I was taking a break from beading and looking for a little inspiration when I stumbled upon a TED talk about motivation. The synopsis said that the talk aimed to explore human motivation at work and challenge the idea that we will work harder if we’re simply paid more money. I thought that sounded interesting…and [...]

This is going to be my last Battle blog until after 1st June when I can reveal my piece and the thinking behind it. I finally finished the piece earlier this week, much to my relief. I’ve also started the photography process and hope to submit my round 1 photos next week. I’m still a [...]

Well, as forecast, I’ve been busy beading! Unfortunately the majority of my planned 35 or so beaded beads for my battle piece remain unfinished (well actually, mostly un-started!). Some of my fellow battlers are posting that their pieces are finished already! Ok, so we still have a month left to go, but as my piece [...]