The Weight of History

Finally at the Atelier Werzenhaim, idyllic setting, sunny but not too hot. I settled in and let go, experimenting with Derwent Inktense blocks onto Khadi 320gsm paper. I held a thought but didn’t try to illustrate it. I thought of how events echo down generations. I grew up with grandparents who had lived through WorldContinue reading “The Weight of History”

Solemn Stones

I wasn’t sure about visiting the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe for a third time, but I reasoned that my first visit had been in deepest Winter when it was covered in snow. My second was in late Spring, the weather mild, the sunlight kind. Today is high Summer, very hot, brilliant sunshine,Continue reading “Solemn Stones”

Travelling is half the fun

The picture below was taken at Cologne Station en route to Berlin. It’s Cologne Cathedral taken through the station roof. The German trains are lovely and the train food is fantastic. I’m in Germany on an artist residency with three other Welsh women artists, Chris Bird-Jones, Sarah Hopkins and Rhiannon Rees with support from WalesContinue reading “Travelling is half the fun”

It’s A Dirty Job…

I’m heading to Germany in a few days, to do an artist residency with three other Welsh women artists, Chris Bird-Jones, Sarah Hopkins and Rhiannon Rees. We are all members of AGOR Abertawe, that has been set up to facilitate creative activity between women artists in Swansea / South Wales, and the Brandenburg area. We’llContinue reading “It’s A Dirty Job…”