Often it’s what is unwanted, the residue, that is the most interesting. The hollowed out fruit skins, the melted candle wax, the paint stains from print making. Simple images, that we overlook in our quest for the real, the authentic accurate entirety. In this case, it’s the wood shavings from […]

    Somehow a quick unedited email or text just doesn’t resonate like the slap of an envelope dropped through the mailbox. There is no (or very little) ritual to writing via electronic mediums. We don’t gather pen, paper, envelopes and stamps. There is no tactile experience of the handling of the paper, no smell […]

      Last week was so rewarding. I loved every minute of teaching and interacting with five remarkable young adults !  Above is some of  their finished artwork, which show so much thought and artistic merit. This weekend, I am left somewhat sad that they won’t be back here on Monday.       […]

‘Space is more abstract than place. What begins as undifferentiated space becomes place as we get to know it better and endow it with value.’ Space and Place: The Perspective of Experience by Yi-Fu Tuan     These past few days teaching has really made me rethink the concept of ‘space’ and ‘place’ and how […]

        It’s been a busy, but really exciting start  to my teaching week. My students are amazing and in between some brilliant art making has been  a lot of laughter and fun.  

The silkscreen printing workshop at I did last week was a huge success! I loved every minute of  it and went back to Blim on Sunday for more supplies (so I can continue at home ) and advice. The workshop was amazing with lots of easy straightforward instruction from Yuriko. I printed on felt, muslin, […]

    Is it just me, or is there something more poignant and yet beautiful about natures passing? Why, when the first image of this clematis flower is so stunning, am I drawn more to its demise? For me, the first image is so dazzling and overblown that it confuses me. Its intricacy and subtlety […]