Conversation with Gaelle Jolly - Calligrapher and Bookbinder

On the Irregular with Java Bere

In this episode I am talking to calligrapher, bookbinder and writer Gaelle Jolly.
Gaelle and I have followed each other on Instagram for many years, and it was a joy to finally meet over zoom.

In this chat we talk about our shared love of writing letters, Gaelle’s passion for getting lost in imaginary worlds, we talk about losing her husband and how instagram helped her process her grief

We discuss the dangers of placing all our self worth into our creative process, and how fruit is only exciting when it is wrapped in pastry.

Welcome to my chat with the delightful Gaelle Jolly.

This episode contains swearing and conversations on death. It also contains some background hammering noises from the workmen next door.

You can find Gaelle on Instagram @inkysquare and her website here

Some notes from Gaelle on resources for anyone seeking support related to the topics we touched on:

'Sobell House Hospice (https://sobellhouse.org/). They’re local to Oxford though so I guess not so relevant to most people, but they provided the best care to my husband in the last 5 weeks of his life, and supported me for two years afterwards with free bereavement support.

Another important resource for me was everything written and produced by Nora McInerny (https://noraborealis.com/). I think of her as my widowhood guru (because we all need one of those 🤣) but she is brilliant on all flavours of grief.'
Post production and jungle composition: Jon Tipler

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