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The Art of Slow Art: Encouraging Failure and Slinging a Pot of Red Paint at Doggy Death Row
Recently I came across the following and thought it worth sharing. It’s targeted at writers, but applies to all the creative disciplines. It’s an extract from American writer Louise Desalvo’s The Art of Slow Writing: Reflections on Time, Craft, and … Continue reading
Weybourne, Roger Ackling and Transfiguration
I wrote recently about my discovery of the late artist and teacher Roger Ackling. An article about Ackling in Resurgence & Ecology magazine had intrigued me; it was a review of a book – Between the Lines – memorials and … Continue reading
Posted in Aesthetics, Art, book review, Creativity, Drawing, Inspiration, spirituality, Writing
Tagged Brian Keeble, Cecil Collins, Conceptual Art, Dr Judith Collins, Roger Ackling, Tate, Transfiguration of Jesus, Weybourne
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Nature Journal 4: Dog Daisies
“Against another wall were white apple blossoms on branches cut into sharp crucifixes and forced to lie flat against the stone. Below, the huge frilled lips of giant tulips in shades of white and cream nodded in their beds. They … Continue reading
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