Wish We Were There

A few months ago, by the sea.

Wish we were there now - it's been rain, rain, rain!

Many thanks to Nath at the lovely Le Petit Oiseau for showing me the way to show my photo's larger - finally!!

Goodbye Louise

It seemed she would go on forever - she left today aged 98.

I'd find it hard to fully express what her work meant to me - but as a woman trying to make art, her inspiration is immeasurable.

"She smashed a taboo," said Christopher Knight, The Times' art critic. "Bourgeois was the first Modern artist to expose the emotional depth and power of domestic subject matter. Before her, male artists had only nibbled around the edges, and women just weren't allowed."

R.I.P Louise Bourgeois 1911-2010 X

Elephants & Cow Parsley

Quick - head over to Flora's wonderful blog - she is having a most fantastic giveaway!!

So many beautiful pieces to choose from - I fell in love with him!

Also thanks to Flora I have found yet another way to spend far to much time glued to the laptop - Picnik!!

Sunday Song

This is straight from my childhood - my sisters & I grew up listening to these songs.

Then, as often happens, years go by, things get lost along the way. & Only years later, I came across the LP and as soon as that scratchy sublime sound flooded out of my record player I was straight back there, in my childhood home singing along with my sisters.

Now these songs are part of the landscape of my children's childhood, and that gives me a warm, if not somehow melancholy feeling.

I like this line of continuity, linking my parents, myself & my own children - I wonder if it will carry through the next generation?

(*Please click through to YouTube - the one I selected was Some Velvet Morning - you could choose any they are so beautiful, but the video for this is just amazing X*)

Orange love

I wish it were mine *sigh*

East London Graffiti

Lovely day back in London, visiting two friend's fantastic shows.

Karin's at 10 Gales Gallery in Bethnal Green, and Andy's at Unit 2 Gallery at my old university.

Happy Easter!

Beautiful illustrations found here

Hope you all had a happy holiday X