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  • The Kick-About #101 ‘Mainie Jellett’

    Our last Kick-About celebrated our 100th prompt, with new works made in a short time on a theme of that auspicious round number. That’s a lot of new-things-tried and experimentation – much like Mainie Jellett’s… Read more

  • Hecatoncheires (2024)

    This is a Kick-About #100 bonus feature… As part of my recent KA-inspired transformation into the rather mournful figure of Le Mille-Pattes Humain, I had to create a head-piece out of an existing mask I’d… Read more

  • Le Mille-Pattes Humain – Portraits (2024)

    This week’s Kick-About was a celebration; our 100th edition, which means 100 creative prompts and 100 ‘new works made in a short time’. For my offering, I began with ‘100 latex gloves’ and ended up… Read more

  • Le Mille-Pattes Humain (2024)

    So let me tell you how all of this started… It began with me researching the Hecatoncheires – the hundred-handed giants of Greek mythology. Then, in classic Kick-About style, I leapt at once to acquiring a… Read more

  • The Kick-About #100 ‘Centum’

    Our last Kick-About was a fantasia on some pretty big numbers; for example, the Hubble eXtreme Deep Field photograph’s million seconds of exposure reveal about 5500 galaxies! We’re celebrating a biggish number too this week –… Read more

  • Throwback Friday #169 ‘No.34’ (2004)

    I can take no credit for the odd, dreamlike quality of these two photographs. You’re looking at light bleeds and lots of airborne dust. That said, they capture this moment well, which saw me living… Read more

  • Throwback Friday #168 ‘Spiderwoman’ (1999)

    Back when I did my Foundation in Art and Design at the Amersham and Wycombe College in 1993, my final project was, on reflection, a fanboy’s love letter to the science-fiction Alien franchise and a… Read more

  • Event Horizon #2 (2024)

    A second set of science-fiction-inspired photographs produced using a fishbowl, sequins and a wooden spoon, produced for The Kick-About No.99. Cut-price special effects! Read more

  • Event Horizon #1 (2024)

    I wanted to begin with these ‘behind-the-scenes’ photographs; a big glass fishbowl-like vase, a wooden spoon and loads of floating sequins. My mind’s eye kept showing me the special effects sequences from Disney’s unloved 1979… Read more

  • The Kick-About #99 ‘Hubble eXtreme Deep Field’

    Our last Kick-About together was inspired by the orb-ish flesh and faces of Fernando Botero. This week it’s the mightier spheres and gas giants of the Hubble telescope’s mind-blowing photograph of the cosmos. Enjoy this latest showcase… Read more

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I’m Amy, a minimalist and simple living enthusiast who has dedicated her life to living with less and finding joy in the simple things. Through this blog, I aim to share my expertise, insights, and experiences. Join me on this journey as we explore the world of slow, purposeful living together!

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