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Personal Diary: Talk about illness
I recorded this piece so you can hear how my thoughts sound as I write them down*. Sometimes the silence is deafening. Nobody wants to talk about illness. Nobody wants to hear it. That silence lives inside your head. ‘Where do I turn? How do I fix this? Why is it happening?’ I read the…
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Kirkstall Art Trail – ‘Walk and Create’ and ‘Abbey Flowers’
Walk an Create SATURDAY 21st – WALK & CREATE SUNDAY 22nd – EXHIBITION OF YOUR WORK PARTICIPATION IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL As part of Kirkstall Art Trail www.kirkstallarttrail.com We shall meet at 11am outside the Gatehouse Cafe, Abbey House Museum, Abbey Road. Bring your sketch pads, pens, cameras*, and above all your imagination.…
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Tetley Workshop – Tiny Houses
“Joanna Piotrowska’s photographic series Shelter saw her visiting people’s homes and inviting them to create constructions, dens and habitations from the furniture within their living spaces. The resulting constructions reflect their creator’s inner life, history and state of mind, transforming space and material into something deeply personal.” The Tetley, 2018 Inspired by this, I invited…
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Tennis Ball
The tennis ball. The essential item in the dogs toy box. The lifespan of the tennis ball. Throw, fetch, endless running, slobbering on the nylon shell, sticky fingers. The ball that is lost. The ball that is chewed apart. The ball that is mown to pieces by the park keeper. There they lay, in their…
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Sensory Jars
I took some photos of jars filled with secret ingredients during my visit to High Rise Sensory Group (one of the groups I manage through my post at Pyramid of Arts). Manipulating them through movement, shaking them and gently agitating the flow of liquids, turning them quickly on their tops, capturing the sun shining through…
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Bramley Elderly Action – Bridlington extra care trip
I was recently invited to photograph an extra care trip out with Bramley Elderly Action, to Bridlington. It was a mild day, with gentle strolls by the seaside and some fun at the arcades. We had traditional fish and chips, and stopped by one of the many sweet shops to pick up supplies of fudge,…