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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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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 54 min read
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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....

Madeleina Kay
Jan 22 min read
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"Grand Winner" of The Vibrant Mind
I was really delighted that my artwork, 'Trepidation' , was chosen as one of three winners of 'The Vibrant Mind' award - which they...

Madeleina Kay
Nov 20, 20241 min read
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"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...

Madeleina Kay
Nov 20, 20242 min read
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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...

Madeleina Kay
Nov 8, 20242 min read
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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...

Madeleina Kay
Nov 4, 20242 min read
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UAL Post-Grad Community Family Heirloom
I'm really excited that my textiles square has been included in the UAL Post-Grad Community Family Heirloom Patchwork Quilt which is...

Madeleina Kay
Sep 13, 20241 min read
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Abstract Mark Making
I unintentionally ended up with a stack of those small canvas boards - which I don't particularly like painting on... So, I decided to...

Madeleina Kay
Aug 1, 20241 min read
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A Thread of Empathy… Holding It Together
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Madeleina Kay
Apr 4, 20241 min read
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Stitching Abstracts
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Madeleina Kay
Mar 28, 20241 min read
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Caught In The Headlights – Abstract Painting
Aesthetically, I really like how this abstract painting turned out - I'm very happy to have it hanging on my dining room wall. I think...

Madeleina Kay
Mar 20, 20242 min read
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Read the fucking paint tube labels - they're there for a reason, idiot.
An important lesson has been learnt - if you paint whilst drunk, it's going to end in a mess. Since I got my attic "studio" back, I...

Madeleina Kay
Feb 17, 20242 min read
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The Vibrant Mind - Touring Exhibition
The Vibrant Mind is an exhibition of artworks on the theme of mental health which will be touring across Europe this year. I entered my...

Madeleina Kay
Jan 30, 20242 min read
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Reading 'And Europe Will Be Stunned' - Yael Bartana
I wanted to research the work of contemporary artists who explore identity, nationalism, and propaganda, which led me to Isreli artist,...

Madeleina Kay
Jan 24, 20245 min read
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Intersectional Identities in Oil Pastels
I created these oil pastel drawings of Lora, Redi and Kristyna who are participating in my MA Research Project into intersectional...

Madeleina Kay
Jan 17, 20243 min read
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Zine-ing About Wellbeing - UAL Workshop
Yesterday I participated in a fun workshop 'Zine-ing About Wellbeing' delivered by Adam Ramejkis for UAL students. I was interested in...

Madeleina Kay
Jan 11, 20245 min read
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Focus on Abstract Texture
I have been thinking a lot about the intention and value of the artwork I create, especially in consideration of our MA teaching session...

Madeleina Kay
Jan 2, 20242 min read
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Experimenting with New (Metallic and Glow-In-The-Dark) Paint
I bought two four-packs of paint which I have never used before, one pack had metialic colours, the other had glow-in-the-dark paint,...

Madeleina Kay
Dec 19, 20233 min read
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Making a Christmas Artwork
I usually make a festive themed artwork to wish my followers a merry Christmas. The first image, was just a silly cartoon which I think...

Madeleina Kay
Dec 17, 20232 min read
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