SHE again…

Let’s face it, I’m a rubbish blogger – I’m much happier out with the camera, and that’s exactly as it should be. And it’s been a brilliant summer – some fabulous commissions and a really exciting new project in the …

SHE

I thought I was done with this story, but it seems the story is not. I was interviewed on camera today at the RPS to talk about the inspiration for my Associateship panel and, in preparation, I’ve been revisiting the …

A #realnomakeupselfie

So, about this #nomakeupselfie and, now, the lads #makeupselfie. I think its brilliant that Cancer Research have benefitted by a few million quid and counting from a viral campaign they didn’t start. However… The truth is I’m still not sure …

Innocent teacher

With the reverberations of Kellergate (Marie’s blog, here is a good place to start) still echoing around the ether last week, the debate over how we talk about living and dying with cancer continued to surge as we were challenged to …

Anything but yellow! Talking chemo wards

It is the first week of December 2012 and outside, in the sharp, wintry coldness, Christmas twinkles promisingly from shop windows and the ethereal dome of St Paul’s Cathedral casts its venerable shadow with implacable grace. It doesn’t exactly dwarf …

Reasons to be Cheerful – yes, yes, dear, dear

Life hasn’t quite worked out the way I’d planned. I say planned, but as I write the word I’m already questioning because, technically, it implies at some point in my life I’ve thought hard about what I want, set some …

Defining Me

Posted to FB a few days ago, I first wrote this in an email to a dear friend… and then realised I had more than one friend who should read it! I place it here as my opening blog post …