future thoughts – My Blog

becoming irregular

23 Jan

(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 »

irrevocable deadlines

31 Jul

Jan Mullen

WEEK THIRTY (july 24-30) I had long ago decided to head to Launceston to the OZQUILT conference in September whether or not I managed to enter a work, and whether that ‘possible’ work was selected or not. I did manage ... 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 »

nail a big sign in my noggin

18 May

Jan Mullen

WEEK NINETEEN (may 8-14) The final word, and the final photos of our trip to Europe, are bought to you this week by the Bavarian National Museum – a very quick trip on our final morning in Munich. Not that we ... Read more »

pie in the sky dreaming

29 Mar

Jan Mullen

WEEK TWELVE (march 20-26) After a big empty of my head and heart here last week, I start the new week with a few tiny specks of change in motion as, realistically, expectations for real change take time and inspiration ... Read more »

something is brewing

20 Mar

Jan Mullen

WEEK ELEVEN (march 13-19) I am continually exploring my future, a way forward that can nuture my increasingly desperate need to move to a different level of my art practice. Barriers exist that manage to thwart me on a daily ... Read more »

the new year starts soon….

18 Jan

Jan Mullen

WEEK TWO (january 9-15) Photos this week come courtesy of NGV where we spent a tiny bit of time before we flew home on Monday. We toured through Shut Up and Paint, appreciating the variety and the curation, rather than ... Read more »

let it bubble up

14 Nov

Jan Mullen

WEEK FORTY-FIVE (november 7-13) I gratefully received responses to last week’s ‘overthinking’ post from some bods that know me very well. The comments and the support/recognition attached was very welcome. Personally, as a result of that hard-thought post, I decided ... Read more »