Perhaps the crew got lost? There aren't enough hours in the day is my favourite excuse to justify why I seem to only get round to making about one creative project a year. Even so, I'm very happy with how this turned out! I made this spaceman from a block of white clay that I... Continue Reading →
A Moment on Age: Expectations and Realities
A Breakdown of the Feelings To say the least, I've never welcomed the inevitable beckon of age. This is because the older I get, the more I seem to feel behind in my life. Although I'm almost 24 years young, each upcoming birthday always forces me to reflect intensely, then bluntly wonder, what have I... Continue Reading →
Drawing: “Logged Off”
Initial Ideas This drawing was made with colouring and shading pencils, as well as Fineliner pens. An area I wanted to focus on was the depth - I've never really learned about shading or perspective too much so wanted to try and build on this. On the right was my first rough idea, which developed... Continue Reading →
A Drawing: Dreaming Moai
The Magic of the Moai Here's a drawing of a (pouty) Easter Island Moai, contemplating deeply within a magical vortex 😉  I sketched this head with a set of shading pencils, then later added the background, mostly with Fineliner pens. I found some snazzy glittery gel pens that I'd had probably since I was 12... Continue Reading →
Glass and Dust: A Creative Writing Challenge!
At long last, I've found a great solution to my week-long struggle of not knowing what to blog about! I thought it would be a fun and interesting challenge to take some words, using this Random Word Generator, and write a story extract that has to include all of them. Below are my target words.... Continue Reading →
Ideas For Your Reading List! *No Spoilers*
Over the past nine or so months, I read a grand total of....six books! 😉 Here is my completed book stack in all their glory! Sorry for the lack of professionalism taking this photo in my living room with my laundry drying in the background... I'll just give a little information about each of these... Continue Reading →
New Job Hunters: Tips To Stay Positive on Your Quest to Success!
If you're finding yourself slumped in a chair, scrolling through never ending job ads, protesting at the screen "but I don't have any of the skills you want!!"Â This post is for you. Its no conspiracy that job hunting can be highly daunting. We're guaranteed to encounter a lot of rejection during this endeavour, and this... Continue Reading →
Feel Like Getting Paid to Travel? All You Need to Know About The Au Pair Route!
Fresh out of education? Cruising through a gap year but not sure what's set to happen next? If you're adventurous and looking to pursue something different, maybe you should consider being an Au Pair! It could be the perfect paid, all-inclusive getaway for you... If like me, you had never come across the term 'Au Pair'... Continue Reading →
The Broccoli Tree! An Introduction
Hello, Welcome to my blog! I am not a frequent poster, but from time to time I share my experiences as well as anything creative I make 🙂 I'm a passionate reader and writer, though it's been a while since I invested some time into practising. My present goal is to expand further in my... Continue Reading →