{"id":2874,"date":"2016-08-04T18:41:33","date_gmt":"2016-08-04T18:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/?p=2874"},"modified":"2016-09-20T20:15:04","modified_gmt":"2016-09-20T20:15:04","slug":"on-being-creative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/?p=2874","title":{"rendered":"on being creative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=2928\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2928\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2928\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/\u221aSimplyBooksWkshps.jpg\" alt=\"\u221aSimplyBooksWkshps\" width=\"561\" height=\"649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/\u221aSimplyBooksWkshps.jpg 845w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/\u221aSimplyBooksWkshps-259x300.jpg 259w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/\u221aSimplyBooksWkshps-768x889.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n***************************************************<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">see too <em><strong>Simply Books Workshops<\/strong> <\/em>page on this site<br \/>\n(menu bar, top right)\u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:lilla@seeingthings.me.uk\" target=\"_blank\">email Lilla<\/a> to book a place<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*******************************************************<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=2923\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2923\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2923\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/on-being-creative-banner-1024x774.jpg\" alt=\"on being creative banner\" width=\"439\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/on-being-creative-banner-1024x774.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/on-being-creative-banner-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/on-being-creative-banner-768x580.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/on-being-creative-banner.jpg 1219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=2902\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2902\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2902\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/CreativPracBlueFerns.jpg\" alt=\"CreativPrac+BlueFerns\" width=\"467\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/CreativPracBlueFerns.jpg 691w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/CreativPracBlueFerns-245x300.jpg 245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">some people:<br \/>\nwork full time<br \/>\nhave children<br \/>\nare chronically ill<br \/>\nmake it their main focus<br \/>\nintegrate it into the rest of their lives<br \/>\nvisit it rarely<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">yet they each\u00a0 <em>still <\/em>maintain a creative practice<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8217;tis a many-headed beast with varied manifestations<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">suffice it to say, the one you have is <strong>your very own\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">YOU <em>COULD<\/em> EMBRACE<em> THAT<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2864 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/BorderFeathers1.-copy-1024x113.jpg\" alt=\"BorderFeathers1. copy\" width=\"497\" height=\"55\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/BorderFeathers1.-copy-1024x113.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/BorderFeathers1.-copy-300x33.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/BorderFeathers1.-copy-768x85.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/BorderFeathers1.-copy.jpg 1207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u00a0some call it a hobby, some don\u2019t call it anything at all, some don\u2019t think they\u2019ve got one! <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Whatever<br \/>\nfloats your boat<br \/>\nrings your bell<br \/>\ncreams your cheese<br \/>\ntickles your fancy<br \/>\ntosses your salad<br \/>\ntoots your horn<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=2906\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2906\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2906 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/learning-from..-1024x230.jpg\" alt=\"learning from..\" width=\"498\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/learning-from..-1024x230.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/learning-from..-300x67.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/learning-from..-768x172.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/learning-from...jpg 1608w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">this delightful one-minute video is from Catherine Cartwright<\/p>\n<iframe id='fv_vimeo_54d378a540da9fc37054406bf570eabb' src='\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/91103644' width='720' height='480' frameborder='0' webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>I try to remember that the job \u2014 as well as the plight, and the unexpected joy \u2014<br \/>\nof the artist is to embrace uncertainty, to be sharpened and honed by it<\/em><br \/>\nDani Shapiro<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=2866\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2866\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2866\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/BorderSmllBirds-copy-1024x191.jpg\" alt=\"BorderSmllBirds copy\" width=\"310\" height=\"58\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/BorderSmllBirds-copy-1024x191.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/BorderSmllBirds-copy-300x56.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/BorderSmllBirds-copy-768x143.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/BorderSmllBirds-copy.jpg 1205w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">this creating business is not quite like other work,<br \/>\nthe process may be mysterious<br \/>\noutcomes and results are often surprising<br \/>\nproduct may not be the whole point<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>No traveller ever sets out with so little idea of where he is going<\/em><br \/>\n<em>or how he is going to get there than an artist does.<br \/>\nAnd no traveller ever gets to a more wonderful place.<br \/>\n&#8230;.what draws people to art and artists is the propinquity of play<br \/>\n<\/em>extract from Howard Jacobsen&#8217;s speech at The Royal Academy<br \/>\n2016 I think<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2861 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/BlackFeather-1021x1024.jpg\" alt=\"BlackFeather\" width=\"323\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/BlackFeather-1021x1024.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/BlackFeather-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/BlackFeather-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/BlackFeather-768x771.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/BlackFeather.jpg 1208w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">the fascinatingly varied <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/series\/my-writing-day\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;my writing day&#8217;<\/a>,<br \/>\nfrom a raft of writers, and\u00a0beautifully illustrated<br \/>\nin The Guardian is worth a look<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<em>I can only manage three hours&#8217; writing before fatigue sets in<br \/>\n<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 William Boyd<em><br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\n&#8230;there are as many ways of going about the work of writing as there are writers&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2872 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/TurqBack2-846x1024.jpg\" alt=\"TurqBack2\" width=\"399\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/TurqBack2-846x1024.jpg 846w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/TurqBack2-248x300.jpg 248w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/TurqBack2-768x930.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/TurqBack2.jpg 1213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><br \/>\nthere are surely an enormous number of people who don&#8217;t blow their own creative trumpets<br \/>\nbut simply get on with doing what they are driven to do, to make, to draw, to create&#8230;et al<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I SALUTE YOU<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=2900\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2900\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2900 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Constantly...text_-1024x231.jpg\" alt=\"Constantly...text\" width=\"733\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Constantly...text_-1024x231.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Constantly...text_-300x68.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Constantly...text_-768x173.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Constantly...text_.jpg 1610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/><\/a>it may be crucial. . .<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">to take time out to\u00a0 nourish yourself creatively<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">to fill the creative well&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">the benefits might be inestimable<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=2859\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2859\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2859 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2PoppySeedHeadsBW_edited-2-870x1024.jpg\" alt=\"2PoppySeedHeadsB&amp;W_edited-2\" width=\"346\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2PoppySeedHeadsBW_edited-2-870x1024.jpg 870w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2PoppySeedHeadsBW_edited-2-255x300.jpg 255w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2PoppySeedHeadsBW_edited-2-768x904.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2PoppySeedHeadsBW_edited-2.jpg 1214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">SOME WAYS THAT MIGHT APPEAL<br \/>\nartists&#8217; dates<br \/>\ncreative buddying<br \/>\nvisit unknown places<br \/>\ncreate a group of like-minded practitioners<br \/>\ncultivate purposeful connections<br \/>\nplay (I know I know, you&#8217;re British&#8230;)<br \/>\nwalk with an idea in mind<br \/>\ncultivate solitude*<br \/>\nmake notes\/document\/sketch<br \/>\ngo to unlikely exhibitions<\/p>\n<p>*considered by some the<br \/>\nNo. 1 creativity habit<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=2914\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2914\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2914\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/3-Lines-fr-Robert-Frost-poem-1024x230.jpg\" alt=\"3 Lines fr Robert Frost poem\" width=\"756\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/3-Lines-fr-Robert-Frost-poem-1024x230.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/3-Lines-fr-Robert-Frost-poem-300x68.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/3-Lines-fr-Robert-Frost-poem-768x173.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/3-Lines-fr-Robert-Frost-poem.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>and remember, your mind can provide you with enough<br \/>\nin-house entertainment to last you a lifetime<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=2862\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2862\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2862\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/BorderBirds1-copy-1024x225.jpg\" alt=\"BorderBirds1 copy\" width=\"708\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/BorderBirds1-copy-1024x225.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/BorderBirds1-copy-300x66.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/BorderBirds1-copy-768x169.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/BorderBirds1-copy.jpg 1209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(oops technical glitch&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>some links that may be of interest<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/b07k01bq\" target=\"_blank\">The Why Factor: Drawing<\/a> <\/strong>16 mn R4 programme<strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ww.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episode\/b07m7rlm\/imagine-summer-2016-3-georgia-okeeffe-by-myself\" target=\"_blank\">Georgia O&#8217;Keeffe: By Myself<\/a> <\/strong>67mn Imagine tv prog<strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/onbeing\/sets\/elizabeth-gilbert-choosing-curiosity-over-fear\" target=\"_blank\">Elizabeth Gilbert: Choosing Curiosity Over Fear<\/a> <\/strong>51mn talk on Soundcloud<strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/hilary_cottam_social_services_are_broken_how_we_can_fix_them?utm_campaign=ios-share&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;source=email&amp;utm_source=email\" target=\"_blank\">Social services are broken. How we can fix them?<\/a> <\/strong>17 mn TED Talk by Hilary Cottam<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=2870\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2870\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2870\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/SeedHeadsFX-781x1024.jpg\" alt=\"SeedHeads&amp;FX\" width=\"465\" height=\"610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/SeedHeadsFX-781x1024.jpg 781w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/SeedHeadsFX-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/SeedHeadsFX-768x1007.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/SeedHeadsFX.jpg 1234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nas Howard Jacobsen also said<br \/>\n<em>&#8230;no certainty other than the certainty that we can&#8217;t be certain of anything<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=2866\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2866\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2866\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/BorderSmllBirds-copy-1024x191.jpg\" alt=\"BorderSmllBirds copy\" width=\"406\" height=\"76\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/BorderSmllBirds-copy-1024x191.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/BorderSmllBirds-copy-300x56.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/BorderSmllBirds-copy-768x143.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/BorderSmllBirds-copy.jpg 1205w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">trascorrere una meravigliosa estate \/ have a marvellous summer<\/p>\n<pre id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text vk_txt tw-ta tw-text-medium\" dir=\"ltr\" data-fulltext=\"\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span lang=\"it\">\u00a0<\/span><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*************************************************** see too Simply Books Workshops page on this site (menu bar, top right)\u00a0 email Lilla to book a place ******************************************************* some people: work full time have children are chronically&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/?p=2874\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">on being creative<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"iawp_total_views":1,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","excerpt"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2874"}],"version-history":[{"count":47,"href":"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2874\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2930,"href":"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2874\/revisions\/2930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}