Category Archives: Photography

Seasons Greetings

Posted on December 24, 2022 by AnnIsikArts

“Each of us is born with a box of matches inside us but we can’t strike them all by ourselves.” ― Laura Esquivel Thanks to all of you in 2022 who have helped me strike my matches. Ann

Posted in Photography | Tagged Christmas, Christmas Fireplace, Fire as allegory | 2 Comments

Pages from a Sketchbook with Tomato

Posted on November 21, 2022 by AnnIsikArts

I thought the iPhone was great, but this takes it to a new level – simply because it’s eight times the size of the iPhone, as big as a reasonably-sized sketchbook… Anyone who likes drawing and mark-making will like to … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Artist Sketchbooks, Collage & Assemblage, Photography | Tagged Sketchbook, Tomato | Leave a comment

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Posted on December 29, 2021 by AnnIsikArts

Posted in Photography | Tagged Seasons Greetings Frosted Ivy Berries | Leave a comment

Harvest

Posted on August 26, 2021 by AnnIsikArts

“Flowing on by,the leaves of rhubarb.What Swiftness!“ With apologies to Takahama Kyoshi, who actually wrote, in the above haiku, radishes not rhubarb. Another year has swiftly flowed on by. Almost. There’s been no time for ennui despite Covid-19 and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Cooking, Food, Photography | Tagged Cooking, Haiku, Harvest, Kyoshi, Rhubarb, Rhubarb Cake, Veggie Food | Leave a comment

Japanese Anemone 2011

Posted on October 18, 2020 by AnnIsikArts

“No-one ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.” Heraclitus About a month ago, my computer crashed. I was about to buy a new one, but … and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Eco/Natural Dyeing and Printing, Monoprinting, Photography, Printmaking | Tagged Anemonin, Eco Printing on Silk, Heraclitus, Japanese Anemone, Ranunculaceae, Rev Hilderic Friend | Leave a comment

Homage to Nature

Posted on October 3, 2018 by AnnIsikArts

“In all things of nature there is something of the marvellous.” ~ Aristotle

Posted in Aesthetics, Inspiration, Photography, spirituality | Tagged Aristotle, Cranesbill Geranium | Leave a comment

The Season of Bowls

Posted on September 19, 2018 by AnnIsikArts

Posted in Art, Photography | Tagged Avocado Bowl, Avocado Skin, Avocado Stone, Bowl, Horse Chestnut, Horse Chestnut Husk, Wisteria Bowl | Leave a comment

Women’s March, London 2017: Uplifting, Inspiring, Very Happy to be One Among the Young, Old, Dogs in Coats who Attended

Posted on January 21, 2017 by AnnIsikArts

Posted in Inspiration, Photography, spirituality | Tagged US Embassy Mayfair London, Women's March London 21 January 2017, Women's March US Embassy Mayfair to Trafalgar Square 21 January 2017 | 14 Comments

One Square at a Time

Posted on June 30, 2016 by AnnIsikArts

There is a lot of weather going round at the moment, physically and metaphysically. Since I’m talking about squares, forgive the play on words, though the round in my first sentence ought really to be around. Poetic licence. There is a deal of … Continue reading →

Posted in Allotmenteering, Art, Creativity, Ecology, Photography, Quilting, Research, Science, Vegetarianism | Tagged Agricultural companies, Allotment, Allotmenteering, creativity, Deformed Wing Virus, European Honeybee Decline, Genetically Modified Food, Growing Food, Jude Hill, Library of Halexandria, Nine, Nine-square, Numerology, Organic Food, Oxygen, quilting, Raised Beds, Sacred Numbers, Science Magazine, Spirit Cloth, Tree felling | 6 Comments

Nature Journal 6: Buttercups and Herb Robert

Posted on June 25, 2016 by AnnIsikArts

Buttercup “The common Buttercup (Ranunculus acris) bears among rustics in the midland counties the vulgar name of “Crazy,” for which, until lately, I could never account; but it would appear that this meadow plant is considered an “insane herb” by … Continue reading →