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 […]

            Once you isolate and frame something you give it reverence. The item inside the frame takes on special meaning, it infers ‘ look at me’ it assumes a position of importance. This frame spans eighteen years. The first image was taken today, the second eighteen years ago. In these […]