A few months ago, AP and I talked through the list of places where we intended to go for our retirement. Ohhh, we had hoped to visit places far away — those with ancient cultures and mysterious histories. We acknowledged that covid put the kibosh on any travel dreams that might be outside of the … More Oh Yeah – I Went There
My sister knows how to quilt. And when I say “she knows how to quilt”, I mean “She KNOWS how to quilt.” Indeed, she made all of the above and she donates many of her works to charity auctions. Other pieces she gives to fortunate family members. 🙂 My sister belongs to a guild where … More American Quilts and Textile Art — Featuring My Sister
The Hangi A Haka The Dancing A Hangi is a traditional New Zealand Māori method of cooking food using heated rocks buried in a pit oven. The Haka is a traditional war cry, dance, or challenge from the Māori people and it’s performed with dramatic movements, gestures, stamping of the feet and shouts … More A Celebration – Maori Style
We’re still on holiday as AP took the week off work and I am caught up with orders. The day spread out before us, asking us what we wished to do with our free time, which is precious and sometimes hard to come by. “I wish to visit a stately home” we said, and so … More Free Time
Tetsuhiro Wakabayashi is a Japanese illustrator and artist. I discovered him or her through Cathy Cullis’s blog — and then Flickr — and then on Etsy. Each time I saw one of his/her paintings or prints I gave a little sigh and a smile. Then I looked at the name and I said… “Oh … More Midweek Art Appreciation
The Guildford Gallery had their annual student show and I was asked to steward for a few afternoons a week. It’s really one of my favourite things to do because I meet other local artists and crafts people and we share notes and experiences. Last week I met a stained glass artist who learned her … More Artly Things
It wasn’t like this: AP and I found ourselves killing time while the dog was being groomed and we ended up in Costco, looking for some real excitement. We had a slice of pizza and in the Costco canteen and raised our paper cup of cola to each other and said, “Happy Thanksgiving.” We snagged … More How I Spent My Thanksgiving and Other Stories
The Farnham Amateur Operatic Society is putting on a production of Copacabana this week and yours truly is helping with the make-up. Life stuff kept me from participating as a cast member but, I must say, even being backstage during production week is a real buzz. Pickles came along and did her part to sooth … More Her Name Was Lola, She Was a Show Girl…
“Marina Abramovic and Ulay shared a great love story in the 70s. Together they performed art out of the van they lived in, forming a collective called “the other”. When their relationship had come to an end, they went to the Great Wall of China to walk it together. Both started walking from the opposite … More Retrospective — An Artist is Surprised by a Former Love
