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Il faut aiguiser nos crayons

Annie Copland
November 23, 2017
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art, creativity, design, drawing, gestural drawing, improvement, learning, mastery, order, pencils, practice, productivity, talent, thought process, tools, writing

After Voltaire, who said: “Il faut cultiver notre jardin” (We must cultivate our garden) – To this I add: “Il faut aiguiser nos crayons” (“We must sharpen our pencils*”) [*I hope!] First, literally. – ‘Start the day with a sharp pencil’ as I like toRead more…

Prince: Purple Legend

Annie Copland
April 27, 2016
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1984, 1994, artist, Barcelona, creativity, funk, genius, gifted, identity, individuality, jazz, legacy, legend, Motown, music, musician, originality, performance, Prince, Prince Rogers Nelson, Purple Rain, R&B, singer, soul, talent, voice

The year is 1994. I’m on a bus (that’s right, a bus) on a school History trip travelling from Scotland to Spain. I’m 14. On my Sony Walkman I have a tape of Prince’s Purple Rain that I must have stolen from my older sister,Read more…