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I like to share what I'm learning when it comes to building a website, DIY design, and social media.

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I've been interviewing a bunch of photographers, painters, print-makers, illustrators, writers and musicians about what goes into completing a creative challenge. It's been an incredible process!

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Hello! I'm Claire, aka @_bearista. I get really excited about making stuff, and helping other people make stuff. Its all here in this blog. More about me over here. 

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Progress report: it’s Friday and I’m still here. 😅 #_thecolourproject #itspurpleinapril
“Stillness is about creating an emotional clearing to allow ourselves to feel, think, dream and question.” Brené Brown
These might be one of my favourites. #_thecolourproject #itspurpleinapril
Do you sometimes get songs stuck in your head for days? I do. At the moment it’s Beatenberg’s ‘Chelsea Blakemore’. 🎶 🎶 #_thecolourproject #itspurpleinapril
“Here I am stuck in the middle with you.” Can you guess the band?
I’ve never really *loved* purple but all this searching for it and looking at it has made me reconsider. It’s really quite beautiful! #_thecolourproject #itspurpleinapril
I just read @robinmay’s post about her experience of living with chronic pain. 😢 I’m really grateful that this isn’t something I struggle with, but if its something that affects you, I recommend reading through the caption and comments on her last post (It’s the one with the purply-pink flowers). You may just find some encouragement there. xx #_thecolourproject #itspurpleinapril
Here’s to all of you with noisy neighbours. May their footfall be light, and may their late night parties be few.
Once upon a time...
We drove up through the park to the vulture hide. There was a carcass of an animal lying there to entice them, but no vultures. Instead, we saw a small jackal making his way through the long grass to pull on bits of meat and then skulk back to his hiding place. It was too far off and too dark for me to get a shot of the jackal so I took some pics of these abundant heathery flowers on the walk back to the car instead. #itspurpleinapril #_thecolourproject

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