my studio – My Blog

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 »

constantly & continually

31 Oct

Jan Mullen

I am constantly learning. I am in a continual state of self-assessment. Both declarations are intrinsic to who I am. I am also coming to the conclusion, as those around me retire to a gentler life, that I will likely ... 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 »

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 »

nothing fishy here

14 Aug

Jan Mullen

WEEK THIRTY TWO (august 7-13) A low grade week (weather-wise) and a low grade cold (nose-wise) conspired to keep me inside and cocooned most of the week. As I had planned the final sessions of the downstairs studio painting I ... Read more »

a repainted (room of one’s own)

8 Aug

Jan Mullen

WEEK THIRTY ONE (july 31-august 6) It was not a productive week for making art but it was still a busy and fruitful week. K1P1#3 progresses slowly – the quilting is complete and I have about half of the rows ... 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 »

it is time spent with books that resets me

17 Jul

Jan Mullen

WEEK TWENTY EIGHT (july 10-16) It seemed to be a week of intermittent doing/intermittent waiting/intermittent interruptions and in these sort of weeks I often find it hard to stay on track. Slowly I moved the contents of the laundry back ... Read more »