Lizintheshed's blog
Shed working and painting
About Lizintheshed…….
2010: I write. That’s what I do. I write in a pokey little room at the front of the house. People drive past and wave. I watch the tractors. I fall over the piles of paper on the floor. I need more space. So I am a woman in search of a shed.
2012: I write. I paint. I live in my shed. I don’t blog – 2 years/4 posts. I will blog. It won’t be about getting a shed. It will be about words and pictures. Watch this space!
2015: I paint. I write. I blog more regularly. I tweet. I facebook. I get distracted. I am meant to be painting.
2019: I paint, I teach, I write. I Instagram, I Facebook, I tweet (occasionally). I’m not in the shed much, because I’ve take over the conservatory too – ha, ha, ha.
2020: Hmmm, global pandemic, didn’t see that coming. So back in the shed and Zooming around the world. Set-up online courses at https://lizchadertonstudio.co.uk. Selling via Facebook and seeing how the new world is looking
2021: More of the same, I reckon, but I am doing lots on YouTube too… take a look at www.youtube.com/c/LizChadertonArt
2022: Relaunching this blog to bring ideas and tips on all things art related
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