Journey through uni

 Hello,  it’s only been a minute but I’m here to upload the next stage of my guitar! I’m so so close to finishing it and it’s beginning to (in my humble opinion) look pretty good. The part I’m talking about in this blog is the sides and the neck. I’ve already spoken about this partly but the sides are a collage that represent my most influential moments in my creative life. It includes shows that have deep meaning to me, sheet music of songs that I have sung for big life changing events as well as photos of moments I consider influential to me. The neck consists of a collage of said sheet music as well as some quotes that inspire me to be my best and to never stop creating. I have handwritten the quotes before placing them on my guitar as it feels much more personal. The last piece I’ve added at this stage is a handwritten note from my nana about my passion in performing. My relationship I have with her is close to my heart as well as a huge influence for me as a performer so ...

 Hello,  As promised I got a move on and have worked like a madman to get the next stages of my guitar done, as I sit here waiting for the glue and paint to dry I thought this would be a great opportunity to write up my next blog. So here it is.  The back face of my guitar is all about my future and where I see myself. I decided to use the medium of paint, similarly to the front of my guitar however this time my painting style was very different. As my future is undecided and most likely full of mistakes as well as beautiful moments; I wanted to replicate that by doing a freehand textured painting. It is far from Perfect; you can see the pencil lines underneath the paint and the edges are not always clear - unlike the front which has very bold and obvious outlines. The imperfections of the back of my guitar are intentional, a metaphor for myself, I am far from perfect but still beautiful. I wanted the painting to feel raw and textured as this is the part of my guitar that...

 Hi,  After a burst of energy and motivation to get a move on with my work I unfortunately have come down with the nasty flu type bug that everyone seems to be getting at the moment and it has completely backtracked me once again. Juggling multiple jobs and this degree has always been a tricky game but the added illness and exhaustion I’ve been coping with the past week has made it near impossible; so I’m writing this blog for no other reason than to tell myself not to give up!!!  I have made the list of everything that needs to be done and with a week left I believe in myself to be able to do it all. I’m now just preying for my illness to go away quickly and leave me without the brain fog I’m currently fighting against ahaha  That’s all for now but I hope to be here soon to show all of my progress  T D 

Hello,  As I said in my previous blog I have been struggling to make progress on my artefact; not for lack of ideas but for wanting it to be perfect when I complete it and I don’t feel like I’m working effectively enough for it to be perfect yet.  I’ve been working on the sides! The sides represent key moments that have either influenced or benchmarked my life as a performer / lover of performance through the medium of collage. The collage will consist of pictures of key shows that impacted my journey (Mary Poppins being the first show I ever saw, Urinetown being my drama school grad show etc - I will post the full list of contents in another blog) the collage also has sheet music of key songs that have been involved in my journey; such as the song that got me accepted into the ICMT as well as the first song I ever sang. Although the quotes are yet to be finalised (I will be writing a blog on my quote ideas and why) I will also have quotes on this part of the guitar.  I e...

 Hi, You can always tell when I’ve been at my busiest as my blog inevitably gets neglected… but that will be fixed right now!  I’m currently sitting in a cafe making extensive notes on my essay which has been reviewed by my tutor and also filling my note book with follow up questions and ideas on how to make it as good as possible (apologies in advance to my tutor who is about to get an abundance of questions from me this evening). As I should think anyone reading my blog knows; I am a bit of a perfectionist and hate when I haven’t done amazingly first time (which surprise surprise never happens cuz that’s just life) but I can’t lie I was disappointed in myself when I saw the notes on my first draft and in efforts to not be disappointed when the official marks come out next month, I plan to work hard on the final edits.  I think this is where my dyslexia comes to annoy me the most; I often write for my own brain and have come to accept that what makes total sense and flow...