What I was doing was… Okay so today the intention was to try and develop the idea of what this solo show could be, but in a different way than I usually do (as mainly a writer person). With close creative friends @pmuink @timothyfifield @jamesrmacauley @una_nich to spend an afternoon sharing what I’ve developed so far and exploring what further possibilities they saw and what qualities could be particular to
What I was doing was… Intended to spend most of the day doing something (anything! Everything! What? Is this perhaps not a very useful intention) for getting my show ideas together for tomorrow’s workshop. Spent most of the day resting or doing life admin (including restringing my guitar!) then finally looked at a song and reminded myself of a scene I wrote last year. Work and stuff kicked my bum
What I was doing was… Okay, this morning has been 20 minutes of getting focused on Saturday’s workshop for the show idea. I wrote down the need for it, the questions I want to explore, the quality I want the time to have and the things I’m going to bring into the room to stimulate the work. What helped find this clarity was writing all this in an email to
What I was doing was… Hosting the fourth and final creative session on retreat. And look, we all made books! With some energy restored, good company and food I found myself rediscovering my playful mojo during a movement session where basically leapt and crawled over everything like a child. On the eve of returning home I am feeling a little more restored and knowing that I have to pay attention
What I was doing was… Part two of the bookmaking sessions today. Showing people how to create hinges for their book covers ahead of binding them together. I was energised and inspired by having had a long walk in the beautiful frost painted Arundel countryside -felt rested enough to spend some energy climbing on things, kicking up leaves, running down hills and up them. Feeling a bit detached and isolated,