ABOUT ME.
Hello, I'm Zoe. I’m an aspiring children’s author, writer, artist, Buddhist, dawdler and swimmer. Originally from the south of England, I now live in lovely north Yorkshire.
I also take dressing up at National Trust houses very seriously!
I began this blog a few years ago, after I had graduated with a PhD. Although I didn't want to go into academia, I didn’t want to stop looking at things: admiring them, analysing them and wondering about them. I didn’t want to stop writing about what I was seeing either and so I set up this space to keep track of things I was seeing; great big, important, shiny things and the everyday glittery bits and bobs which came my way.
Over time, this space has evolved into a place for musings on all of the things I’m interested in; books, art, visual culture, food, mental health, the spiritual life, the process of making things and experimenting with creativity, photography, and travel and exploring, both closer to home and further afield. This blog is a place to keep notes and thoughts, to share art and hopefully, to connect with others.
By day, I have a corporate job, and so I write and make art whenever I can - in all of the odd corners and spare moments of the day. In addition to this website, I’m trying to finish a first novel, alongside making collages, cartoons and paintings. I like big scarves, any kind of pastry, studying Italian, yoga and rainy weather. I have no pets, I’m afraid of heights, my favourite cheese is currently Turkish Tel, and I’m still trying to finish Knausgaard’s ‘A Death in the Family…’
Please do drop me a line to say hello. I hope you enjoy what you find here.
Instagram: @zoedumelow