The other week I was scrolling through Instagram and came upon an interview between a french lady and Anna Barrow, a yoga teacher (amongst many other diverse roles) talking about Anna’s business. Anna is in the Purbeck Business and Community Group that I also joined last year. I paid interest as I come across so …
The view when I woke up, well there wasn’t much of one and the original forecast was wet. Later it cleared up, the tide was high which would limit our walk but his was good as we possibly overdid it yesterday. We watched the surfers having fun in the sea and I took a number …
Over the last two weeks I have been interacting with a range of individuals and accounts on Instagram and Facebook looking for opportunities to share about my art, much as this blog does. Today I posted on a local artists and crafters group about my commissioned valentines cards and how people could order them from …
So a whole 9 days into a lockdown that is predicted to probably last at least two months and I find as I am not working in one main sketchbook and instead doing A6 studies in my postcard sized pads offering 12 sheets in each. Yesterday I drew some pieces into a third pad as …
This morning PBCG (Purbeck Business & Community Group) that I joined last year were having a morning zoom meeting so that members who can’t do the evening zoom meetings could chat. I didn’t expect to make it as it was at 8am, not a time I see to often these days. Waking about 8ish I …
I like selling to people face to face, obviously this is currently not possible. Often I get customers who buy art from me when visiting for the day or on holiday who aren’t likely to return to Swanage so it is good to be able to offer an online shop. This has been an aim …
I have been a part time shopkeeper selling my art for 14 months now and of that time 4 months of it has been in lockdown. It is not possible to plan very far ahead in much detail but I am finding that my art is starting to have more direction than previously. Since I …
Not quite the same sequence today. We had planned to have a walk with our son as a support bubble today. In the last few days we have been reading a range of posts on different sites linked to self- compassion and mental health where noticing has come up a few times. As you can …
Much the same as yesterday but the weather was different. No fog today, sun early on that went and cooler – still able to wear shorts but I am odd. I took a range of video clips of the sea and also the small waterfall where I also played with the camera settings on my …
Thatt sums up my lockdown day with some admin too. I walked to the far end of the bay this morning and distracted myself to feel calm by noticing my surroundings but also by taking photographs and video clips of vitamin sea. I have been reaching out to the water sports community for more art …