Sally Mackness

Artist. Family life on the coast ©2025 Sally Mackness

[Sally Mackness @sallymackness]

This makes me smile: hearing @TraceyEmin say on @BBCRadio4 how rare but wonderful it is to be able to say “I am an artist” ... #thatsme 😜✨💕

[Sally Mackness @sallymackness]

I met the fabulous Sonia who works at our local train station #HintonAdmiral @sw_train Wow - customer service above and beyond: and the personal touches she’s brought to the office! #thankyou #customerservice 💫🙌

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@Keir_Starmer 🙏

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@StephenNolan I’m on Day 5 - days 2 & 3 were pretty rubbish, in bed: shivering, aching, headaches, terrible throat etc etc. paracetemol took the edge off.
Still exhausted, pretty much lost my voice but definitely better:
Take care x

[Sally Mackness @sallymackness]

@taylorswift13 @KensingtonRoyal Fab pic! 💫💕

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OMG how special is this?! #solarstorm @BBCNews #newforest

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@ahappykaren Oh no 🤦‍♀️ - good luck x

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@taylorswift13 After listening to all the tracks, Spotify then chose to play me ‘About You’ The1975 😳💫💕

[Sally Mackness @sallymackness]

@AngieBeatDown Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!! Sending all my love 💕💕💕🥂 xx

[Sally Mackness @sallymackness]

@MrsEmefelle Oh my goodness 💔, what an unbearable grief you’re living with.
Sending you strength xx

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@Redbecks Heartbreaking x

[Sally Mackness @sallymackness]

@CateMosse When my parents’ care needs were assessed they were allocated 15mins a day. I live a 4 hr drive away & work f/t have my own family etc etc and I asked how would their shopping/laundry/cleaning get done?!!

[Sally Mackness @sallymackness]

@Befuggled My understanding is this is taken off as soon as a package of care is set up through Social Services, but it is paid when care is self funded. (This is how it’s working for my parents who are in Wales.)

[GREG ISENBERG @gregisenberg]

This is one of the best videos to ever exist for entrepreneurs, creators... I think about it often.

In 2016, Pharrell Williams visited a NYU music production class to critique student songs.

At the beginning you could see student "Maggie Rogers" drenched with the absolute terror of sharing this with him.

Pharrell is there just trying to keep his excitement in.

The guy couldn’t wait to tell her this song is the bee’s knees.

After he listened to a song called “Alaska”, he explained why “I have zero, zero, zero notes for that:”

24 hours later, someone posted the clip to Reddit.

It blew up and the rest is history. Grammy nominated, millions of followers etc.

And Maggie responded to the Reddit thread (i'll share screenshot in the next tweet).

This story I find so cool because it inspires other artists to share what they got.

We all can all connect with the fear of showing our work. It ain't easy.

And to have a unique POV like Maggie. Easy to copy, harder to have something unique.

I’ve got a bunch of designs, creations that have never seen the light of day.

This video inspires me to publish more.

My point of sharing this video:

Publish your art anonymously.

Or publish your art proudly as yourself. Bonus points if it's one of a kind work.

But publish your darn art.

This is your new week's energy.

This is your 2024 energy.

Go get 'em.

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If you enjoyed this, go listen to some Maggie Rogers. And thank you to Pharrell for being so supportive to an up and comer.

And go follow me for more stories like this @gregisenberg, so you get more of it in your feed

I share stories about internet communities, free startup ideas and more. (link in bio for more info about me)

[Sally Mackness @sallymackness]

@AngieBeatDown Beautiful!! 💫💕

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@AngieBeatDown How wonderful - congratulations! 💫💕

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@bindelj You couldn’t make this up!

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Anyone else re-watching various earlier eps of #Succession and appreciating the pure brilliance of the final season 🙌💫 @succession

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@succession Perfection 🙌💫

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@ebtg I think this is my favourite 💕

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@jowhiley Loving it! Ebtg has provided the soundtrack of my life - first in my teenage bedroom in 1984, thro’ Uni, travels, career, family, heartaches, loves & laughs 🙏💫