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Planting seeds (opens the original)
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In a recent blog post, The space between creative ideas, Hellen Wells writes:I know that the harvest only comes from the seeds that are planted.Creativity doesn’t always require effort and endeavour. Sometimes it needs space. During these less productive periods, I might be gathering, experimenting, looking and thinking. Quite a lot of the time I’m simply faffing around.“Faffing around” almost became the title of this post. “Faffing around” is the perfect way to describ
More maker less seller (opens the original)
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Hello and welcome to Clay on my mind! I am so happy you found your way here. If you enjoy reading about ceramics and all things clay you are absolutely in the right place. And if you would like to stay in the loop, get regular updates, and receive this newsletter right in your inbox, you can subscribe below:Subscribe nowPlaceThe other day I learnt that Summer (and I guess, all the other seasons) has two ends, <a href="https://www.rmets.org/metmatters/
AI on my mind (and other ramblings) (opens the original)
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I will be straight with you: this post is different from my usual posts. I meant to finish Part 2 of My ABC of clay (you can find Part 1 here) but that is not what came out. So, if you were hoping for some pottery news, you can skim through the pictures, and close to the end I briefly mention that… well, that I have nothing new to show you right now. So, I will totally understand if you decide to leave at this point — check back next time. If, on the other hand, you are are up for some ra
Glad it's over (opens the original)
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On Friday, July 3rd, my husband had a procedure to remove a kidney stone. It wasn’t his first and it was not supposed to be a big deal. By all accounts, the procedure had been successful, the stone pulverised and the kidneys “washed” of any debris. He came home and we expected a speedy recovery. Ten days, two visits to the ER and a new procedure later, he is finally recovering. Needless to say neither of us has slept much recently and everything else was demoted to unimportant while we tried to
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