The Marsh House by Christopher Gee I saw a painting by Essex-based artist Christopher Gee on Instagram recently. It featured an old house, with many windows, set against a dark background of trees and an inky sky. I felt as though I recognised the building. Gee’s work really appeals to me. The muted tonal palette and sophisticated naivety of his … Read More
‘A Leaping Hare’
‘A Leaping Hare’ – a curation / assemblage from mud-larking finds I am passionate about the countryside and the animals and birds with whom we share our rural habitat. We see numerous rabbits but in all the time I have lived in this area of North Kent I have never seen a hare. So whenever we take a trip … Read More
Tom’s Midnight Garden
Philippa Pearce -Tom’s Midnight Garden. Detail from cover design by Peter Farmer. I have always loved reading. The books I had as a child were richly illustrated and even before I could understand the words I remember looking at the images that accompanied the stories. (Many of those ‘treasuries’ I still have and would never part with). I particularly enjoyed … Read More
Eye
(Detail from The Big Fish – a printed ceramic mosaic sculpture by John Kindness – 1999 Donegall Quay Belfast) I find it endlessly fascinating to contemplate how we, as individuals, interpret the world. As a very small child I drew mermaids sitting on rocks, pointed out dolphins, turreted castles and tall ships in cloud formations and worried my mystified parents … Read More