Posted by Suzie on Jul 17, 2009 in
Diary 
Daffodils in Vase. Tissue, acrylic and gutta. 30cm x 40cm on MDF board.
Oh My! Nearly 2 months since my last post. So much has happened. I have purposely been trying to take life a little more slowly so made a conscious decision not to worry about my blog but to adjust gently to the move with a ‘come what may’ attitude. And so……. we came, and so did life and lots has occured. We got here in Derbyshire at the end of May, and it is a pretty place. I do love it here. The children are settling well into the Steiner school (with a few bumps along the way, but I think that is expected), and we too are adjusting as parents to the changes. I don’t for a minute have any doubts that we have done the right thing. Our kids seem to have become ‘fuller’ and so much more of themselves already. They’re growing well with their new challenges. Read more…
Tags: acrylic, Derbyshire, mixed media, Mother, painting, Steiner school
Posted by Suzie on Mar 3, 2009 in
Diary Last week I attended a workshop hosted by my lovely local creative support agency Loca. The event was facilitated by scriptwriter Adrian Reynolds of Evolver Talent, Nottingham, and was primarily based around those sometimes intimidating subjects of Networking and Marketing. It was a fun meeting with lots of original ideas but I think the one that had the most impact on me was the suggestion that in order to best market ourselves we should (if possible) give ourselves a commission each time we do a new piece of work. We were asked to ask ourselves the question “What would I like to see me do that only I can do?” The theory being that by doing so our heart and soul would be put into that piece – so it has to be good! – Therefore standing out on it’s own merit, which I believe potential customers would see and recognise as being authentic. Read more…
Tags: Adrian Reynolds, daughter, ego, Loca, Mother
