twentyONE+ – My Blog

thank heaven for spring

6 Sep

WEEK THIRTY-FIVE (august 29-september 4) I haven’t been that chirpy of late, laid low with the winter blues essentially, as we have just finished the coldest/wettest spell since my move to Perth close to thirty years ago. I have missed ... Read more »

to consider/or not consider/over-considered?

11 Jul

Jan Mullen

WEEK TWENTY-SEVEN (july4-10) Creativity? Not this week. A bit of slog/whip cracking is needed to get last week’s cushion covers advancing… They are still not finished but getting close…. these are still not considered/over-considered pieces like I usually would do ... Read more »

last piece of the puzzle

5 Jul

Jan Mullen

WEEK TWENTY-SIX (june 27-july3) It took much longer than it should have but finally, with the last piece of the puzzle in hand – the curator’s essay – the complete twentyONE+ website is live. Something that looks so effortless thanks ... Read more »

reinventing the flow of my days

27 Jun

Jan Mullen

WEEK TWENTY-FIVE (june 20-26) It was a gentle start to the week after the pressure and concentration that was a large part of last week. Time to catch up on neglected and postponed tasks and to reinvent the flow of ... Read more »

teamwork is often simply a buzzword….

21 Jun

Jan Mullen

WEEK TWENTY-FOUR (june 13-19) The week starts with vim and vigour. I am off early for a swim then gather myself and my bits to head off to Spectrum Project Space, ECU, Mt Lawley. Finally it is setup week 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 »

gear up & wind down

30 May

Jan Mullen

WEEK TWENTY-ONE (may 23-29) As we gear up to launch the twentyONE+ website at the end of this week the information and editing is being worked in both manic and relaxed fits and starts. Our decision to have everything online ... Read more »

quick, slow, slow, quick

9 May

Jan Mullen

WEEK EIGHTEEN (may 1-8) Two things to be quick about this week; Working towards twentyONE+ targets and deadlines – fast and furious – and trying, trying, trying to get a hang-worthy 40cm x 40cm Art Quilt ready to enter OZQUILT’s Australia ... Read more »

starting to breathe

26 Apr

Jan Mullen

WEEK SIXTEEN (april 18-24) Two things constantly vie for my attention of late – my growing family and twentyONE+. My artwork and my myriad toDO list items merely bob around on the horizon occasionally coming close enough for me to ... Read more »