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Polka Dot (2025)
I was going to make some moving image thing in response to this fun prompt for The Kick-About No.148, but alas it wasn’t to be. Nonetheless, I was able to produce these images following the… Read more
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The Kick-About #148 ‘Polka Dot’
In our last Kick-About, Saturnalia gave us licence for excess, reversal, and a bit of festive misrule. This week, we shift to something lighter and more playful: polka dot—a simple pattern often linked with luck,… Read more
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Whitstable Lights 2025
I took my camera out on a recent late night walk along Whitstable highstreet—lots of twinkly lights. Read more
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Short Story: Vauxhall Royale (2025)
I like a ghost story at Christmas, and this year is no exception. This time last year it was a dark little tale about a boy and his advent calendar, and the year before that,… Read more
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The Kick-About #147 ‘Saturnalia’
In our last Kick-About, we played with the bright, decorative possibilities of the bauble. This week, things take a livelier turn with Saturnalia—a prompt drawn from an ancient midwinter festival known for its loosened rules,… Read more
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Short Story: The Bauble (2025)
This response to The Kick-About No.146 began with an earworm—the phrase,‘You’re a bauble, Barbara—a toy—nothing more!’ After that, as is the way with stories, it was a matter of figuring out to whom this scrap… Read more
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The Kick-About #146 ‘Bauble’
In our last Kick-About, we explored the calm forms and considered spaces of Barbara Hepworth, thinking about shape, balance, and the quiet language of sculpture. This week, as December arrives, the prompt turns to something… Read more
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After Hepworth (2025)
A very simple thing from me this week for The Kick-About No. 145. I acquired some moulds for chocolate Easter eggs – a large one and a small one. I filled one half of the… Read more
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The Kick-About #145 ‘Barbara Hepworth’
In our last Kick-About, we channelled the wild colour and restless energy of the Fauves. This week, our focus turns to Barbara Hepworth—an artist of form, balance, and quiet intent. Her sculptures, with their open… Read more
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