Alt Text: A small painting of mine in inks and watercolours of the part of an arm just above the elbow. There is a ‘Picc Line’ inserted into the skin and a large plaster (partly transparent so tiny amounts of bleeding can be seen) is holding the cannula in place. Various tubes trail from theContinue reading “Night At The ICU”
Author Archives: The Musings of Spu
9 Photos, 9 Lives.
It’s been just over year since my Breast Cancer surgery, and I’m in a period of reflection. I’ve often joked that I have more than 9 lives. Then I had an idea. Why don’t I attempt to tell my story using 9 photos? Photo 1: Whilst this isn’t the greatest of shots, it gives aContinue reading “9 Photos, 9 Lives.”
Beam me up
Alt text: An edited black & white image of a hospital room containing radiotherapy equipment – the table, arm cuffs & a special piece of equipment – similar to a weatherproof sailing bag, moulded to my shape – which held me in position for the treatment. Beam me up: 6 weeks after having breast cancerContinue reading “Beam me up”
Cancer Bends Your Mind
Alt Text: I’m a white woman with blond hair tied up in bunches, & blue eyes, but with no make-up, sitting in the back garden as it’s turning dusk. I’m wearing a black sleeveless dress & I’m sitting underneath a large blue umbrella. I’m smiling whilst taking a selfie head-shot. I’ve positioned the camera soContinue reading “Cancer Bends Your Mind”
Self-Esteem
Alt text: A self-portrait in brightly coloured acrylics, in a cartoon-style. My face is pink, and I’ve got ruby-red lips, forming into a pout. I have white hair. I’m wearing sunglasses with yellow, star-shaped frames, & a blue and green woolly hat with the word ‘Super’ in red across it. I’m wearing a purple, pinkContinue reading “Self-Esteem”
The All-Clear
Alt text: A coloured photo selfie of me – a white woman with blond hair, wearing black-rimmed glasses, a Perspex protective visor with a white, plastic headband, a face mask designed in the colours & shapes of the ‘Day of the Dead,’ a long, pink scarf and a black puffa jacket with white-coloured hearts onContinue reading “The All-Clear”
3.7
Alt text: an image created with watercolours of white circles painted onto a reddish-pink background. The circles are in 4 different sizes & form a random pattern. They represent my thought-processes as I was struggling to decide what to do for the best – literally, I was ‘going round in circles.’ 3.7 Trigger warning: containsContinue reading “3.7”
Avoiding the guillotine.
As part of my recovery from breast cancer, I started a series of images that featured a guillotine, specifically from the French Revolution (I’m a French language student, no coincidence!) I had this strong image in my head from the early days of diagnosis and it’s an image that’s grown stronger over time. Living withContinue reading “Avoiding the guillotine.”
Completing the 64 Million Artists’ January Challenge – my first week
1st – 8th January 2021. @64M_Artists #TheJanuaryChallenge http://www.64millionartists.com One of the hardest things about recovery from cancer surgery & subsequent treatment, is that you’re never quite sure what your new level of fitness is going to be, & how long it might take for you to start feeling a little bit human again. I’ve beenContinue reading “Completing the 64 Million Artists’ January Challenge – my first week”
Completing the 64 Million Artists’ January Challenge – my first week
@64M_Artists #TheJanuaryChallenge http://www.64millionartists.com 1st – 8th January 2021. One of the hardest things about recovery from cancer surgery & subsequent treatment, is that you’re never quite sure what your new level of fitness is going to be, & how long it might take for you to start feeling a little bit human again. I’ve beenContinue reading “Completing the 64 Million Artists’ January Challenge – my first week”
