Last night was the private view of the exhibition at Jack House Gallery, Portsmouth and I have kept my largest piece under wraps (except some teasers on Instragram!) until now. So here it is, Heat Shield 458. An armour-plated tunic made from the wrappers of HRT patches over the last two years, which took several …
Imagine waking up one day and everything you thought you knew about yourself had changed. Going through the menopause recently was a frightening experience, nothing worked like it used to, my tastes changed, my mind changed, my body changed, everything was alien and to make things worse, I now also felt invisible to the wider …
Since I have considered myself an “artist”, over the last couple of years, it has been a steep learning curve learning about how the art world ticks. Much of how it works has been a complete surprise to me and has sometimes led me to wonder why anyone would want to be an artist. We’ve …
To be with one another forever and to have no doubt (Nor feel exhaustion at the prospect) Is the goal of those who, like us, Speak in whispers through the night, Whose one fear is of how Eternity just might Be too short a time, And for whom the briefest separation is a crime. Brian …
My daughter is helping to organise a conference as part of International Women’s Day in March and as part of that wants women to post pictures and details of women who inspire them. They are asking anyone to send a photo of a woman who has inspired them at some point in their lives. This could …
As I am doing my final work on liminality – in the environment and the mind, I was fascinated to read this piece and was taken by the concept of our bodies being limen…. interesting stuff! See this post from Sesquiotica: limen
Well, I am not sure how it happened but the uni have accepted me to study an MA Fine Arts in September. I am still in shock about it. When I was made redundant in January and decided to take a few months to find my creative side (see the beginning of this blog) I …
Whoa it’s big 🙂 The USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier is currently moored in the Solent just off the peninsular where I live because it is far too big to fit into Portsmouth Harbour! It is colossal! I got up early this morning and it was sunny with a heavy frost. My hands ached …
Early morning trip to see the USS Theodore Roosevelt in the sunshine and frost Read More »
OK, first off, I have an admission to make. I can’t do the one picture a day challenge! There are just too many pictures out there to take and it is such a beautiful day! I went out today for a long walk around town and found several things that I wanted to capture …
Daily photograph – Day 12 – Spring has sprung in Hampshire! Read More »
I have been busy with other stuff…. and I realised just now that I hadn’t picked up my camera for a few days. So what’s going on?! The weather has been lousy and I think I am so obsessed with light and shadows that on a dull day I just don’t see anything …