I am experimenting with having more fun with my creativity – just doing things for the heck of it really, just cos it makes me smile. Today I drew some dogs. A long dog… A hairy dog… An angry dog… And a surprised dog… What I love about quick doodles like this is that, within… Continue reading Today I drew some dogs
I spent most of today at work researching quotes about nature for a book about the great outdoors. Copyright rules state that you can only quote from a source who has been dead for 70+ years. So I found myself in the strange position of finding a great quote and then looking up the author… Continue reading What I learned today: we only get one shot at this
Do you know why I love spending time with my nieces and nephews (aside from the fact that I love them to bits and they give life-enhancing hugs?) It’s because if you spend time with children - watch them jump and dance and sing - pretty soon your inner child will be itching to join in too.… Continue reading Want to be more creative? Release your inner child
I discovered something cool this morning. I woke up with a migraine (not cool.) It was one of those migraines where waves of queasiness wash over you every 5 minutes and if you try to read a book, your eyeballs start to bulge out of your head. So I put on an eye mask (used… Continue reading Why writers need to lie down as much as possible
I know I said my next post would be about ‘earning a living doing what you love’ but this is virtually the same thing. I nicked this line from Hugh MacLeod: If you can express your soul, the rest ceases to matter. Actually, I didn’t so much nick it, it hijacked me. I was sitting in… Continue reading If you can express your soul, the rest ceases to matter
I have to admit, I am blooming exhausted. That’s why I’ve been quiet for the past week – the 30 Day Challenge was such an intense experience, I needed to go into hibernation at the end of it. Now that I have recovered (just) I can tell you, those 30 days changed everything: Firstly, I… Continue reading The 30 Day Challenge is over…now what?
So, I have done my first ‘photo shoot’ (i.e. roped J into being my model for the day). This was an interesting experience. I have never done photography before. And I don’t have a clue about f-stops and apertures. (Primarily because every time I try to read the SLR ‘User’s Manual’ I get a serious case of… Continue reading (Deep breath) here are my first photos…
I have a Morph next to my computer. He helps me when I need creative inspiration. This morning I got up and discovered Morph standing in a beam of light, as if he was just about to star in his own cabaret performance. (Go Morph!) Morph and I chat quite a bit during the day.… Continue reading Morph’s words of wisdom
I have some exciting news: today I signed up for a 30 Day Challenge! The idea behind this is that you can’t think your way to a career you love. I have fallen into this trap for years. (Read stuff…do internet research…think lots…feel confused,…read…research…think…feel demoralised,…read more…research more…think more…feel depressed,…hmmm…what’s the obvious solution to this? Ah… Continue reading I’ve signed up for a ‘do what you love’ 30 Day Challenge!
Writing makes me happy. Reading makes me happy. Patterns and colours make me happy. So far I have indulged the first two but not the third. (I have the same fear of art as I used to have about writing. i.e. the thought of it makes me feel slightly queasy). This year I conquered my… Continue reading Doodling for the very afraid
Katherine Bassford 