I do not write from an academic position or as a self-proclaimed expert. I write as someone who is living with the loss I can almost not acknowledge. He’s away somewhere. He’s busy. I cannot call him to tell him of any triumphs or how I told one of my managers that I could seeContinue reading “The Autistic Grief Process”
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On a Clear Day, You Can See Forever
I have not written for some time. I achieved my MA in Photography and was considering a Practiced – Based PhD. Sometimes I see where I want to head briefly then I am overcome with the demands this makes. Multi-tasking is okay sometimes but not for something so long-term. Higher Education gave me a double-edgedContinue reading “On a Clear Day, You Can See Forever”
The Visionary Photographer?
Dear Jill This missive offers a conclusion to your journey , although it is not an end at all. This is a summary and a reflection of how you arrived to the point you are at now. Your compass fluctuates but now you see where each direction leads to and to who. A genre ofContinue reading “The Visionary Photographer?”
Project – Hidden
The visual explorations and past encounters with brick walls. The social model of disability states that our environments disable us by not being accessible. New catchphrase… Remember- It takes more than a ramp to make a place ‘accessible’
The Possible Perennial
If I’m quiet, I must be ‘stable’… which is a state of inertia that I find is far from the reality. I am treading water, so am I stable or am I waiting for tiredness to overcome the efforts to remain ‘stable’. Then, perhaps, I would sink inevitably. Always reflecting, always questioning and never reallyContinue reading “The Possible Perennial”
I shall use my invisibility for good, not evil.
Groups – Think about yourself as an observer in the first instance to manage the anxiety, especially with new people, but it’s inevitable that you may not be able to connect to others in that group. Then, there’s the internal dialogue of analysing every interaction you had to sustain during the session, then that allContinue reading “I shall use my invisibility for good, not evil.”
Contextualising my Creative Practice (Act II)
If Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore could be themselves, why not me? It was here in Jersey I had a revelation. In fact I still have the postcard I bought in a small wooden frame everywhere I do creative work. It’s here with me now. It was to remind me that a person such asContinue reading “Contextualising my Creative Practice (Act II)”
Contextualising my Creative Practice (Act I)
About ‘Paper People’
Why Black and White?
Short film about why I use black and white as a filter in the videos. (6.12 mins)
Creative Connections and Conundrums
‘You are all over the place Jill’ I say to myself frustratingly. My ideas on what to write include so many facets which in turn create more and more connections to explore. Sorry, not Sorry. So, I NEED my creative self to speak my words that no one has heard. Otherwise I am unable toContinue reading “Creative Connections and Conundrums”
Exploration of Life as a Neurodiverse Creative 