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Sustainably Creative by Michael Nobbs

Little and Often

things that make Christmas feel like Christmas…


1. Bringing the Christmas tree in from the garden. 2. Eating a mince pie for breakfast (and not feeling guilty). 3. Ritz Crackers (the plain ones not the cheese ones). 4. The smell of cloves and cinnamon. 5. Carols playing on the radio. 6. Wrapping paper. 7. Decorating the Christmas tree. 8. Hunting for sellotape. more »

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oops…


…I seem to have overdone things again. I went swimming last week, and if I’m honest with myself, I haven’t been the same since. I tried to be careful – I didn’t make my usual mistake to counting how many lengths I was doing, I didn’t keep swimming, I didn’t stay in the water too more »

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christmas card download


I’ve been getting into the festive spirit by thinking about mince-pies (and eating one or two over the weekend) and making my Christmas cards. If you would like to download an A4 sheet containing the card then the pdf file is here. Simply download and follow the instructions above. Almost time to make some brandy more »

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i’ve been drawing…


…photo frames for the next issue of The Beany all morning. I do seem to have fallen into a better (and more manageable) work routine since I’ve moved my computer into the house. But it does rather make the world feel as though it’s shrunk a little. The computer’s in my bedroom (not a large more »

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i have very little…


…to show for my recent trip to Liverpool.  In my bag when I got home were, two uneaten satsumas, the screwed up packet from a chicken wrap bought from Marks and Spencer (very tasty), a tin of macaroni cheese (also from Marks and Spencer and already eaten), a leaflet from Tate Liverpool about their current more »

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    I'm Michael Nobbs, an artist, blogger and tea drinker (not necessarily in that order).

    I'd like to show you that it is possible to stay creative even when energy is in short supply, and how working on small creative acts on a regular basis can build over time into a substantial body of work (and even a creative career).

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