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Emptiness as a Space of Possibility
October 18, 2024 When I think about emptiness, I don’t perceive it as a void or a bleak absence, but as an opening—a... Read more -
The Space Between Atoms
September 22, 2024 I’ve been contemplating Indra’s Net lately, that ancient metaphor of infinite interconnectedness. It’s a vision of a web so vast... Read more -
Painting As A Form Of Prayer
September 6, 2024 Repetition The evenings here have grown noticeably cooler, and the light is fading earlier each day—a sign that winter is... Read more -
Colour!
August 30, 2024 The Similarity of Working in Subzero Temperatures & Acrylic Paint Working in subzero temperatures in Iceland, especially around -20 degrees,... Read more
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The Challenge and Beauty of Working on a Smaller Scale
August 21, 2024 Exploring the boundaries of scale has always intrigued me. While large canvases offer a certain drama, there’s something captivating about... Read more -
What Is It About Blue?
August 14, 2024 As I immerse myself in the studio, surrounded by the tranquil hues of blue, I find a profound connection to... Read more -
TOAST - Artist Editorial
Interview With Toast Magazine, Images by Leia Morrison, Words by Emma Love August 6, 2024 A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Emma Love and photographed by Leia Morrison... Read more -
Do Go Chasing Waterfalls
August 3, 2024 The inspiration for my Waterfall series began with the breathtaking waterfalls I encountered in Iceland. Their immense power and beauty... Read more
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Grief and Hope Are A Thing With Feathers
July 24, 2024 Art has a special way of connecting us all, whether it's through poems, stories, or paintings etc. Take Emily Dickinson,... Read more -
But What, Indeed, Is "It"?
August 17, 2023 For my exhibition at Oriel Davies, I created 15 small paintings. 12 are currently in my solo exhibition at the... Read more -
To Title or Not To Title
June 23, 2023 As I start to dot all of the I's and cross all of the T's in my studio, I face... Read more -
Go Big or Go Home
June 8, 2023 My solo exhibition at Oriel Davies Gallery has allowed 2 years of uninterrupted making. Steffan Jones Hughes, the curator of... Read more
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To Lay Your Head In Water
June 5, 2023 There is a wonderful Icelandic saying. To lay your head in the water Að leggja höfuðið í bleyti ... Read more -
A Whole Lot Of Holes
June 2, 2023 This week I was challenged to write a few words about holes. When I think about holes, I think about... Read more -
Chatting The Blues
May 29, 2023 'Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.' This quote from the Tao Te Ching highlights the importance of patience... Read more -
The Quiet in All The Noise
May 22, 2023 This week I have spent time sitting. I've sat in my studio looking at my paintings, I’ve sat on a... Read more
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Deadlines and The Unfathomable Beauty of the Night Sky
May 7, 2023 As part of my digital offering for my solo exhibition at Oriel Davies Gallery, I am chatting with people that... Read more -
Chatting About Snoring Polar Bears with Phoebe Smith
March 25, 2023 As part of the digital programme that runs alongside the exhibition, I have arranged to talk to 10 people about... Read more -
We Are All Nature
February 25, 2023 There is a reason landscapes are used as narrative carriers for tragedy and loss. They make us consider death and... Read more -
A Palpable Sense of Disquiet
March 10, 2020 The weather has been changeable, skies shifting from bright blue to lilac, pink and then heavy rice-pudding white. Snow falls... Read more
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The Mighty Waterfall
March 8, 2020 SKÓGAFOSS WATERFALL After being completely snowed in at an apartment in Reynisfjara, relying on a JCB to dig us out,... Read more -
Fragments
March 6, 2020 JÖKULSÁRLÓN GLACIER. After a very windy night at a hotel, we drove further around the south coast - the forecast... Read more -
To Be Humbled By Nature
March 4, 2020 SKAFTAFELLSJÖKULL GLACIER Iceland has been a place I have been keen to visit for decades, and last year, I visited... Read more -
Reynisfjara
March 2, 2020 Reynisfjara in southern Iceland is a good 3-hour drive from Hafnaborg Arts and Culture Centre. I visited the beach last... Read more