January 2016 – My Blog

feathers and sticks

27 Jan

WEEK THREE (january 18-24) I am working on the Laminex feathers, arranging and rearranging. Again and again. I am making decisions incrementally, taking photos with my phone to check and recheck design and placement to be sure that I am ... Read more »

listening to many voices – my own included

18 Jan

Jan Mullen

WEEK TWO (january 11-17) One set of paint chip feathers is complete and ready for mounting. The potential tedium of this repeat task was made more addictive through listening to Conversations Richard Fidler. A trustworthy friend in all manners, Trish ... Read more »

reset the clock, reset my expectations

11 Jan

Jan Mullen

WEEK ONE (january 4-10) This week marks the start of my second year of writing in this space. My desire to blog was twofold – to keep a record of my year to remind me how my time was spent ... Read more »

a gentle last week

4 Jan

Jan Mullen

WEEK FIFTY-TWO (dec 28- jan 3) It’s a gentle week, this last one for the year. After the rush of Xmas week we very quick settled in to our little house with guests quickly filling every available bed. Then it ... 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 »