Clare Danek

Currently feeling thrilled by Lynda Barry’s ‘Syllabus’ as a way back into thinking about ways of sharing from/extending my PhD thesis out into the world. There’s a lot to be said for succumbing to the urge to draw monkeys… #LyndaBarry #CreativeMethods #DrawingAsThinking #StickingAndMaking

Word of the day is ‘arsle’ (19th century): to have a distinct sense of going backwards.

Massive congratulations!

EVERYONE'S WORK IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT

The two don't have to be mutually exclusive! There's so much bad/dry/obfuscatory academic writing around already. Is leaning into the pretty definitely out of bounds for this?

A monochrome image featuring a dry stone wall in the immediate foreground, a bit of scrubby land, then a very calm reservoir, and, in the background, some moorland interspersed with trees by the far shoreline. There is a dusting of snow on the ground.

Charcoal days. The snow round here is beginning to melt, leaving the fields outlined and the paths slippery. This wiped-clean landscape is inspiring much pondering about current positions and future plans.

Photograph of a very long Victorian railway station platform, with winter sun shining through clouds in the sky. There is snow on the ground between the train tracks. The platform is covered by glass panels overhead.

A wonderful board awayday today for Craven Arts (www.cravenarts.co.uk), hosted at the hidden gem that is Hellifield station. Great to be working alongside such a committed, inspiring, integrity-fuelled bunch.

Thirty one short walks in December, stitched. Each square is 5cm.
#DailyStitching #DailyCreativity

Consuming arts and culture is good for health and wellbeing, research finds Engaging with arts improves quality of life, increases productivity and creates financial ‘dividend’

Who knew?!
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

A black and white photograph of a park with a row of three storey white stucco houses in the distance

Looking forward to a day of thinking differently about data at #glosdataday in lovely Cheltenham. Have already spotted the stitching data folk!

Interesting call for papers from the fabulous Art of Fiction project, on stories inspired by and woven through (literal and metaphorical) fabric: artfiction.exeter.ac.uk/events/call-... Closing date 22nd Jan.
#StitchingStories #ArtOfFiction #TextilesResearch #ThinkingThroughMaking #Stitching #CFP

This is why euphemistic language around death can be problematic - very glad to hear of a successful viva though!

Wading into this place feeling buoyed up by an afternoon of conversations about intergenerational creativity, network-building, rural cultural policy, and possibility. Sometimes the good stuff is hiding in plain sight. #Grassroots #LocalArts #CharityTrustee