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'Jeanne d'Arc of Post-Modernism' - Handelsblatt, 2019
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Madeleina Kay
3 days ago2 min read
Redi's Portrait
I think i'm enjoying this part of the project more than anything else. I have enjoyed the interviews, because they have been really deep,...
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Madeleina Kay
Jan 61 min read
JC's Portrait
I found this portrait a bit more challenging because JC decided to change his colour selection during the interview and also sent me a...
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Madeleina Kay
Jan 54 min read
Only "Love" Can Hurt Like This
My Instagram feed is full of pithy quotes, relationship advice and motivational "life lessons". I am 100% guilty of sharing them to my...
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Madeleina Kay
Jan 21 min read
Lora's Portrait
Lora's is the second portrait I've finished for my research project  into identity. Lora's took longer to complete than Kristyna's,...
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Madeleina Kay
Jan 22 min read
Potainting with Different Varieties of Potato
This is getting silly now... Round 1: Baking Potato I decided to attempt potainting with your standard baking potato next. I hated it....
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Madeleina Kay
Dec 29, 20241 min read
Kristyna's Portrait
I've finished the first of ten oil portraits I am creating for my research project into identity. I painted the backgrounds  of the...
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Madeleina Kay
Dec 28, 20241 min read
The "Hate Dress" Documentary
Just over a month ago, me and Jeff Kew travelled to Central Saint Martins to film the footage for this documentary film about my "Hate...
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Madeleina Kay
Dec 24, 20242 min read
Crafting Christmas Greetings...
I usually hand-make Christmas cards for a select few people and then create some digital 'Merry Christmas' messages for mass-disemination...
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Madeleina Kay
Dec 20, 20241 min read
A Bavarian Christmas Experience
I've been back to Bavaria for an authentic Christkindlmarkt experience... The landscape was beautiful in the September sunshine when I...
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Madeleina Kay
Dec 16, 20242 min read
Passau and JEF Bavaria
JEF (Jeunes Européens Federalistes) Bavaria had an event in Passau on Saturday 14th December, so we decided to make a weekend out of the...
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Madeleina Kay
Dec 13, 20244 min read
"Walking the Talk on Europe" - Gender Equality Week at the European Parliament
I was contacted by the European Parliament in the UK office about attending an event at the European Parliament in Brussels with only a...
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Madeleina Kay
Nov 30, 20242 min read
The Wallpaper Painting is Finished!
I feel like I've nearly destroyed my mental health in the process but I have managed to reach my target of finishing all of the portrait...
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Madeleina Kay
Nov 26, 20241 min read
Motaz's Colours
Motaz understood the "choose your colours" brief right away and sent me the following list along with a selection of really great profile...
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Madeleina Kay
Nov 20, 20242 min read
"Potainting" and My Need for External Validation
In a playful response to the troll who asked me 'How's the potato painting going?' - I've been making some abstract artworks , using...
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Madeleina Kay
Nov 18, 20241 min read
Sketching Motaz
I'm delighted to have found my final research participant! I first met Motaz at Stormont where I performed at an event for New Europeans ...
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Madeleina Kay
Nov 16, 20244 min read
Painting the "Wallpaper"
Since I have been focussed on my research paper and struggling with managing ongoing health issues since the Summer, I had rather let...
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Madeleina Kay
Nov 8, 20242 min read
Some More "Potato Paintings"
I've been messing around with some left over paint, small canvases/canvas boards and sweet potatoes. I started out by painting a base...
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Madeleina Kay
Nov 4, 20242 min read
Working on my Potato Painting
I went into the Works (cheap arts & crafts supplier) recently and noticed they had a huge canvas for only £12. It's, of course, very poor...
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Madeleina Kay
Oct 30, 20243 min read
The (Slightly More) Creative Kitten Spam
I got a new kitten to keep my Maine Coon, Boudicca, company since she has been bored and lonely recently, especially when I am away from...
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Madeleina Kay
Oct 28, 20244 min read
To love somebody as they truly need to be loved...
I had rather a strange experience on my 30th birthday. I was waiting for my best friend from school, who is always late, too arrive and...
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