Like many of you,I have a lot of cables,chargers,pencils for drawing, other art materials and so on.I have a really nice wicker basket with a lid on wheels which I can’t get on the bus anymore.I thought one day,if I got some polythene bags in different colours I could put some of these things inside.And it does work for me and holds a lot.Not recommended as shared storage with a family member!
Sewing boxes with compartments are useful.Maybe fishing bags?
As you can see I have a broken lamp which my husband bought and I keep hoping I can mend it but maybe soon I will decide it can’t stay,His family always have a lot of ornaments and pottery and so on.Meanwhile I use the lamp from IKEA.
Emotionally I find it hard to remove things we bought together.I am sure if I were a bit stronger I could fix that lamp
I realise as well that keeping these things is a way of clinging to his presence.But I don’t have that much space.I have spent many hours drawing that lamp before and after it was broken.So it holds a lot of emotions for me
I suppose it’s books that I have collected over the years.I gave away my textbooks and mathematics ones but I want to keep enough to feel I can take a little break from life by immersing myself in them.
My art teacher said never throw your work away.I was the least able person in the class but when I look at my creations I think they are better than I feared.Words come to me easier than images.I still feel nervous but it helped me to do digital art
I think I must be the eternal student.But I recommend it as it helps me through hard times when I can sit and write or draw.I feel lucky I’ve been able to start writing so late and got to enjoy it very much.I am sad when I hear people say,I can’t write poetry or draw.If you learned to write with a pencil at the age of 5 ot 6 then you can learnt to draw.. as long as you are prepared for the peculiar images you might produce and also for the odd bit of envy or cruelty or truth
I have also been fortunate in being able to use Mike Flemming’s photographs and been encouraged by his enthusiasm for nature, books,poetry and music.A pleasure to have a younger brother like Mike.I hope you enjoy his images as much as I do
How my heart sings 