Author Archives: The Musings of Spu

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”

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”

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.”

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”