Malmö Open Studios
On Sunday 4th September 2022, I participated in Malmö Open Studios. It was a fine day, with many visitors, old friends and new faces.
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Scotland – The edge is everywhere
Post-pandemic, or ongoing pandemic? In any case, I finally got back to Scotland, where the mountains and sea meet, and the edge is everywhere.
Worry is a way to pretend that you have knowledge or control over what you don't - and it surprises me, even in myself, how much we prefer ugly scenarios to the pure unknown.
Rebecca Solnit
Being led by young people
I recently had the opportunity to attend the session on Being Led by Young People with the inspirational Yumma Hussen, Mahnoor Kamran, Dev Sharma and Kwesia, City Girl in Nature. I was blown away by the energy, determination, wisdom and love for life of these young people. I could have listened for a long time […]
Without community, there is no liberation.
Audre Lorde
Leda and the Swan
Preparatory sketches for my feminist re-imagining of the myth of Leda and the Swan.
Draw 100 times
I never thought I could draw anything 100 times, but in the end I really enjoyed experimenting with tools and materials. I made a slideshow – visualising my process and its twists and turns.
Only royalty are allowed to eat swans
Working away on my Lena and the Swan project. Here are some preparatory sketches in a range of media.
Anxiety is the handmaiden of creativity
T. S. Eliot
Serendipity
What happens when you mix watercolour, black ink and serendipity.