studio class – My Blog

constantly & continually

31 Oct

I am constantly learning. I am in a continual state of self-assessment. Both declarations are intrinsic to who I am. I am also coming to the conclusion, as those around me retire to a gentler life, that I will likely ... 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 »

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 »

a repainted (room of one’s own)

8 Aug

Jan Mullen

WEEK THIRTY ONE (july 31-august 6) It was not a productive week for making art but it was still a busy and fruitful week. K1P1#3 progresses slowly – the quilting is complete and I have about half of the rows ... 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 »

so many photos

28 Nov

Jan Mullen

WEEK FORTY-SEVEN (november 21-27) Finally the Mongolia photos have all been through a first round of processing and editing. There was a BIG pile of deleting but there are also a very large amount of ‘bad’ photos kept because they ... Read more »

to under think and to over think

7 Nov

Jan Mullen

WEEK FORTY-FOUR (october 31-november 6) If you read my blog regularly you will probably have the impression that I think…a lot. Even more than that I over-think….continuously. What got me thinking about over-thinking, and my general manner of thinking, has ... Read more »

Excited – you betcha!

18 Sep

Jan Mullen

WEEK THIRTY-SEVEN (september 12-18) For the first time I am posting before the week has ended… in a matter of hours I will be off and away for another dose of cold weather – this time in Mongolia. Excited – ... Read more »

proceeding gently

29 Aug

Jan Mullen

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 »