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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 11, 20252 min read


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 4, 20252 min read


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 28, 20253 min read


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 5, 20252 min read


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 10, 20252 min read


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 4, 20251 min read


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 24, 20255 min read


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 14, 20251 min read


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 10, 20251 min read


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 7, 20251 min read


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 3, 20251 min read


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 2, 20251 min read


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 29, 20251 min read


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 21, 20252 min read


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 16, 20252 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,...

Madeleina Kay
Jan 10, 20252 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...

Madeleina Kay
Jan 6, 20251 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...

Madeleina Kay
Jan 5, 20254 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,...

Madeleina Kay
Jan 2, 20251 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...

Madeleina Kay
Dec 29, 20241 min read
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