I have two works appearing in an exhibition at The Collective Gallery on 2nd September. It was all pretty unexpected as I have all my attention focused on my year end exhibition for my final examination marks. It all came about as a result of a workshop I attended which was held by [...]
I wrote this poem to a woman I fell for about 6 months after returning from Los Angeles. Like me she had just been through a similarly traumatic relationship. Unfortunately it didn't develop past an enjoyment of each other's company: me, being my normal emotional "too much" and she, fearful and too damaged to move [...]
Hey dear readers!! Serious apologies for being MIA (missing in action) for so long but I have been hectically busy, occupied with both work at the factory and my art studies as well as the normal personal stuff that life throws at one! I have not had a moment to step back, contemplate and reflect [...]
(See above: my father, myself and my brother) Fathers’ Day has always been a kind of tough time for me, and not solely because I lost my own father at a very young age. My life has been oddly lacking in male role models, specifically of the patriarchal nature. I had no father nor grandfather [...]
(Above: Picasso, beloved son of Spain) I wrote my very first Spanish language exam yesterday. I have to say that it was pretty tough, despite the amount of effort and hard work I put into my studies. The biggest problem I found, is the limited size of my vocabulary at the moment. Unfortunately living in Africa, [...]
In 1977 the "Dance Movie" exploded on to the silverscreen with Grease and Saturday Night Fever. Both starred Johnny Travolta, and he immediately replaced my then idol, Elvis Presley. I'm speaking of the young Elvis though, not the pudgy, jumpsuited Vegas Elvis! The truth was, I never wanted to [...]