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Mechelen: The European Capital of Volunteering Festival
The Centre for European Volunteering, who I co-wrote a song for in 2023, invited me to perform with their staff member and singer,...

Madeleina Kay
May 112 min read
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Lino-printing Ania's Flag
Ania asked her flag design to be something jolly and representing growth. After some back and forth with different digital designs...

Madeleina Kay
May 101 min read
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Pamukkale & Perge: Stray Dogs and Ancient Cities
Whilst I was in Türkiye, we took a weekend trip to the small farming town of Pamukkale... On the hillside above the town, there is the...

Madeleina Kay
May 42 min read
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Antalya: Crazy Cat Lady Heaven & Flags Galore
I travelled all the way to Antalya to go to ... When we were looking for a bar in the Old Town in Antalya, we discovered the "Sheffield...

Madeleina Kay
Apr 283 min read
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Designing JC's Flag
JC's requested flag design for a "mythical creature" was a challenge which I wasn't quite sure how to tackle, especially when I was...

Madeleina Kay
Apr 171 min read
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Lino-Printing Adam's Flag
Adam's flag design was pretty simple to Lino-cut. I based it on the digital designs he liked, but tried to copy the Aer Lingus logo more...

Madeleina Kay
Apr 171 min read
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Designing Lora's Flag
I started off with four designs based on Lora's requested colours and symbols, which we discussed during her interview: Lora's preference...

Madeleina Kay
Apr 71 min read
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Well you did ask how the potato painting is going...
I messaged my Dad this morning "would you be up for doing some creative (silly) photography with me? I had an idea for my potainting...

Madeleina Kay
Apr 52 min read
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NextGEN in Tirana
I was invited to Tirana by the Karlspreis foundation to attend a conference for youth on EU enlargement - co-organised by the youth...

Madeleina Kay
Mar 102 min read
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Bavaria in February
This the third time I have been to Bavaria and it's really delightful to see how the landscape changes with the seasons - and also...

Madeleina Kay
Mar 41 min read
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Brain Awareness Week 2025
I was contacted by GAMIAN Europe (who recently awarded me with a prize for my artwork 'Trepidation' which featured in their touring...

Madeleina Kay
Mar 21 min read
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Visiting Linz: "Ohne Moos, nix los!"
We took a little weekend trip to Linz (the capital of Upper-Austria and the third biggest city in the country) for some art, museums,...

Madeleina Kay
Feb 245 min read
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Motaz's Portrait
Motaz is the last of the ten portraits I had to paint. I wasn't sure if I would be able to get them all finished by the end of this week...

Madeleina Kay
Feb 141 min read
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Ania's Portrait
I really love the colours Ania chose for her portrait - which represent her positive and uplifting personality and caring nature. I also...

Madeleina Kay
Feb 101 min read
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Marcelo's Portrait
I found Marcelo's portrait tricky for two reasons; firstly, the photograph I was working from had a very intense shadow on the right side...

Madeleina Kay
Feb 71 min read
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Livia's Portrait
Livia always shows up dressed in a rainbow selection vibrant colours - so I think it was hard for her to choose just four colours for...

Madeleina Kay
Feb 31 min read
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Is it Art? Or is it Cat?
I was attempting to photograph my first "Po-hate-o Sack" painting on a plain white background... When my overly-inquisitive cats decided...

Madeleina Kay
Feb 21 min read
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Adam's Portrait
I was nervous to paint Adam's portrait as I have never painted someone with an afro hairstyle before and I was worried it would turn out...

Madeleina Kay
Jan 291 min read
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Potainting Sacks
I've started to feel like the potato painting on canvas wasn't really going anywhere - it also doesn't make a lot of sense to use this...

Madeleina Kay
Jan 212 min read
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Nikita's Portrait
I was a bit apprehensive starting Nikita's portait; firstly, because she is the only one of my project participants who I have never met...

Madeleina Kay
Jan 162 min read
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