Galleries
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The port from west coast park…
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An inspiring book about living local for a year; I am struggling to do that for a day, but we have resolved to only buy from Thailand,Malaysia and Indonesia. Still not clear what is in season when! It’s all so different..
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Really??? Sells hello kitty and hair bobbles. I’m perplexed.
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So excited – first produce from our balcony. Pitiful I know but we all have to start somewhere. Three passion fruits ready for harvest! I’ve spent some time today trying to source locally grown veg; it’s thin on the ground so the only solution is to create a community garden, which is my next plan.…
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These incredible ceramic pots are to be found in the foyer of Marina Bay Sands hotel (that’s the ugly colossus that dominates the city skyline, see blog from October). The interior was an unexpected pleasure, with 83 of these glazed stoneware pots with trees inside! Quite a commission for Chongbin Zheng. I’d love to know…
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After Durham’s magical Lumiere, we went to Singapore’s iLight Festival unsure what to expect, but found it to be thrilling, with a strong sustainability message. The city backdrop was spectacular and we even found a piece commissioned by Artichoke for last November’s Lumiere, featuring a Robin Reliant with stained glass windows depicting the Angel of…
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A good day making pots. Trying my hand at teapots, hence the spouts in the middle. Received De Waal’s The Pot Book for my birthday, so am enjoying experimenting with shape.
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Dead epiphytes.. I am writing this whilst in the midst of an ear-splitting thunderstorm; it will be easy to forget that Singapore has just experienced the driest period in living memory. Meanwhile, the UK is recovering from the wettest and it seems the US has been the coldest. Climate change is real but how do…
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‘90% of Everything’ taken from article in NY Review, photo of Rotterdam port by E Burtynsky. Very similar to Singapore – feels apocalyptic
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This gouache I did recently reminds me of John Martin’s (the early 19th century painter) Sodom and Gomorrah at the Laing in Newcastle. I think it sums up Singapore; in the background are the power stations that support this island…rapid development comes at a price