Tag Archives: #clmooc

Invisible Grafting

Posted on 9th November 2018 by NomadWarMachine

Socks, yes socks! Sarah is a great knitter and Wendy responded to her call out and the results are so cool! Sarah wrote about this project but let’s get some more details on the design. Fibonacci? This video inspired some … Continue reading →

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Fibonacci socks

Posted on 7th October 2018 by NomadWarMachine

I made socks. In response to my suggestion Wendy sent me a pattern for a Fibonacci spiral. I worked out the rest of the pattern using Fibonacci numbers for the stripes: I’m really pleased with the result. So if you’d … Continue reading →

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A haiku for the weekend

Posted on 25th August 2018 by NomadWarMachine

Writing a chunk of my lit review this weekend. I am not sure if these are my favourite books, but they are definitely some of the ones that have had the most influence on my thinking. Some are old friends, … Continue reading →

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Authentic writing and academic voice

Posted on 18th August 2018 by NomadWarMachine

A meeting with my supervisors this week to discuss some of my work. A good meeting – they like my writing, they’re confident in my ability to finish writing up this PhD. Then Vic speaks. He tells me that he … Continue reading →

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It depends how you look at it

Posted on 8th August 2018 by NomadWarMachine

There’s a story that’s often told about a bunch of blind men and an elephant. Each man only encounters a part of the elephant and, based on their partial understanding, disagree with the others about the *real* nature of the … Continue reading →

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Postcard doodles

Posted on 31st May 2018 by NomadWarMachine

It’s been a busy month, and inevitably I’ve not done everything I planned to. But one thing that I have done over the last couple of weeks is to start doing my daily doodles on postcards. Of course, because I … Continue reading →

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Postcard questions

Posted on 15th May 2018 by NomadWarMachine

Time flies, especially recently. But today I came home to find  a card from Kevin, and that prompted me to sort through my collection and write some to CLMOOC friends. Our theme this month is questions, and as I thought … Continue reading →

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Demystifying Doodles

Posted on 17th February 2018 by NomadWarMachine

I’ve been thinking a lot about creative processes recently – about how, if all one sees is the end product, it’s easy to assume that the creator produced it effortlessly. This morning, as I was doodling a happy birthday message … Continue reading →

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Free as a bird

Posted on 13th January 2018 by NomadWarMachine

I wanted to make a gif today. I’d been reading about how to do this in GIMP, and a cold, damp Saturday seemed like the perfect day to experiment. So I doodled a little bird and scanned it to my … Continue reading →

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Buttons

Posted on 6th January 2018 by NomadWarMachine

  I love buttons. This is the contents of my button tin, tipped out onto one of my favourite trays. I’ve been collecting these buttons for as long as I can remember – some were handed down by great grandmothers, … Continue reading →

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