19/05/2026
Hello lovely people in my phone 😂
A little FYI post this evening with a bit of a story. Apologies this may be a bit of a long read…
When I am working in my studio, I absolutely love having the sliding door wide open so I have lots of love fresh air coming in.
A couple of weeks ago I was in that exact position, working away on a wall hanging with the radio on and the door wide open, when a man came stumbling into my studio. He came staggering over to me shouting and hollering about hiding him from the police. He was tall and clearly under the influence of something and was very intimidating.
I tried to remain calm and kept him talking but he was having crazy mood swings, laughing manically at one point then getting angry and violent, he was swearing, shouting and hitting himself. I was really scared. I wanted to call the police but every time I went to do something on my phone he would start shouting again so I literally didn’t know what to do.
I managed to find out his name, and even his mums name, I told him I would call his mum but no one answered the number he gave me. Whilst I had the phone I managed to quickly send a message to my landlord who works in the building next door and thank goodness he came over straight away with a couple of his colleagues and they managed to get the guy out and he left.
Maybe not surprisingly, I was pretty shook up. I did file a police report online but never heard anything back 🤷♀️
Since then, I’ve thought I’ve been ok, but I kept finding excuses not to go into the studio; I was too tired, I had stuff to work on at home etc etc. on Monday I was all ready to go into the studio when I had a panic attack. I couldn’t understand why, until I spoke with my husband and he asked me if this guy had put me off going in and realised that it’s affected me more than I realised.
I’ll be damned if I let this episode stop me enjoying my studio, I’ve worked too hard to let it stop me, but I also need to feel safe and secure in my working environment.
So, going forward, when I am there I will be locking the door sadly. I do have a door bell that you can ring for attention, but until I feel comfortable again, I think this has to be how it is for now.
Thank you if you’ve read the whole thing, please know you are still welcome at the studio any time, and if anything the company would be really appreciated!
💛
