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  • Five of Chalks

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    Order in chaos, studio walls Trying to work out the best approach to a problem? The five of chalks indicates, conflict, complications and disputes and that there are that there are many sides to the problem. Everyone has differing opinions about the best solutions. So you need to have an environment where you can see…

  • Seven of Maps

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    Contextual Enquiries You are looking for the best solution, but there are many options. You may be unable to make a decision. Use contextual enquiries to explore the advantages and disadvantages of all the options before you. Qualitative research allows you to explore users’ experiences. From observing users behaviour, to conducting interviews with them you…

  • Two of Chalks

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    Adaptive Planning The Two of Chalks card means that you need to look ahead and plan. You are beginning to realize your objectives and long-term goals. You need to take advantage of your ideas and make them into an actual plan. It signifies how discovery reflection, preparation, control, create insight and advantage.

  • The Tower

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    The Tower represents a radical change, a pivot. Your vision hasn’t matched reality. Change is a normal part of life, and it’s time to deal with the negative effects of old decisions. But change can sometimes create fear, because we must abandon old truths. Your idea, what thought you knew about your target market, customer, or…

  • The Hierophant

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    To see the Hierophant in a reading is to embrace the conventional. A desire to actually follow a well established process . It also suggests that you want to stay within the boundaries of what could be considered an orthodox approach. You will be adapting to certain beliefs and systems which are already put in…

  • The Life and Opinions of John Baldessari, artist

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    John Baldessari and Laurence Sterne. There is an edition of ‘The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentlemen’, written by Lawrence Sterne, printed by Arion Press with 39 photo-collage illustrations by John Baldessari in his own unique style. Discovered by coincidence after reading Baldessari’s obituary. I have always liked the coloured circles on his photo-collages.…

    Page from John Baldessari's Tristram Shandy
  • Incognito self portraits

    I have alway tried not to have my photo on the internet, and so have over the years experimented with various styles of illustration for my ‘profile’ image which is often required when you register to a site. It is also fun to do.

  • Nasa logo redux

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    If the famous NASA ‘worm’ logo was ever to be brought back, maybe it could be revived in the form on this space shuttle concept, the Polymorph space shuttle design by Luigi Colani.

    Polymorph by Luigi Colani, a proposed NASA Space Shuttle concept 1981
  • a fleeting rather joyous moment – Hockney

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    Who has an an orange football in their bath room? David Hockney.

    David Hockney in stripped yellow and blue rugby shirt
  • Curly cadmium planter

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    Experimenting with decorative wall planters I made one covered in twisted curly clay tendrils. The curls are glazed with warm cadmium yellows, oranges and reds. Its planted with the snake plant, or mother-in-laws tongue, Sansevieria trifasciata. Made it to go outside my youngest daughter’s room.