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The blog of artist Lisa Congdon

The blog of artist Lisa Congdon
Reflections on Overwhelm I realized this morning that I had not written a blog post with more than 50 words in a long time. And that’s because I’ve been really, well, you guessed it: BUSY. You may recall if you’ve been reading this blog for a few years that I’ve expressed here — more than once — that I do not like the word “busy,” and that I was going to try to avoid using it. But the truth is I keep coming back to that word to describe my life, along with words like “buried” and “slammed” and “overwhelmed with work.” You’d think if you heard me talk like this (or received one of my “sorry I can’t help you right now I’m drowning in deadlines” email responses) that I was, in fact, miserable. But the truth is, I’m not miserable. I just have a shit-ton of work, and I am very happy about having a shit-ton of work, which makes me think I should probably question my dramatic word choices (e.g.: “buried” & “drowning”), but that’s another blog post entirely. Have a great Wednesday, friends. 361shares

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larahawthorne.tumblr Extract from a final piece in ‘Herb’ 10:44 pm • 14 April 2014 • 58 notes Yay!! Been shortlisted for the Lowry Children’s Book Illustrator brief on ideas tap! :) Brief info here 1:31 pm • 8 April 2014 • 16 notes background for children’s book (re-edit for Herb).. developing.. 11:37 am • 9 February 2014 • 1,942 notes sophiebass: some shots of our exhibition at the here shop and gallery, stokes croft.. it’s on for two months so be sure to pay it a visit!! 11:43 am • 6 February 2014 • 26 notes Just added to the online shop: VALENTINES DAY CARD! Click Here 8cm x 8cm - envelope and cellophane wrapped 12:04 pm • 4 February 2014 • 35 notes GREETINGS CARDS! - 6 various designs for £12 (or choose how many of each you’d like from the 6 designs, i.e if you’d only like 6 of 1 design- and when ordering send me a message/email and I’ll personalise design choice) - Or for one design, £2.50 each and click design of choice for greetings card option. All come cellophane wrapped with envelope »here«

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