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Back to Work

July 15, 2020 David Galletly
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Hi! How are you?

After nearly 4 months of lockdown I am writing to declare, almost entirely to myself, that I am back to work as of today. Not that I really stopped working, but you know what I mean. This is a tentative declaration as things are still far from ok but, given the situation here in Scotland, I feel like I can now return to my studio responsibly and work more regularly.

My lockdown has been unremarkable in the grand scheme of things and I'm thankful for that. Everyone in my life is safe and all our difficulties are pretty surmountable. I've not done... much, but I'm trying not to give myself a hard time. I reckon I've been a good dad. I'll take that. I also used my exercise quota to get good at rollerblading. That's not a joke.

Working from home started out great for the first couple of months then slowed to a crawl by the end. That's entirely on me because Alex and Beth are THE BEST and gave me loads of time and space. Still, I found working during lockdown difficult and, as every working-from-home-during-lockdown article says, that's ok.

I have a small backlog of jobs to work through (apologies to anyone who's waiting on something) and then I'm good to go on new stuff. What that new stuff is, I'm not sure. THE FUTURE is a lot more uncertain than it was a few months ago and my priority is making a feasible plan to continue earning a living doing what I do.

With that in mind, I hope to diversify my income a little so that I'm not relying on a single source of cash. While I don't want to spread myself thin, a few steady earners would help to settle the nerves. I've got some ideas I'd like to try.

The first, and least concrete, is to fiddle with Patreon. I've made one here. I mention this with the massive asterisk that I understand that the whole creative world is crowdfunding everything right now and I'd be daft to assume that it'll work for me. It's worth exploring, though.

For now, I've no specific goals or content to offer anyone who supports me and I'm making no promises about my output until I properly figure it out so I have zero expectations that anyone'll sign up yet. I'll share more when if/when I'm ready to commit to something. That said, I'd be delighted if you have a look. Can I triple-underline 'no promises'? Ta.

Other than that, I'm really looking forward to making things again. I'm most likely to talk about new stuff on my Instagram and on my Twitter. I'm also looking forward to interacting with non-family members again. That'll be weird.

Hope you're ok btw x

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A 2019 Montage: 12 Photos per Month

January 6, 2020 David Galletly

In my last round up, I said that there was a good chance the next time I'd write something here would be January 2020. Well hello.

The above montage is a chronological grid of photos from 2019. The top row is January, the 2nd is February and so on. I've been making these things every January for 12(!) years now. There's a gigantic version on my Flickr and the archive is under the #montage tag.

I'm so outta practice with writing that I'm already finding it painful. To keep things simple, here's a list of the main 2019 events (in my life):

2019 things:

  • We've been living in Stirling for a year now!
  • Beth just turned 2 and can talk!
  • Alex got a new job!
  • I really like my wee studio!
  • I lost a stone!

Presuming the world doesn't entirely fall apart (and it might), I'm optimistic about 2020. The last few years have been, um, blurry, but I kinda feel like I've got a hand back on the wheel.

As always, I hope to post here more on but, going by my recent streak, that's easier said than done. Follow my Instagram if you want regular bits from me.

Cheerio for now, dear listener. I love you x

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