Alex – actually rules of drawing. We listened to a variety of sounds and made marks in response. We were encouraged to work differently to our norm with different materials and to possibly close our eyes. It was a glorious session. The freedom to play with materials felt wonderful. To know…