the blessed round
I was lucky enough to be invited to collaborate on The Blessed Round, a cantata by Rebecca Bilkau, set to music by Helen Roe, which had its first performance on […]
Category Archives: poetry
embarrassment and ‘taste’
When I put this black plate out (on the right, you may need to click ‘show images’ in some email programs), ready for Dulwich Festival (open again tomorrow, in case […]
text threads
I was writing about text threads last week – the online kind, where a conversation gets linked together by a virtual thread. The metaphor of threading‘s pretty universal: used in […]
writing like Freud
I do love words, text, writing, fonts. There’s something about the synthesis of form and content that’s very rich. It’s also something that we all do, that works from the […]
April is the silliest month
I was all set for a serious blog about success in art (triggered by seeing a wonderful Thomas Jones painting at the Ashmolean). But somehow the sun, the warmth of […]
shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
For a change, I’ve been working on paper this week, writing Shakespeare love sonnets for a private client. So many sonnets are bitter, though: I was reminded how nothing is […]
hanging around cemeteries in the dark
Tonight’s the opening of the West Norwood Curious Trail: 6-9pm then at the nearby Portico Gallery until 10:30pm. I’m looking forward to being there in the dumb living twilight, with […]
‘still falls the rain’ at the Curious Trail
I’m making my installation for this tomb in West Norwood Cemetery on the Curious Trail. In the ledgers held there, I found two sisters, Sophi and Christine Zinopoulos, who lived […]
another chance to see work, and me too
I’m opening the studio again for Artists at Home, part of the Dulwich Festival. Saturday and Sunday, 18, 18th May, 11-5pm. It was great to have visitors last week, some […]
heavy lifting at the studio
My workshop will be open as part of Dulwich Festival Artists’ Open House tomorrow & Sunday – 8/9th May 2013. This year I’m also opening the following weekend – so […]
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