Author: Rebecca J Burman
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Severed heads and Alpacas
My Get A Life journey is planned to give me the opportunity to build on the artwork I have been creating over the past few years. To give me time and space to soak up as much ‘new’ as I can. To go places I can gain knowledge, experience, and skills. And to have the…
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Pitcher Perfect
So I haven’t blogged for way too long, and yesterday I had a day I’d really like to share, and definitely like to document, for me, if not for anyone else! Back in December, when I was busy getting a life in NY, I ate breakfast perusing a series (ok, a couple, breakfast isn’t…
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A gay icon and using old clothes: NY Pt4
As some of you may have noticed, I have been drawing a lot recently. I’m working on some larger works, beautifully satisfying, very time-consuming. It’s nice to take a break and go back to recounting my US travels, at very least because it takes me, once again, back to studying the work I…
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Gently passing time.
I have taken a few weeks off writing and turned my hand back to pen and ink. Can’t say how nice it feels to be creating again! For all that I hate social media (in principle), it is lovely to have an incentive to create and post every day, an aim, somewhere to share and…
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A story of unrequited love: NY Pt3
Day 5 Woke up feeling like my brain was going to explode. SO much I still want to do. The list doesn’t get smaller as every time I cross something off, I find something else to add! However, I feel now I have found some clarity about what I ultimately want from this trip.…
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Reader, I stroked his beard: NY Pt 2
Day 3 On the third day, I was useless. Complete body and brain failure. This is a state I have come to accept as normal. Annoying, frustrating, but normal. I scrapped my original plans, made a lower energy plan, discarded that too and accepted that Manhattan just wasn’t on the cards for today.…
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Art is a guaranty of sanity: NY Pt 1
What do you think of when you think ‘New York’? I’m guessing for many it’s the skyline. The Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, maybe the Twin Towers are still there in your snapshot? Well, I’ll be honest, I haven’t seen any of it. Three days down and there’s been no shortage of remembering what…
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Endometriosis and Me
Endometriosis. A fucker of a disease that makes you infertile, while giving you the appearance of being six months pregnant. When I was awarded a Get a Life Fund, the only stipulation was that I must write a blog. I’m good with that, it’s a small (and enjoyable) price to pay. Although writing about a…
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I Know How This Show Goes
As a precursor to my next blog ‘Endometriosis and Me’ I thought I’d share this short story I wrote in 2013: So, it was Thursday, right, when it all started. The script already written, we knew we’d need the professionals. We had to lie, there was no way they’d see us otherwise. They wouldn’t…
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Being the Brave (the final) – Damien Hirst and Mickey Mouse
The day was passing fast and I still had two destinations to visit, but there was no denying that the previous day’s early start was catching up with me (to say nothing of the fact that I suffer from chronic (severe?) fatigue, a whole other story). Nothing was going to stop me though. I had…
Against the Dark 