January is a month that even the best of us usually just have to get through with gritted teeth, but for the life of a creative, the early months of the year can be particularly challenging. With the end of the financial year looming on the horizon along with that flat feeling after the Christmas break, us artists are often stuck in a quagmire of administrative duties rather than being free to focus on our artistic work. Cold studios and cold spreadsheets can often hinder the