the reading pile – Page 3

circuitous thinking & second guessing

22 Feb

WEEK SEVEN (february 15 -21) The waiting game has continued all week…tenterhooks have given way to resignation. This next bub, we had hoped, would be bought into the world on its own terms – for both mum and bubs sake ... Read more »

tenterhooks

15 Feb

Jan Mullen

WEEK SIX (february 8-14) tenterhook |ˈten(t)ərˌho͝ok| – noun historical a hook used to fasten cloth on a drying frame or tenter…. (fitting/ sitting well with my line of work?) PHRASES on tenterhooks; in a state of suspense or agitation because ... Read more »

listening to many voices – my own included

18 Jan

Jan Mullen

WEEK TWO (january 11-17) One set of paint chip feathers is complete and ready for mounting. The potential tedium of this repeat task was made more addictive through listening to Conversations Richard Fidler. A trustworthy friend in all manners, Trish ... Read more »

a gentle last week

4 Jan

Jan Mullen

WEEK FIFTY-TWO (dec 28- jan 3) It’s a gentle week, this last one for the year. After the rush of Xmas week we very quick settled in to our little house with guests quickly filling every available bed. Then it ... Read more »

cooking & clearing & heading south

4 Jan

Jan Mullen

WEEK FIFTY-ONE (december 21-27) This year has been very different for me and it has continued to be different right to the end. I have, in a very orderly fashion, been preparing for Christmas all month and have lost the ... Read more »

pre-tripping

18 Oct

Jan Mullen

WEEK FORTY-ONE (october 12-18) I am off to Geelong next week and therefore I am in countdown mode. I have finally called it quits on my ‘lecture’ at Art Quilt Australia. I have read it a zillion times and have ... Read more »

two piles of five

17 Aug

Jan Mullen

WEEK THIRTY-TWO – (august 10-16) The first pile of five…. contains books I bought on my last trip to Melbourne (WEEK TWENTY-FOUR). I only allowed myself the luxury of perusing two bookstores. The first was my favourite, THE HILL OF ... Read more »

my feathers, pelican feathers

8 Jun

Jan Mullen

WEEK TWENTY-TWO – ( june 1-7) In between other commitments this week I managed to print out more Weldon photos and to make a pile, nay, a beautiful array of feathers. Starting with the biggest size that I anticipate I’ll ... Read more »

the wonder of weldon’s

25 May

Jan Mullen

WEEK TWENTY– (may 18-24) Decision made….sort of. At the start of the week I decided upon two new art works to enter in exhibitions in a few months. By the end of the week a few lovely impositions on my ... Read more »

hilarity and materiality

11 May

Jan Mullen

WEEK EIGHTEEN – (may 4 – 10) I’m continually tweaking or re-inventing systems to help keep me on track. I am a list maker, a filing tweaker, a time-tabler, a shelf re-organiser, an anytime spring cleaner and, I suppose this ... Read more »