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when we look through the hag stone we see a glimpse of how our lives could be. the water takes the path of least resistance through the rocks.

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Back from a glorious 2 days in @kewgardens.bsky.social I go every year on my birthday, with a sketchbook and a specially curated playlist on my headphones and re-regulate my nervous system. It’s a theme park for autistic nature lovers like me ✨

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Found a nice big stone in @kewgardens.bsky.social! Outside the Minka House

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A trip to see the #GurdyStone just outside Lewes: a contemporary stone installed in 2023 as part of a ritual by Local Pyscho to ‘encode’ their Hurdy Gurdy Song into the stone & mark the return of the Green Comet ☄️ #WeirdSussex @stoneclub.bsky.social (Followed by an outdoor sauna session in the sun!)

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Signed up for beta release of Flashes, BlueSky’s answer to Instagram…not too shabby so far! A glimmer of hope in the grand plan of getting Meta out of my life, perhaps. Let’s see.

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Some projection mapping tests on a model stone circle, trying out some ideas for larger scale installations… This was done using Dynamapper- still a really good (cheap!) app for testing mapped footage, through just an iPhone or iPad.

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Many friends facing either long-distance moves or long social housing lists. My own rent is increased yearly (I’ve been denied a longer contract) at a rate that far exceeds earnings. What then? Housing is out of control. Please join a housing union, protest, help us- even if you don’t rent.

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SO excited to finally announce this show! I’m part of the live band for Emma Frankland’s ‘No Apologies’, a show that asks ‘Was Kurt Cobain trans?’, radically mis-remembering Nirvana’s iconic 1993 'MTV Unplugged' concert. www.attenboroughcentre.com/events/5362/...

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Most people’s updates on social media atm are about social media…so it’s literally meta now, I guess? I did an installation sort of about this in 2019 ‘LOOP’, with 2 phone screens displaying an endless reflection of themselves. Maybe a 2025 update is due? kateshieldsart.squarespace.com/works/loop

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Me: buys bag Instagram: “WHAT ABOUT ANOTHER BAG?” The bag:

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Big thanks to James who is no longer on socials it seems, for including me in the Mycelium Parish News: an annual compendium of underground counter culture from 2024…packed with stuff! (You can buy a copy here!: www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1...)

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This weeks’ Blindboy podcast involves one of my favourite things: Stones! But, an area I didn’t know much about: the ancient tradition of lifting stones (One for @stoneclub.bsky.social too ofc!)

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My post-sedation tea and bourbon biscuits. Sigmoidoscopies and colonoscopies are unpleasant procedures I have to go through every couple of years with #UlcerativeColitis but was well looked after by NHS staff. Watching the live footage next to you whilst sedated but awake is always VERY strange.

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Was at the ‘More Culture, Less Medicine’ conference today (title is provocative but basically it was all about art & health) at The Old Market. Brill Tom Buckley spoke about some of the creative tech projects he’s worked on there, including my ‘organsongs’. I also finally got to try out #Soulpaint!

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Still thinking a lot about this brilliant fish emerging out of the darkness for the first time towards the light to die 😭

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Doing Important Sword Research so I ofc had to watch #Excalibur- what a gloriously camp, visual delight it is! Extremely homoerotic + Merlin’s fabulous shiny hat + Helen Mirren in a dream outfit!

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Rainy Sunday spent so far on the intricate and abstract Cocoon by @carlsengames.bsky.social I think I’m about half way through, and am loving it so far!

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Space rocks!

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Friday night, time for a new game: Limbo!

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I saw this film last week and I’m still thinking about it A LOT.

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TFW you’ve been hardcore hyper focusing on writing for way too long and suddenly it’s DARK and you realise you haven’t eaten or drank anything and need a wee so bad. #ActuallyAutistic

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I was so pleased to see this guide from @weareunlimited.bsky.social appear recently. Ive spent 20 years of my life explaining and re-explaining (often badly!) how my illness affects me, so this is a big help that can be shared to orgs and workplaces: weareunlimited.org.uk/resource/how...

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@oneoneoneone.bsky.social Saw this on TikTok and want to know your thoughts!

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I want to write an exciting update but all I’ve done today is bought a towel rack. Sorry.

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🐍 Slow as the snake shedding its skin...It's the last day of January and I've just managed to get my monthly substack out ;) In this one I talk (mostly) about guts, swords, stones + games (and also our changing relationship with social media.) kateshields.substack.com/p/a-slow-start

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No cheating. Your last saved celebrity pic is now your therapist. IMAGINE!

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