Giving thanks for personal grace and support

I haven’t felt like writing as much the past few months and clammed up a bit. The world’s been burning extra fiery and hot lately, so taking it all in can be a bit creatively stultifying. Thankfully, some personal grace kicked in and I let my writing meet myself where I am.

So, this here missive, after a long hiatus, represents what I’ve been reading, seeing, watching, or making lately. Take a look at some recent artwork, watch an orchestra play Fat Boy Slim hits, apply to speak at a design conference, and grab some interesting reading to last you through the weekend. Let’s explore, shall we?

Also: Where have you been giving yourself some grace lately? What or who have been supportive in your world? Hit reply and drop me a line. I’m especially interested in the concept of giving oneself the pause and space to think in order to move forward. Stopping in order to move forward, paradoxically.

Current Exhibition | “Haneen – a journey of yearning, nostalgia and myth making”

Over the past year and especially the last couple of months I’ve been slowly developing an art practice again after 20+ years of being away. I’ve been particularly experimenting with the concepts of (im)migration, the interstitial (being between places/states), and trying to find a sense of place overall.

The media I use are cyanotypes of satellite maps along with colour giclée photographic prints. For the next few months, I’m in a collaborative exhibition with Palestinian-Scottish artist Leena Nammari and that of local printmakers. The official title is “Haneen – a journey of yearning, nostalgia and myth making”. We tackle the concepts of geographic displacement and its possible effects on current, past or future generations, culturally.

See some of my work here and on Instagram. I can’t wait to make even more instances and explore these concepts more deeply in the future.

Exhibition Info?|?Open: Nov 18th, 2023 –?Feb 3rd, 2024 at the Gracefield Arts Centre, Scotland

UX Scotland 2024 Call for Speakers | 29-31 May 2024

Applications are due Friday, January 12, 2024

UX Scotland is putting out its call for speakers for the 2024 edition. It’s a great group of service designers, ux designers and researchers, and others involved in user-centered design. You don’t have to be a resident of the UK to apply to be a speaker. If you have an idea for a workshop, talk, case study or whatnot, just bring it.?Applications are due Friday, January 12, 2024. I’m also proud to say I’m now part of the advisory panel for UX Scotland who will craft the conference along with the vital attendee feedback received each year.

Apply to speak at UX Scotland |?Need some guidance? Check out some quick tips?

Links 'n Tings

In my recent mental and visual periphery.?

Read

Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May

A look at myriad?ways we can navigate various seasons of life and the year, sink deeply into them, and acclimate ourselves to our surroundings. I've been chipping at this book for the last year at a nice slow pace.?

You're All Set: Casual Language, Embedded Advertising, And The Decline Of Human-Centered Design?by?Jon Kolko

"While amusing to see the homogenization of content writing, this actually points to a real problem: a lack of understanding of context."

Kindred: Graphic Novel Edition Originally written by Octavia Butler in the 1979, in 2017 it was adapted by John Jennings and Damian Duffy into a graphic novel. Kindred follows a Black woman in the 1970s who's ripped back into plantation slavery via unwilling time travel.?I honestly hadn't read the book up until now and it took seeing it visually formatted to finally help me devour the story.

Watch or Listen

BBC Radio 1 Night at the Proms Ibiza Edition Listen to all your favourite dance hits played by an exceptionally?happy classical orchestra. Watch and smile for a couple hours.

See or Do

Margaux Wong, Burundi-based responsible luxury jewelry line and its new looks for the season.?Created by Margaux Rusita, a designer originally from Guyana who now lives in Burundi. She designs and crafts jewelry based on Amazonian low-waste values and East African materials. Site link

Revisiting the Family Album: Stories That Bind Us "This online exhibition is about our families, whether chosen, by blood or by proximity. These human stories, memories, and histories comprise the past, present, and future of lives lived and projections of what may be." Artist: Anahit Cass

Thank you for reading…??

As I mentioned at the beginning:?Where have you been giving yourself some grace lately? Just reply and ping me. If you'd like to chat sometime in the next couple months,?schedule some time in my?calendar for a catch up. The holiday season is packed so let's give ourselves some realistic timelines. :)

In the meantime, go find me around the web as well:?

Website | LinkedIn | Medium?| Twitter | Instagram? ?

Have a lovely week and talk soon?

Tricia?