The Fairfax Curator
Blog: Oct 2016 - Present
Somewhere along the way I became an irritable, menopausal, disabled woman with a stack of feminist books and a lot to say. This was as much a surprise to me as it was to anybody. After medical retirement and a couple of years lost to sleep and inertia, I started wondering…what now? Eventually, I started writing down some of my adventures as a full-time hobbyist and creative. Mainly because I can.
So…let’s take the gloves off, and chat about the creative process. A blog exploring everything from education and art, to literature and gaming, shaped by lived experience and disability.
Hello (again?) World!
So, a couple of years ago, after being a disabled worker and student for quite a while, decisions were taken out of my hands and I was (finally) medically retired. In my 40s and a lifelong employee in at least one job at a time, a mother, and also a lifelong student, artist and creative, this was a real shock to the system, but realistically it was hardly even a decision anymore.
Realising You Need to Revisit Past Work
How the first version of my gallery was actually created.
Learning Digital Learning
I decided a couple of weeks ago to try my hand at crochet. So, while on holiday last week, I figured hey, just bite the bullet. Let’s learn digitally!
Bram Stoker Lives On
t’s the week before Halloween, and all through England… where better to be than Whitby, North Yorkshire, with the black-outfitted lovers of gothic dread!