It has been an eventful year on all accounts and there was rarely time or space to stop and reflect. There were new arrivals in the family; I experienced some interesting journeys; artistically I took on quite a few challenges. This year had high points in every season as well as some tough stretches; I had many lovely rewards and I also faced some adversity. Maybe this is simply life on life’s terms! I will pick some visual memories from the path through 2011 without thinking too hard, otherwise this blog would become too daunting.
In the late winter I was able to go back to the North of Sweden and experience the last bit of the skiing season. I loved it, those peaceful hikes through the forest, the sun reflecting off the snow and the beautiful stillness.
Going into April the seasons shift very suddenly in the frozen north, almost overnight, and spring arrives with the big thaw infusing the environment with glittery water all around. The colours alter almost imperceptibly, the smells become more earthy, and the consistency of the snow turns into sugar.
Artist Blog resurrected. For a long time I wanted to pick up the blogging again but it seemed to take up time which I didn’t have! In 2014 I will get started again I thought, and here we are, a quarter of a year in, just at a point when I have finished a big project and in that painful
There was no February blog I see! So many priorities competing for attention. To top it all I went through the life changing experience of acquiring a puppy! He is called Kasper and is now 13 1/2 weeks old. Link to Artist Page on facebook I have used words in my pictures for a long time. It is a part
“Tell me and I forget. Show me and I remember. Involve me and I understand”. – Chinese proverb This is the time of year when I think about workshops, why I do them and what ideas I will put together for the New Year’s workshop programme. I go back and look at experiences from the previous year, what worked, what
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