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• A Favourite Painting

  

  I have always been interested in the arts - especially theatre and dance. I dedicated over twenty years into moving my own body to music. When working in London... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Favourite Painting

  

  A few weeks ago, I was walking around Manchester Art Gallery and I began thinking do I have a favourite painting or artwork? There are a number of paintings I... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Favourite Painting - Matilda's Trees

  

  Trying to choose a favourite painting, like a favourite book or piece of music is so hard it is almost impossible. I like the work of lots of artists. Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Shape Shifters

  

  Our myths and legends are filled with tales of shape-shifting, fantastical creatures, from vampires who change into bats and hunan beings who morph into... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Matisse As Shape Shifter

  

  Henri Matisse (1869 -1954) was a French multi-disciplinary artist. He was a painter, sculptor and printmaker. In later years he drew with scissors. Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Gutta Percha

  

  What a strange pair of words. Gutta Percha - often hyphenated, sometimes not. Together, they constitute perhaps the most niche/obscure theme in the history of... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lancashire Dead Good Poets' March Open Mic Night

  

  This, today...S ;-) Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Gutta-Percha

  

  is one of those words that I know but don’t know. Is it something to do with cricket, fishing, India or food? So it’s off to Google and much to my surprise it i... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Gutta-percha - Fill Your Roots

  

  Gutta-percha is a natural latex material obtained from Palaquium trees native to South East Asia. The sap is collected from trees which have been felled and lef... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Branches

  

  Britain's railways had only been nationalised for some three years (this in 1948, under Labour's post WWII government) when the Conservatives got back into powe... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Branches - My Tree

  

  We are like trees, doing our best to stand firm yet entwining our roots with others to make us stronger, though sometimes it can pull us down. Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Soap

  

  In the beginning (or at least very soon after it), all was dirt, sweat and ponginess. Yeugh! Fast-forward through aeons of infrequent and ineffective bathing an... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Soaps

  

  In December 1960 something completely different emerged in the North of England for a short run and remarkably is still running today. Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Soap Collection

  

  I have an old hefty bar of soap that has been treasured and tucked away in my studio since 2006, the year I was invited to be part of a reminiscence project at... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Roses Are Blue

  

  Surely not? And yet... With Valentine's Day fast approaching, I figured this unusual rose-tinted approach to the theme of blue might catch a few eyes and touch... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• "True Blue"

  

  Recently I read an article in the Telegraph newspaper saying that 2023 was a good time to visit Barcelona. The reason for visiting Barcelona this year is that i... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Blue And Other Hues

  

  So that’s Monday and Friday; January, March, April and August; John, Michael, David and Sonny.All blue, though different hues. And in case you think I’ve totall... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Blue - Let's Read!

  

  The best years of my working life were spent in a primary school. That amazing world of the four to seven year olds taught me more than they learnt from me and... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• In The Shadows

  

  When you reach your biblical "three score years and ten" as I do today gentle reader, (and yes, there was cake for breakfast), the subconscious mind can be... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Shadows.

  

  As a child, I would often be entertained at bedtime by my Dad or sister. They would make shadow creatures on the wall using the bedside lamp. There were birds... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION