Monthly Archives: September 2019

At last … here it is, ready to be shipped to Rome. Portrait of a lady from a fresco at Herculaneum. The earrings are a rusty bottle opener and a wooden peg from a violin.        (I was … Continue reading →

I think this will be my last post about my 4 days in Cornwall – I came back so rested, so full of experiences and ideas that I wanted to document and share it… Although I went to Cornwall with … Continue reading →

Part of the reason for my mini-break in Cornwall was a long-held wish to see Kurt Jackson’s gallery in St Just, near Land’s End. His new major exhibition had just opened –  Frenchman’s Creek, inspired by the Daphne Du Maurier … Continue reading →

I’m home from Cornwall! Only 4 nights away but it felt like much longer and my head is full of wonderful images and ideas. Just the break I needed. I visited Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens near Penzance – what an amazing … Continue reading →

I’m in Cornwall for a few days on my own – to rest and recharge my batteries after a stressful time with my Dad’s illness, death and funeral. It’s been lovely to have time to think, read, smell the sea … Continue reading →

So – I need to finish the fresco … BUT … I am feeling the need to break free – evolve my work into something different, take risks, do something new … Last month, while my Dad was ill, I … Continue reading →

I am still working on the Roman Fresco!! It’s been a hectic few weeks organising my Dad’s funeral and with family staying. Now everything has settled down and I’ve been able to get back to work this week. I thought … Continue reading →

Beth Camp, history writer and teacher from Oregan, made contact to ask if she could use my portrait of Frida Kahlo on her Blog, to accompany her poem… In return, I asked if I could put her poem on my … Continue reading →