23:30 - 07/0717
State of mind: calm; deep thought.

Thoughts: from thinking - about faint memories, ideas that are hard to grasp... subtle touches. This expression represents the fleeting moment. Their brevity, here in an instance, then gone forever.

In Celtic folklore, the hazel tree is a symbol of creativity and wisdom.

Questions: none.

Listening to: Christina Grimmie - With Love

13:30 - 22/06/17
State of mind: calm; pensive; reflective.

Thoughts: from reflections - on a quote by Nietzsche, "Those who can breathe the air of my writings know that it is an air of the heights, a strong air. One must be made for it." combined with listening to London Grammar sing their version of "Wicked Games" by Chris Isaak.

Questions: how will the voice of your soul take shape?

12:00 - 02/07/17
State of mind: joy.

Thoughts: from thinking - If you listen very carefully and thoughtfully, directions can be found in everything... the choices we make; a yes or no to the emerging map of our existence, unfolding like the petals of a flower.

Questions: what direction is taken if given?

10:30 - 11/06/17
State of mind: anxious.

Thoughts: from feeling - my intuition and reflection take some sort of form. Like a guide or guardian showing us the next move or way forward.
Over the years, it's becoming easier to connect. It feels like a low frequency, like latching on to something faint and distant.

Rolling in the deep has a double meaning.

Questions: Is there a way to permanently latch on to this shadow? Is that healthy? Would we not become as faint and distant?

22:10 - 10/05/17
State of mind: contentment, happiness, comfort.

Thoughts: from observation - Looking at my notebook combined with a memory of flip-books.

Question: when I am open, what do I reveal?

18:00 - 07/05/17
State of mind: pensive; melancholic; longing.

Thoughts: from conversations - what Piotr said about time and the ideas about omnipresence.

Questions: Is it possible that all information that appears to be lost to the past can somehow still be accessed?

03:30 - 14/06/17
State of mind: restless; over-thinking

Thoughts: from experience - of being awake at the crack of dawn and watching the indigo glow lighten by the hour.

Questions: none

Notes: part 1 of 3

04:45 - 14/06/17
State of mind: restless; over-thinking

Thoughts: from observation - of watching the sunlight diffusing the darkness. Light breaks into my room, spreads across the walls, like an enlightenment or a sudden realisation.

Questions: none

Notes: part 2 of 3

19:00 - 07/05/17
State of mind: pensive, content, hopeful.

Thoughts: from conversations - an idea about perception - the sensation of complex spatial awareness.

Questions: None. Just a good feeling.

23:30 - 16/05/17
State of mind: curious, reflective.

Thoughts: from thinking - about how my mind works.

Question: None.

15:00 - 15/06/17
State of mind: concentration; focused; thoughtful.

Thoughts: from thinking - about an illustration I saw from art & philosophy's Facebook page. It was a criticism of the modern, narcissistic, selfie-taking culture.

Questions: How can we design working environments that makes laziness difficult and productivity easy and enjoyable?

13:20 - 18/05/17
State of mind: joy; energetic;

Thoughts: from thinking - about how it only takes a single mistake to destroy something that took a great deal of effort to craft.

Questions: Is it not a good idea to make all the mistakes? Then we may learn not only what is best, but why it is so.

Notes: violins are held together by hide glue, which is soluble in water.

10:45 - 25/07/17

State of mind: reflective; thoughtful.
Perspective: personal.

Thoughts: from observations - of myself. Ironically, I am not that observant. When I look at something, the information being perceived is primarily spatial and atmospheric. Visually, things I clock onto quickly are colour and pattern recognition.

So, motion and light effects fascinate me, naturally... This explains how my art style has developed the way it has, over the years. If I start noticing details, it's usually because I'm switched on and thinking about it consciously. Thus, the blur becomes my focus... making sense of what is hard to grasp.

Listening to: Linkin Park - Meteora (album)

Questions: how greatly does the way we perceive contribute to the person we become? How many different perspectives can we see the same thing?

12:30 - 9/06/17
State of mind: defiant; focused.

Thoughts: from thinking - about the saying 'is your glass half full or empty'?

I realise that it is a passive question, not serious, but merely to reveal a person's attitude or outlook.

What I'm exploring with this is the idea of, not just thinking about a person's attitude, but what the actual contents of the glass are. A glass half full might taste of sorrow.

Questions: the glass may be half full or empty but where is the source from which it is filled or drained?

16/06/16

01:15 - 10/06/17
State of mind: optimistic; complex.

Thoughts: from feeling - that making mistakes are an important part of learning. They should be supported and examined. Great things have unfolded from the accidental.

Knowing a thousand ways that don't work is knowing why the one that does, is best.

Questions: how can failure be experienced in a way that encourages persistence?

12:50 - 26/07/17

State of mind: playful; curious.
Perspective: comical.

Thoughts: from thinking - about the camera obscura.

'You get the picture' has a double meaning.

Questions: none.

22:40 - 22/05/17
State of mind: joy; relief.

Thoughts: from thinking - 'we are stronger together' combined with 'many hands make light work'.

Questions: none

Notes: partially influenced by gin.

20:00 - 21/05/17
State of mind: focused; defiant.

Thoughts: from feeling - about how freedom must not be taken for granted. It is something worth protecting from those who wish to take it away.

Questions: What are our vulnerabilities and how can we ensure they are not left exposed?

11:50 - 18/05/17
State of mind: excited; energetic.

Thoughts: from feeling - the polarity of being with someone who complements you with opposing behaviours.
Growth comes from being amongst what is unknown.

Questions: None.