“Rhythm”

Half-way through the year – and coincidentally after the summer holidays – I tend to lose my routine. It slips from me. I can feel it, as if the energy that is required to keep it in place has been spent and my marbles are rolling in every direction…. read more

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  • September – “Rhythm”

    September – “Rhythm”

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    Half-way through the year – and coincidentally after the summer holidays – I tend to lose my routine. It slips from me. I can feel it, as if the energy that is required to keep it in place has been spent and my marbles are rolling in every direction. I’ve spent years in a bad…

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  • A Whisper of Hope I

    A Whisper of Hope I

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    As much as I struggled with the concept of hope in the early stages of this project, the more clear it became to me what a privilege it is. To have the place, the time and the safety to consider such things. My one figure looking to the left, their hand open, asking: “Where do…

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  • A Whisper of Hope III

    A Whisper of Hope III

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    When we started this project, I must honestly say, I was blank. It scared me a little because I’m usually overcome with images. But this idea of hope left me uncomfortably empty. One thing I’ve learned over the years, is that it’s fine to sit with things that make you uncomfortable. Not everything needs pulling…

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  • Nocturne

    Nocturne

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    If all your hopes were condensed into one single symbol, what would it be? An object, a sound, a touch or a smell? You bring that thing to mind, in times when you need it, and it gives you peace. You recognise it, saying “it’s going to be ok”. My mother’s hands are that to…

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