my studio – Page 3

proceeding gently

29 Aug

WEEK THIRTY-FOUR (august 22-28) First cab off the rank in this to-be-gentle week was another set of cushions – three needed, again for the third/front bedroom at our little house. Nothing too considered is needed as I am simply using ... Read more »

more white….more work

8 Aug

Jan Mullen

WEEK THIRTY-ONE (august 1-7) The painting continued and more white paint was flung …. and I ran out to get more! By Tuesday arvo the painters tape was off, tiny touch ups were done and I set to scrubbing the ... Read more »

painting black, painting white

1 Aug

Jan Mullen

WEEK THIRTY (july 25-31) The continued freshening of the studio, and my creative life, continues. As I have no ‘wave the magic wand’ abilities I have to knuckle down to a week, at least, of clearing and cleaning and then ... Read more »

so what do I want to be now?

25 Jul

Jan Mullen

WEEK TWENTY-NINE (july 18-24) The start of the week, post sale, feels quite freeing…my mind wanders around the ‘what do I want to be now’ territory that I always enjoy at the end of a project. The feeling is compounded ... Read more »

cold days, clearing days

18 Jul

Jan Mullen

WEEK TWENTY-EIGHT (july 11-17) It is winter but it seems SO cold here in very sunny Perth, and around Australia, that we are all hunkered down. On one of my many dog walks even the birds were hunkered down and ... Read more »

while the bloke is away….

20 Jun

Jan Mullen

WEEK TWENTY-THREE (june 6-12) While the bloke is away for the week – at a wedding in Ireland mind you – I oscillate between limbo, action, and commitment. Next week is set up week for twentyONE+. This week is limbo ... Read more »

chug, chug

7 Jun

Jan Mullen

WEEK TWENTY-TWO (may 30-june 5) The week starts with a continuation of the constant twentyONE+ tasks as we approach the finishing line. It does seem like the calendar is going in slow motion – a quick slow quick slow dance as ... 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 »

the icing on the tree

21 Dec

Jan Mullen

WEEK FIFTY (December 14-20) The date, and especially the week number, tells me that I am in the scary zone. The end of the year is not looming – it is banging on wreath-hung door. There has been plenty of ... Read more »

bumps and shadows

7 Dec

Jan Mullen

WEEK FORTY-EIGHT (nov 30- dec 6) This was to be the week, the start of December, where I planned, yet again, to spend more time downstairs than up. I still had a bit of the keyboard tap-tap dance to do ... Read more »