Artist, Educator & Writer

Some time ago, when I discovered the Pique Assiette method of mosaic making, I realised that I love texture. Specifically, I love...

Have you ever heard the saying "earth without art is just "eh""? It's kinda what is happening at present. For many people, life is pretty...

It's that time of the year again...not that it is really on my radar. But I acknowledge that many people, perhaps including you, are...

Many of us have been saddened in recent weeks by the sudden death of celebrity chef Jock Zonfrillo. Even if we have never watched...

That got your attention didn't it? But no, I'm not going to be talking about the book or the movies of the same name (Actually, I have to...

So this morning my husband wished me a happy international women's day and in the next breath asked me if there was an international...

You wouldn't be unusual if you think that life feels like something of an uphill battle, especially at the moment. Climbing a mountain is...

Back in the early 90s, I worked for a local University developing computer based learning materials. The young people now would never...

This is the part of the year that we begin to reflect on the year that we are about to say goodbye to. As per usual, Christmas has snuck...

Looked at Pinterest lately? It is an experience that is at the same time hugely inspiring and somewhat overwhelming and humbling. There...

This blog refers to another recent one where I talked about the need to Step Away for perspective. As well as that, we need to keep a...

So the government and various others have been involved in a "Job Summit" over the last week or so. I'm not sure their talk fest will...

It's all a matter of perspective! I read this great article recently about a South African artist who has plodded along on the...

No doubt you have heard people say things like: "I don't know much about art, but I know what I like!" Often the subtext of such a...

Are you a "con-artist"? I don't mean as in some kind of trickster who is able to fleece people out of their hard earned savings. I mean...

You can't have missed the fact that we have an election coming up in a few weeks. And if you read my social media pages, you will also...

If you are an artist of any ilk, and you have ever put your work out there for public consumption, then you have been rejected. It goes...

Of course, I couldn't let this day pass without marking it somehow. A few years ago, we might have believed that women were getting...

The first time I heard the word 'turgid' was in a printmaking class nearly forty years ago and I had no idea what it meant. I needed to...

I love mosaics. Besides being an interesting, utilitarian and poetic art form, mosaics serve as an important metaphor for life. They can...