PinnedInside outThe room is getting darker. The softness of the sheets hung behind her lets through the dimmest soft light. She’s moving her naked body slowly and silently, creating blurred shapes on the camera display. Her images look ethereal and beautiful, with a sense of quiet joy and contentment. In some…Nude Art3 min read
Jan 24, 2021A face from the pastI have drawn many, many faces in my life so far. It started with copying manga in my childhood, tracing the lines of each strand of hair and each eyelash. I practised drawing eyes over and over, the massive girly eyes with stars and moons in the iris, the long…Portrait Painting5 min read
Jan 16, 2021The way I remember youSadie has just turned 6 months. We were very excited about it — it’s a milestone! We got her highchair ready to start her on solids, we picked a perfect avocado as her first food (other than the sneaky apple and clementine that we let her taste), I picked her…4 min read
Dec 18, 2020Not just a pretty bottomHaving reflected on the deep and profound aspects of motherhood, I thought I would share the more light-hearted and entertaining side of it all — the diapers, or nappies. I’m not talking about those boring disposable ones. The reusable nappies. I know how this sounds, a bit mad. …Reusable Diapers8 min read
Dec 14, 2020Will you ever forgive me?Since I had Sadie, I’ve thought a lot about the relationship between parents and children, especially between mother and child. …Motherhood9 min read
Dec 5, 2020Sweet dreams, little oneNights are tough, of course. Sleep has been our biggest challenge , but that’s hardly saying anything groundbreaking is it? Now nearly 5 months in, I finally feel like we are coming out of the other end of the tunnel. I look back at what I wrote nearly three months…Newborn Baby8 min read
Nov 29, 2020When they say it’s a life-changing momentWe had our daughter Sadie 4.7 months ago, and by the time I post my very first blog post, it might be 4.8 months. When they are this small, you’ve got to be very precise. Right now, she’s sitting next to me in her bouncy chair, dressed in her pale…Birth5 min read
