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During one of this summer’s many heatwaves, I bought a painting from Ellen Mae Williams called Midsummer’s Eve. I’d been following Ellen’s work for a few years on Instagram, drawn in by her evocative use of natural colours and textures. Her colours hold their own shapes loosely, and in Midsummer’s Eve a burnt yellow sits behind purple and next to a rose pink. It seems to capture the layers of a Midsummer’s day as they land in the e
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This summer has felt off-kilter. Burnt out and dusty, it cannot be described in shades of green. As we turn into September, the leaves have already fallen off the fruit trees in our garden. The fruit that remains is dry and when pressed, out of juice. My creative energy has largely felt that way, perhaps yours has too? I’ve not written here since June. I have been paying extra attention to what helps me recharge. It’s not necessarily a given that going on holiday will be truly restful, but that
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