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before nothing
... my rolls of paper and crayons, and I will catch the train and come wherever you are.

matilde tomat
Feb 20, 20201 min read
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candour
This process of emptying, sorting, cleaning dusty areas of the heart, going through old photographs of the mind, feeling, acknowledging, ...

matilde tomat
Nov 21, 20193 min read
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ariadne is lost
iI you are a fragile client, who is in need of support and compassion, and understanding: how fair is it that your therapist bares herself?

matilde tomat
Nov 21, 20194 min read
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gormley / RA
I liked the simplicity and congruence, from start to finish, of the whole exhibition: simple lines, mono-colour in its own various tones.

matilde tomat
Nov 14, 20193 min read
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londinum
Again, I felt the same vibe: independence, opportunities, possibilities, openness. Trust.
She allowed me to trust her, again, and so I did.

matilde tomat
Nov 11, 20191 min read
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a rat in a bin - tpw[l] - 20
I will continue my pilgrimage in exploring who I am taking my time to stop in relevant places and honour time and the lessons I am learning.

matilde tomat
Oct 21, 20193 min read
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alter ego - tpw[l] - 19
I am actually writing. Not this blog, not the research for college, or stuff for my other job. I don’t mean that. I mean real writing.

matilde tomat
Oct 17, 20192 min read
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lint-pickers - tpw[l] - 18
I went outside in the backyard and peeked through the windows at two police vans parked in my street and looking very busy.

matilde tomat
Oct 14, 20196 min read
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interim : myths
I was alone in the large studio, drawing while standing up, listening to my music and singing along and swaying while holding a brush.

matilde tomat
Oct 1, 20192 min read
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the body knows best - tpw[l] - 17
There is a void in me. I can feel and almost touch this void. This void is calling me, and I need to address it first.

matilde tomat
Sep 30, 20193 min read
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the hare that ran away - tpw[l] - 16
My desire now is for life to surprise me.

matilde tomat
Sep 26, 20195 min read
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a mano - tpw[l] - 15
What everyone understood is that love hasn’t ended.

matilde tomat
Sep 23, 20196 min read
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longing
The pleasure, the physical and emotional satisfaction of playing, testing, doing, making, breaking, and then doing it again.

matilde tomat
Sep 18, 20191 min read
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suspended - tpw[l] - 14
I am waiting. I am in a state of expectation. Almost suspended breathing...

matilde tomat
Sep 16, 20193 min read
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e·noughty - tpw[l] - 13
And my JouJou, covered in wool, will ride her dragon, surrounded by sparrows, and she will protect the Great Whale.

matilde tomat
Sep 12, 20193 min read
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kajeiobciuwer - tpw[l] - 12
I am here now encouraging myself, telling me I can do it, I want to do it, and that I am ok in doing it.

matilde tomat
Sep 9, 20197 min read
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professor h. higgins - tpw[l] - 11
I am happy. Don’t get me wrong, I am well-mannered, and educated with it comes to engage with other people. It’s just that I prefer not to.

matilde tomat
Sep 4, 20196 min read
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inexorable - tpw[l] - 10
The HB on the paper, with those wide lines in faint black and red. I can see my hand: my very first act of creation. My statement.

matilde tomat
Sep 2, 20195 min read
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pippi - tpw[l] - 09
She sounded mature, grave, depressed, heavy, damned, charismatic, beautiful, fascinating, alluring, very enigmatic. All the things I wasn't.

matilde tomat
Aug 29, 20196 min read
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xsonal italic - tpw[l] - 08
I know: this is the beginning of the end.

matilde tomat
Aug 26, 20195 min read
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