At the beginning of the year I set out my intention to have a Depth Year. The idea is to go deeper with what you already have - possessions, hobbies, skills etc. So, hopefully you'll find value and enrichment in what you already own or have in your CONTINUE »
Love what is mortal
They say if you want to really know what you truly love, think about the things that you loved as a child. Then ask yourself, do you still have those things in your life now? As a child, I loved two things above all else. Art and animals. My CONTINUE »
Mallorca on film
Mallorca Sept-Oct 2018. Like I mentioned in this post, we didn't really wander very far from the finca. Why would we? These red hills, gnarled olive trees, clanging sheep bells, stray cats, wild sea and big skies were more than CONTINUE »
the minotaur and me
If anyone deserve to see this it's you Mum, said Milla. The Minotaur and me. It all began in 2001 when I was an art student with an interest in all things to do with fairytale and mythology. This became a fascination with one particular story, so CONTINUE »
Red Earth
There’s an awful lot of backstory here when all I really want to talk about is how I came to discover making my own paint from red earth. But first, let me set the scene and I’ll get round to it. At the beginning of the month, I went on a trip to CONTINUE »
taking advantage
Late summer days, and I spend a lot of time out in nature. It's my favourite time of year; the temperatures are still high but that heat feels lovely on the skin and in the air. The light is brushed golden, the waters in the river and lake have spent CONTINUE »
raw
This post carries on from last one I wrote and a digs a little deeper into this post on Instagram. Cancer has changed my life, literally at a cellular level, and I can't extrapolate my creative future without including it. Last Friday I lost CONTINUE »
forest fire
Fair warning - this is going to be quite a hefty, raw post. But like everyone else I'm a complex, kaleidoscopic creature, and a big part of that is my battle with cancer. I'm in remission, finished with surgeries, chemo, radiotherapy and injections. CONTINUE »
7 day mini-project
In my last post I talked about the importance of allowing space to #notcreate. Now I will contradict myself. The thing is, I had such a blast making cyanotypes in the river, but then I hit a bit of a lull. It was partly because of rain. So much CONTINUE »