I lost my drive this year, zapped inspiration. I didn’t matter what I tried to get going – nothing has worked. I have completed some commissions only. It is hard to establish whether it is the art that keeps me relaxed or if being relaxed is the time to tap in to my creativity. Teaching has been quite demanding of time and tiring too. I have also been in conflict about what I want to make, and whether to tap back into some more of the textural potentially textile work that I love. In Lourdes, in a small antique shop I spotted some small embroideries in a little black case. These excited me. So who knows; I have the summer holidays now to create something and find my art mojo once again. Here’s hoping.