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Just to let you know that my most hardcore feminist artwork was selected for this group art exhibition, Actions to Return Home. This exhibition is part of a wider event called "My body my house", and is dedicated to the sovereignty of female and dissident bodies. I love it that those Catalans are such staunch [...]
My 60 seconds experimental film, The Eternity of Visual Noise (title by hubby), was accepted and screened in front of a live audience at the One Minute Film Festival, Winter Park Library, Florida on December 3rd 2022. Watch the film and hear my interview with the host Banks Helfrich. About the film The Eternity of [...]
Packaging artwork to survive a rigorous postal or courier journey is a skill that I mastered many moons ago. At one point in my life I was a teenager working in a warehouse packing items to be sent out for record shop window displays. They taught me, "It's all about reinforcing the corners, which get [...]
A picture frame sets off a painting – taking it away from the ordinary and presenting it as extraordinary. The main function of a frame is to protect the work of art, though it also gives the artwork space to breathe and leads the viewer's eye in. Picture frames are often decorative and expensive, so [...]
During my art classes I impart as much knowledge as possible – I don't hold back! I want you to succeed, to go home with solid results, to have moved forward with your practice and be empowered to work on your own. You can book a one to one art class through my website. Sometimes [...]
It's always a great pleasure to work with a keen and talented student. Tailoring the painting lesson Lea is a hardworking self taught artist. We spoke on the phone beforehand to discuss the outline of the lesson and what she wanted to achieve. The aim for this painting lesson was to create a figurative painting, [...]
I've written these questions in response to observing my own way of grieving. I hope they help you to connect to your personal experience of grief and know that you are not alone in your feelings. How deep is your grief? Does life feel surreal? Can you not quite believe they've gone? Do you feel [...]
Vermuteo La Hora del Vermut or Vermouth o'clock was fun! The vermouth hour is a specific time of the day, just before lunch, where people gather to drink (not necessarily only the delicious home made Vermouth's of Catalonia) and have salty snacks. I travel across town to buy a dark and particularly bitter tasting vermouth [...]
These uteri… In the past my uterus art has been about things like pregnancy loss, first period and generally celebrating the wonders of what female biology can do. Here you can see my new series of womb paintings and they have a new feel. They are no longer just about being soft and feminine. The [...]
My second art exhibition in Barcelona is at La Perrockia – rock 'n' roll hairdressers run by musician / hairdresser Jordi-Benet Sala Garcia https://www.perrocker.com/ Vermouth o'clock Instead of an opening we're having a vermuteo (a gathering with vermouth and salty snacks) on Saturday 11th June, 1pm–3pm, where Jo Solana will be playing live. Reserve your [...]
Where to go in Prague My husband is Czech and I have been lucky enough to experience Prague many times. I have written up his notes on what to eat, drink and see when you visit this beautiful medieval city of Prague, with all its spires, statues and art nouveau architecture. Charles Bridge [...]
I was a teenager in the 1980's! The other day I opened a time capsule - an A2 black portfolio of art from 1986. (See a day in the life of the offending article illustrated above.) It was from when I was 17 and enjoying a BTEC Diploma in Art and Design at Amersham college, [...]
