Curtis Paul was in a death metal band 15 years ago that was successful and made some waves, but now he's living the suburban dream, with his wife and kids. When he meets up with his old manager, he realises he misses the life on stage, and the band gets back together, but can he …
Continue reading Death Metal Duck by Justin Heggs and Cam Hayden (graphic novel)
Subtitled "Adventures In Funding A Creative Life", this book is a history of the ways in which artists and creative people have made ends meet and kept body and soul together while following their calling to make art. Whilst establishing yourself as an artist, being able to have the money to live so that you …
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Subtitled "lessons in Moonlight, Magic and the Mysteries of Being Human", this book is set up as little short lessons that make up a course of nightly reading. There's a fictional teacher who addresses you and takes you through subjects like dreams, the moon and it's pull on us, divination and other things. It's beautifully …
Continue reading The Night School: Moonlight, Magic and the Mysteries of Being Human by Maia Toll
These are some small embroidery and sewing projects I whipped up this week that I thought I'd share with you guys. I know I often do outfits and things but I haven't left the house all that much. So, a photo of me in a tee just didn't feel up to my usual standards. But …
Every year in November, I get excited about the Better Homes & Gardens Holiday Crafts magazine coming out. This was the third year that I bought it, and while it's kind of Christmas themed on the cover, it also has Halloween crafts for about the first quarter of it. The thing is, for some projects, …
Kits from un-started to complete. I love making craft projects, and with everything going on this year, staying home and making things has been an upside. It's satisfying to create things and something with repetitive movements like sewing has a very soothing quality. I started these cute kits around Halloween time so that I'd have …
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During the lockdown, I ordered some books to keep me busy when I can;t go out. One that I've really enjoyed is called Craft A Doodle Deux by Jenny Doh. It's a book of doodle prompts that you can do different things with, and is made up of ideas and how to's from different artists. …
Are you a goal setter or do you just take life as it comes? Each year in December or January, I set my goals for the year, and I actually really have fun doing it. If you could do anything in the next year, without any barriers, what would it be? And how would you …
This week I haven't been up to much out in the real world, which has been hard, because it's London Fashion Week, and the BFI is also hosting the London Film Festival right now, so there's loads going on. But no, I have been staying in all this month and working hard. It's Zero Draft …
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