quilts – My Blog

the mid year assessment? bulk up.

16 Jul

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 »

lovely things to look at (all week long)

12 Sep

Jan Mullen

WEEK THIRTY SIX ( september 4 -10) It is cold cold cold in Hobart and it doesn’t look likely to change whilst we are here…in fact it gets worse and snow falls lower and lower. Lovely to look at though, ... 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 »

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 »

many ways of revisiting ordinary, special times.

12 Jul

Jan Mullen

WEEK TWENTY SEVEN (july 3-9) In such a lovely wet week the only downside for me was that I didn’t choose times for a walking/unfurling my tight back muscles – I’d look out, see the sun, quickly finish a section ... Read more »

moving forward, not moving, moving in reverse…

4 Jul

Jan Mullen

WEEK TWENTY SIX (june 26- july 2) This week was one of gently moving forward… The monthly class day that is held here in my studio toddles along beautifully but I, and the current regulars, want more! The ‘more’ means ... Read more »

a finish and a fester

6 Jun

Jan Mullen

WEEK TWENTY TWO (may 29-june 4) This week is a knit one purl one priority week and I am totally loving the gentle hurry of moving this towards completion. This second piece is different from the first in many ways, ... Read more »

how to stitch knitting

27 Feb

Jan Mullen

WEEK EIGHT (february 20-26) February is still ticking along and with it I am still ticking the task boxes. The week was off to an task-driven start on Monday morn when I delivered my car for an overdue service. I ... Read more »

almost straightforward – a bit of pesky, a bit of joy

20 Feb

Jan Mullen

WEEK SEVEN (february 13-19) The week was almost a straightforward one. I have many weeks to come that will be interrupted by appointments of all sorts but my mindset is now to not put chores off as I’ve found that ... Read more »