Karen Izod https://karenizod.com/ Karen's creative work, reflections and project news en Sat, 07 Nov 2026 22:54:11 GMT The Table That Becomes a Stage: Making Things in a Small Flat With Thin Walls https://karenizod.com/kitchen-table-studio-small-flat-creative-practice/ https://karenizod.com/kitchen-table-studio-small-flat-creative-practice/ There is a particular sound a kitchen table makes when you clear it in a hurry — and for me it has come to mean the start of something rather than the end. A few notes on making creative work from a pine table in a small UK flat, plus some prompts and an open invitation for your own kitchen-table projects. Karen Izod Reflections Sat, 07 Nov 2026 21:33:02 GMT Twelve Strangers, One Tea Urn: What a Work-in-Progress Night Actually Taught Me https://karenizod.com/village-hall-work-in-progress-audience-feedback/ https://karenizod.com/village-hall-work-in-progress-audience-feedback/ Taking an unfinished piece to a village hall is a peculiar kind of bravery — and the most useful thing I've done all year. Three genuinely surprising takeaways from a night of borrowed chairs, digestive biscuits and honest feedback, plus what changes in the next stage of the project. Karen Izod Project News Sat, 07 Nov 2026 21:33:02 GMT