I’ve just had my project funding bid rejected. After an initial “oh bugger” I feel ok about it. I’m now… Read more Old, tired, and still broke…

There’s a twelve week period between pressing the submit button on an Arts Council funding application, and getting a decision.… Read more Patterns and Cycles…

Having submitted my funding application I am in that limbo time… I can’t really start my project until I know… Read more A Short Pause…

One down, one to go… One decision has been made! I now have permission to work in the woods in… Read more In which Elena sorts out the Arts Council…

As I inch closer to a decision made in someone else’s mind about my proposed project, despite the positive vibes,… Read more Decisions… decisions…

Happy International Women’s Day! It’s difficult to explain to people sometimes why I work with different media. But something struck… Read more Songs About Women…

As I approach my 65th birthday, while writing a proposal for Arts Council funding, I am taking a close look… Read more Edges…

These two posts were read by someone in Germany this week. When I look at my website stats I often… Read more Playful and political…

I usually do a review of the year that is a bit of a list of what I’ve done. A… Read more Not a review of 2025, more a preview of 2026…

Keeping the faith… I knew that if I just kept going, something would turn up, but, as time went on,… Read more Clarity and perseverance…