Meniscus Definition: the curved upper surface of a liquid in a tube I bought this glass from the Tate Gallery – ‘Meniscus’ by Richard Wentworth – which measures pleasure. Richard Wentworth says, “I like the way we say ‘I’ll be with you as soon as I finish my drink’”. The ‘Meniscus’ glass offers us the [...]
I have this groovy little diptych camera, which is just designed to get more pictures out of one film but I love playing with making two attached pictures.
The sun is beating down today, it’s a hot one. On the deck the cicadas song is almost deafening. There is a light breeze which carries the smell of the sea. It’s moments like this I just want to stop and soak it all in, let worries, demands and pressure go and say this is [...]
My Addiction The place where God is he is calling out to me On the hill Beneath the sunny stars Where daisy’s lie awake in the night, mermaids sing, fairies flitter between the trees Here you meet me holding out your hand for this dance The irresistible pull of you Flesh meets flesh As I [...]
Terrorist Insurgency The dentist drilled them out one by one each mark mercury poisoned amalgam of thoughts and replaced with composite white but sometimes twitches occur tongue catches a crack then a sliver of you gets out
If you decided to take your child to a councellor how do you explain to them what the councellor does? How do you engage a child in the process, so that it really works for them? One of the benefits of In the Realm of the Golden Queen is that it shows this process in [...]
I attended the MA exhibition at Whitecliffe College of Art & Design and came across the work of Marie E. Potter. The desire to capture her work for myself was palatable. Potter took everyday objects like knives and photographed them with different hands on holding the handle. The simplicity of the execution enabled layers of [...]
Ever been given a problem? Ever had someone blame you for something that wasn’t your fault and then they expect you to sort it out? Ever been verbally, physically or sexually abused? Ever wondered how you could get through this? This is what happens to the Golden Queen. Her world falls apart bit by bit [...]
I have just finished reading the new Banks novel Transition. I have to declare my bias from the beginning – I am a total fan! Banks writes ‘literature’ under the name Iain Banks and ‘science fiction’ under Iain M. Banks. He is a master in both genres making him well worth reading. Banks has an [...]
I received this poem from my Valentine – Pardon me if I seem to cop an attitude But the attitude is one of worship And is, I think, sincere. My heart swells against the prison of my ribs And grows to keep my lungs from seeking air. Still the breath is not pushed out By [...]
