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Huge thanks to the fantastic group of volunteers who got together to make Manicure a reality.
Anyone visiting Ham House and Garden can now see the pattern of our Great Hall floor, recreated on one of the plats by Caroline Wright and a team of around 60 volunteers. Come along, explore and enjoy.
You can also check out the coverage of Manicure in Dail Mail Online.
Am not dead!
Well, I kind of am in an internet sense. I've moved into a new flat which we aren't able to get a broadband connection into until 8th June (!) because someone actually has to drill through the wall to install it (downside of flat being recently renovated...).
However, I am loving my new job! It's great to finally have a real paid job in the heritage sector, and feel like I'm building up me skills by getting real experience, rather than just reading about theory all the time. I'm like, actually DOING it man, and getting paid (let's be honest, interning is great, but even museum and heritage geeks have bills to pay).
Plus, let's face it, it's pretty damn cool that my office is in a 17th-century mansion.
So, here's a video from the project I'm working on - it's a contemporary art project aimed at taking a new and fresh look at the garden here at Ham House. As part of our community interaction programme students from LCC have produced a series of animations. This one is probably my favourite at the moment. You can watch the rest here.
I have a job! A proper one! Thought I should update.
I did, of course, already have a job. I had 4 jobs, actually. 2 internships and 2 part-time jobs which made up a 6-day week. Less than fun, let me tell you. That had been the state of affairs since the start of February.
As of tomorrow I am moving on from one of my internships (working for free: totally worth it in this sector) to start a contract on the National Trust's Garden of Reason project at Ham House and Garden!
An actual, proper job. In the sector I want to work in. Working with really actual visitors, online marketing, and - wait for it - with management responsibilities.
I cannot tell you how excited I am.
Now I just need to find a flat within reasonable commuting distance...
