Do we need to put water and trees in an art gallery to appreciate them? Maybe we do so we can value our precious, fast disappearing resources and protect them.
Imagination, the Language of the Soul
How do you turn your dreams into reality? Imagination! When you imagine something and then action it, you manifest your dreams. Imagination is the language of the soul, according to Albert Einstein. When I come up with crazy wild ideas, it’s usually because I have read some story in a book which has fired up my imagination. Like my play If There Be Dragons from 1998.
Wearing Red
It’s a real statement to wear red. I’ve never bought or owned a red dress until this week when I wanted to celebrate launching my online course Creative Calendars. It defies the unspoken but strongly held belief that ‘good girls’ don’t wear red.
Fires and floods and climate change
There is no escaping climate change. It is affecting us all, evident this week in Australia where we are burning up from bushfires in unprecedented numbers and ferocity. Making artwork about climate change has become my passion.
Losing, spending and saving time
Time has slipped me by and I find its time already to start thinking about next year and the calendars I have turned into a traditional Christmas present. I think about how I spent time this year, and what art I made. Then I make one calendar for myself then have multiple copies to give away. When thinking about time, its a real time saver for me.
Why Travel?
Travel broadens the mind and helps you grow personally and artistically. Why travel - why not?
Inspired by Iceland
When you are in the right place at the right time, the universe opens its arms. I was jumping with excitement when I saw the Northern Lights outside the Nes artist studio - a culmination of a fantastic month being inspired by Iceland.
Daring to be Courageous
Sometimes you have to dare to be courageous. That’s what happened this weekwhen I flew from Iceland to Zurich for a motivational business conference with my Icelandic coach, Sigrun who is on a mission to empower women to become business entrepreneurs.
A Prophetess and a Mountain
Blessed by the prophetess of Skagaströnd, this week I joined with thousands of others to wish for peace at the annual lighting of the Imagine Peace Tower.
Planting seeds, planting trees
What happens when a group of artists arrive in a small Icelandic town every month. New ideas, community projects and an influx of creative spirits converge to nourish and grow at NES, this remote artist residency in Skagastönd.