Long Live the Arts!

Anticipation or trepidation – which are you? The news is on everyones lips the end of lockdown – well, as we have known it for the last few months at least. The feelings and anxieties that we all have had for so long maybe at long last start to dissipate and we can start to

Spirit of Place

A New Year a new beginning! This year like no other has been a turbulent and harrowing year for some and yet for others it has been a space to evolve in their own journey. I want this post to be full of optimism at this time of uncertainty so no more talk of pandemics….

Soul Food

This month I thought it would be good to look into art and creativity and what it does for our minds and the rest of us for that matter! I am a firm believer that creativity can help us in many ways by helping to relieve stress, anxiety, and a host of other things, the

Seasons

Autumn brings change, change we have all seen so much of for almost a year. We have seen so much of our lives changed out of all recognition from what we have ever known, it has brought about an uncertainty in our lives that many had never knew and brought us into the here and

The Power of Nature

Its a time of reflection for many at this time of uncertainty and never ending news of this global pandemic. So many have been affected in so many ways the never ending supply of news and media hype as well as the threat of livelihoods has driven a sense of depression and fear in society.

Stretching Time

Have you ever thought about how your life is now during this pandemic and what it was before? How we have all been forced into some sort of separated world that has changed our lives and attitudes on the way we live? All these questions! I’ve got lots more! Seriously though I should imagine that

Creative Space

Four months into the pandemic and we are all getting used to the new normal of being vigilant about hygiene and distancing but what thoughts have been given to those who are struggling with fear and anxiety of our situation? I have been thinking about this and on a personal note I can see that

Evocative Times

Thinking about the relationship of our feelings to our current times, will we all carry some sort of association to the lockdown in the future ? I was toying with the idea of how evocative my own arts practice is personally, I can relate a drawing or a painting to my mood, attitude, where I

Lightness of Spirit

I was looking through some of my sketchbooks and came across a piece of writing that I had written several years ago and I thought that it is very relevant today, with the pandemic and our feelings of loneliness and separation. It reminds me of the beauty in our surroundings and how art can be

Beauty in the Everyday

Seven weeks into the lockdown of the Corona virus which has been circulating on our planet, the grief and sadness of people gone too soon is hard to come to terms with and our lives have been changed irreparably. It is because of this that myself and perhaps others have learnt to dwell on shorter