Thinking about writing.
Thinking about writing and and getting used to a different pace.
Well, it has been a while since I wrote a new blog post, the madness of the last 3 months left little space to be thinking about writing but I know that this year is going to be my year for it. My tutor at Art School once told me she thought I would write a book one day. You never know.
January can be such a contrast to the months leading up to Christmas. It’s a quiet month with time to both reflect and look forward which can leave the present somewhat lost.
Coming to the end of December feels like running full tilt into a wall. I always feel a bit dazed at the beginning of January as my body and my mind get used to a different pace and this year, it has been an even greater jolt as we went into a second lockdown too. But, I have decided to take some of the positive things from lockdown 1 and try to continue them.
I am listening again to Melissa Harrison’s Podcast ‘The Stubborn Light Of Things’ but listening more closely, trying to absorb and learn from them. I am walking, you can read more about that here, but I am taking more notice of the details, of the small things that are easily overlooked. I am trying to teach myself that taking time off is ok, reading a book for a few hours in the afternoon is not skiving, having a glass of wine at 5pm is not terrible and taking a few days off from Social Media is essential.
I do have a project which has been a slow burner for the past few months, its been formulating in my mind and in my sketch book and have started working quietly and thoughtfully on new pieces. These will mainly be unique one off brooches supported by a collection of rings and bangles but over 2021, will grow and, no doubt, change. I’ll be writing a specific piece about these soon.
Other than that, I cannot think about what this year will hold. I have not booked in to do fairs or exhibitions, I haven’t thought about finding new galleries to stock. I haven’t booked a holiday or planned trips up country to see friends. These things seem ephemeral right now. The one show that I have been working towards with a group of makers from the South West should have been opening in Feb but we’ll see… I’ll let you know.
“What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare.
No time to see, in broad daylight, Streams full of stars, like skies at night.”