"Indian" Summer

It’s been a glorious week in London. The sun has been (often) shining and the temperature has gotten well up there into seriously summer wardrobe levels.  Ahhh……I was talking about the weather with a friend, as you do, and I said, “I love this...

Writing about Place and the SEA Arts Fest

So often my workshops are held behind closed doors, within schools or universities or other private environments. But I’m happy to say that in October, on Sunday the 13th to be exact, between 10 am and noon, I will lead a workshop called Creating Living Places...

Sticking Spaghetti

courtesy of marcusschaller.wordpress.comI have spent all week doing a piece of work which will probably lead to nothing. I have also spent all week wondering why I’m doing it and musing on all the many, many things I do in the name of art and career which...

Violence on the Streets of Cambodia

Why do I write this blog?  There are many reasons because I write for a varied audience. There’s news going out to family and friends with photos and anecdotes about my ramblings. There’s discussions of the ins and outs of the publishing world, the...

Books Are My Bag

We all love books. And yes, we all love convenience, and even if we don’t love buying from online booksellers like Amazon, we all still do it, don’t we? But let’s face it. There’s nothing quite like walking into a bookshop, having a little...