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Rushed/compressed VS considered/unharried

20 Mar

This post, the first post for well over a year, was planned to record my first of four artwork series for the 2019 iteration of The December Gallery. Each series became a part of the exhibition ‘Seeds from Home’. I ... Read more »

the mid year assessment? bulk up.

16 Jul

Jan Mullen

We are halfway through the year and I am in scary territory. I am not meeting art targets. Life is keeping me busy… perhaps too busy? My mid-year self-assessment is daunting. To make artwork I spend as much time as ... Read more »

becoming irregular

23 Jan

Jan Mullen

(January 22 – 2018) It is a new year and my posts have lost regularity. Between you and me, I thought that the next time I posted could be the last time. For the time being though, writing here is ... Read more »

a race to the finish line

4 Dec

Jan Mullen

WEEK FORTY FIVE to FIFTY (november 6-december 3) The race is complete and both Annie Shelley and I have loved our recent sprint to the line. Have a squiz, right now, at the heading above – The December Gallery – ... Read more »

the person cracking the whip

6 Nov

Jan Mullen

WEEK FORTY FOUR ( october 30-november 5) Another week of self-made pressure. The person cracking the whip is a bit of an obsessive at the moment and I’m loving it. This week I have, amongst many other things, finished the ... Read more »

self imposed torture

1 Nov

Jan Mullen

WEEK FORTY TWO & FORTY THREE ( october 16-29) Deadlines are pressure to work. The self imposed deadline of December 1 for the opening of The December Gallery is scarily close. I have until then to finish all the work ... Read more »

textile trips turned into knitted quilts

11 Sep

Jan Mullen

WEEK THIRTY FIVE (august 28 – september 3) I am off to Tassie at the end of the week and I am in countdown mode. I need to get a pile of things done before I leave, partly as prep ... Read more »

paper and cardboard

29 Aug

Jan Mullen

WEEK THIRTY FOUR (august 21-27) The week contained of all sorts of stuff and things but two stand out…paper and cardboard. I’ve been thinking for ages about optimum, economical and practical ways to store my artworks. Though my output is ... Read more »

irrevocable deadlines

31 Jul

Jan Mullen

WEEK THIRTY (july 24-30) I had long ago decided to head to Launceston to the OZQUILT conference in September whether or not I managed to enter a work, and whether that ‘possible’ work was selected or not. I did manage ... Read more »

thank heaven for thursday arvo

28 Jul

Jan Mullen

WEEK TWENTY NINE (july 17-23) It was a scrappy week of wet winter weather. It was a scrappy week in regards to time management. Visits by lovely little people every day except Tuesday and Saturday made control of the ToDo ... Read more »