septembre octobre novembre

Last night the rain rolled in and continues down pouring today.  After years of heat and drought it is wonderful…and weird, as water streams everywhere, puddles turning into ponds and creeks appear in unexpected places.  Will I be able to get through the road dip tomorrow?  Some roads are already closed.

Busy-ness is what best describes these blurry 3 months.
A 4-week lock-down moved right into 2 weeks of school holidays…which were filled with unexpected library shifts, online courses, creative activities, artistic collaborations, then back into term 4, which is now halfway through. It feels there has been barely space to breathe in between!

Around me, I notice I am not alone in feeling weary and fatigued.  Seasonal changes, weather, and the strain of pandemic anxiety over the last 18 months has worn us ragged around the edges, whether we realise it or not.  As December approaches, it’s almost eight months since I last saw family and friends on the coast.  The strange thing is that time is feeling slow and fast, and though things have been busy, I feel like I’m suspended in slow motion; doing, yet not doing, simultaneously…lets do the time warp again!

During this time, I have been…

• making book covers ready for binding, for the inSCRIBE project, a collaboration between Orana Arts and Writing NSW with five writers and artists, supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW.
• exploring sculptural embroidery with Meredith Woolnough and improving my draping skills
• There are now five Vessels of creative communication in the wilderness.  At last news they were floating around Coonabarabran, Dubbo, Canberra, Melbourne and Chicago.                        Follow their travels on Instagram ​www.instagram.com/vesselsofcreativeconnection/?hl=en and www.facebook.com/vesselsofcreativeconnection
• If you are looking for writing inspiration, I post monthly writing prompts on my blog and www.facebook.com/groups/Amotisse

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