Today is day two of my project. The memory brought back a few words that floated silently and boldly on the surface of my conscious thinking. Literature: Pavel Vezzinov – Barier. I read it in Russian before my first visit […]
It seemed the most important task today was to clear some space to work after chaos had begun to muddle and disorientate me. It so happened that the walk I took after clearing was itself in the process of clearing. […]
The art project will focus on my years spent in Bulgaria. There, I found a strong connection with nature, met friends for life, learned how to be a foreigner, and appreciated family and national traditions, customs, art and culture. More than thirty apart, I feel the same warmnes
After a failed attempt yesterday to use homemade glue to hold together a vessel, I chose the word ‘adhesive’ as my starting point and took it for a walk. ADHESIVE: 1 For adhesive that allows repositioning – try gravity – […]
Leaves gather and act as intermediaries to intercept buffeting blooms as they extend their petals to absorb the sunlight. They generally get along, but sometimes the head heights of the season mean there’s just not enough room so so many […]
The 2 week residency is in an incredible location – the most westerly house in England. It faces over the sea to Lands End. The South West Coast path heads upward behind the cottage to the summit of Cape Cornwall. […]
Ahhh, November, November, a changeable month that’s categorised as wintry, but frankly we’re at the mercy of its whims – and it knows it! It could just be teaching us the lesson of living in each moment as it arrives. […]
Notes from a Residency at Brisons Veor. November 2024
At the moment I have a couple of strands of work that are putting me in a quandary as to what to do with them, because I don’t really know what they are yet, what they are for. And yet […]
Purple and violet buds unfurl as they’re cajoled and tempted by their already-opened neighbours. They open and stretch to greet the day. It’s going to be a good one, they decide. Greeting The Day (mixed media painting on canvas, 3″x2″) […]
Mixed media piece of exotic woods and pewter.