Tag Archives: handwriting

Sally Kindberg’s work in progress/identity

Posted on August 25, 2021 by SallyK

These are name tapes I had made for my mother when she was in her 90s and living in a nursing home.  Apart from being shocked when she attempted (three or four times) to strangle me – I tried not … Continue reading →

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Sally Kindberg’s notes from Cornwall

Posted on June 30, 2021 by SallyK

Walrus sighting reported in the nearby Scilly Isles. He apparently floated south from the Arctic on a melting iceberg.

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More notebook pages

Posted on May 24, 2021 by SallyK

Couple of my notebook pages from last year included on SCBWI Words and Pictures

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Sally Kindberg’s Museum of Dust

Posted on April 1, 2021 by SallyK

A few of the exhibits from my Museum of Dust. Most samples collected by me on my travels, but some kindly donated, e.g. dust from inside Dr Who’s Tardis. Each bottle has a story to tell, evoking a location, a … Continue reading →

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Sally Kindberg goes exploring (kind of)

Posted on March 30, 2021 by SallyK

The other night I was so restless I went for a night walk, and realised I hadn’t been out during the night for ages.  Earlier I’d watched  a TV programme about Norwegian explorer Nansen trying to get to the North … Continue reading →

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Sally Kindberg attempts to sort her notebooks

Posted on February 19, 2021 by SallyK

Every so often I try and sort out some of my hundreds of notebooks, visual diaries mostly stored in glass fronted Globe Wernicke cabinets which open outwards from the top.  This can be hazardous as occasionally I’ve been almost overwhelmed … Continue reading →

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Sally Kindberg and Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 14, 2021 by SallyK

An old Guardian editorial drawing of mine, first date/last date? Still love this couple …

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Sally Kindberg’s work in progress, a comic strip mystery/memoir

Posted on January 26, 2021 by SallyK

When I was very small I visited Sweden with my mother and my much older sister. During our visit we went to Skansen, a folk museum. For years afterwards, my mother denied we’d ever been to Sweden, despite letters (and … Continue reading →

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Sally Kindberg gets nostalgic about travel

Posted on January 25, 2021 by SallyK

About twenty years ago I was commissioned by Discovery, Cathay Pacific’s inflight magazine to illustrate a journey round the Isle of Man, travelling with writer Ron McMillan who drove the car.  I was supposedly the navigator of our trip, following the … Continue reading →

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Sally Kindberg escapes to the seaside

Posted on August 29, 2020 by SallyK

There have been builders in the upstairs flat for the last three months, and they’re still there.  Every so often I’ve managed to escape dust clouds and noise to go to the seaside for a couple of days, and the … Continue reading →

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