designwithflair
Listen to my fun and lively studio conversations with friends and family ….talking about anything and everything impacting everyday life.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 8 minutes
- Episodes
- 28
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
RA Summer Exhibition
Oh my days! What a vibe!
I absolutely loved the RA Summer Exhibition this year...it was so more-ish. Unfortunately I attended on the very last day!
Kicking myself! I could have seen it at least 5 or 6…
The scenic route
It's been a bit of a whirlwind....between studies, my day job and 'daughter' duties (been caring for my elderly mum)...I have barely had any time to go to my 'happy place' studio!
Just being in the st…
Fleshing out an idea
It is possible to let an idea take form in the mind's eye...come to life without the urgency of execution. I am beginning to experience first hand the benefits of letting an idea take form...let it b…
Enjoying the creative process after a hiatus....
Working to course deadlines can be so overwhelming...I found my most recent course module physically and mentally tasking. I may not have realised how burnt out I was at the time ....going full throt…
Being experimental....
I'm nervous!!!! I get the jitters when I'm working on a project...and a deadline is approaching. Right now...I feel I just maybe spreading myself a bit thin....but really that's just the jitters talk…
Making maquettes
When prepping for an exhibition...making a maquette is always my starting point alongside sketches of course! But....it is so easy to get stuck on the maquette making circuit...well for me it is. I n…
prepping for an exhibition
I find exhibition prep both exhausting and exhilarating....there is a rush...a buzz and burnout!
Really excited about this new project....a module required as part of my MA Fine Art....'Collaborative…
Songwriting
Are you a songwriter? Or have you ever tried or wanted to write a song? I doff my hat to you if you are a songwriter or an aspiring songwriter.
Such a big topic...I barely did it justice..chatting to…
Get into running
As curious as I am about running....I'm not really a runner...at the moment. Sometimes it looks like fun....marathons seem so communal and engaging..bringing people together.
But the idea of pounding…
Making resolutions....
Making new resolutions can be life changing...possibly...at the same time resolutions can fuel procrastination. Sounds cliche but it is said if you 'fail to plan; you plan to fail'. Plans are good an…
Emigrating for a year!
Is there an itch to emigrate? Is it a rite of passage? Or is it caused by disillusionment? Being a homebody, as much as I love experiences....I need my creature comforts! My sister emigrated to Niger…
Cheers!
2024 has been an interestingly meandering year...ups...downs....sideways...like any other year really but pretty intense. Or maybe years seem more intense the older we get...hopefully wiser too.
Here…
Cheers to progression
It has been a rollercoaster year….with intermittent blogging…flailing at a weekly podcast. So now I’m taking stock by not beating myself up.
Here’s to progression! Happy New Year people!
Studio vibe
It can be a struggle juggling study, studio and a job. Especially when deadlines approach.
Studio vibes!
Struggling with managing study, day job and studio!!!! Got so much to do….studio always wins!!! Even though I really need to be swotting in a library!!!!
The cauliflower ear
Did you know that the cauliflower ear is the mark of a warrior? It is said that in Roman antiquity statuettes of Hercules were depicted with a cauliflower ear.
In the studio
The process of making is such a meandering path with so many learning curves. I’m learning to lean into the growth that comes with experimentation.
Refreshing times to walk
When are you most productive in the year? Thinking of going for a walk or a run?
Dinner time tales
Sometimes there’s an undercurrent at the dinner table. What’s your favourite meal? Do you believe in ghosts?