After an blog glitch making her comment disappear into the ether. Robyn from Elder Park Book Reviews said the following which I found very moving and wanted to add here: ‘A good friend of mine turned me on to Murakami …
Category: Artists
Laura Marling ‘Master Hunter’
Introduced to me by a very talented writer Nicolette Hugo. Watch out for her in 2015 … her stories are hot!!
The role of Beauty
Thomas Dodd is a photographic artist and his current collection is called All Bodies Are Beautiful. I was attracted to his work a couple of years ago. He expresses the feminine so powerfully and uses mythic and symbolic imagery. I like …
Esmerelda
Poor me, She fell beneath the wheels to help me up. This song and its clip has really started to haunt me. The music is very moody and I am a sucker for moody stuff for sure. But what really hooked …
Escher Creating the “Snakes” Woodcut
This is worth a watch, only about 2 minutes long and shows the stages that Escher went through to create “Snakes”. My experience of his work tends to be contemplative. He is very successful at getting us to look at something …
Ben Howard
Keep your head up, keep your heart strong.
Milonga triste – Hugo Diaz (di R. Grela)
In the summer, late into the night with the big lounge doors open and a few glasses of wine already dusted, I like to put this on, Milonga Triste. It features the harmonica player Hugo Diaz and is from the sound track The Tango …
Thoughts on a quote by David Foster Wallace
Hmmm…. This quote has so much appeal. I wondered about that, why it rang so true for me and many others. Personally I think it speaks to the dilemma that in highly emotional situations you never …
Chocolate and young men
Beatrice Wood lived until she was 105 and was an active potter through her 90’s. When asked what her secret was she said “I owe it all to art books, chocolate and young men.” Those things which inspires us and make …
The Two Cellos playing AC/DC Thunderstruck
Being a historical girl and living in Australia, how could I resist these guys. Thunderstruck by AC/DC on cello. They are pretty amazing, their energy is explosive!
Recovering from Frida with Henry Moore
I went to an exhibition at Toronto’s AGO (Art Gallery of Ontario) in the fall of 2012 to see an exhibition of Frida Kahlo’s and Diego Rivera’s work. It was called Frida & Diego: Passion, Politics & Painting. It was visceral. …
Nick Cave: Into My Arms
One of my favorites. I’ve been known to have it on repeat as I write.