Random thoughts and ramblings on no particular theme.
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There’s an old Scottish saying goes something like this: “Dinnae cast a cloot until May’s oot” For those of you not of a Scots persuasion, it basically means don’t even think of discarding one thread of clothing until it’s at least June. Wise words. I learned them from my Granny. The past few weeks we
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“It is love which converts hearts and gives peace to all humanity, which today seems so lost and dominated by the power of evil selfishness and fear…..” Do you disagree with this statement? None of us can. Whatever your religious (or non-religious) persuasion, there’s a universal truth here that simply cannot be denied. They are
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A “Gradual and Persistent Loss of Control” that was how it was billed. A dance inspired by Schiele’s art. I was curious. As I walked around the main exhibition space I had noticed the metal platform with shoes magnetically stuck to it, but I paid them little heed. Likewise the corset hanging suspended above the
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Damien Hirst made the news again this week. I guess that is his purpose in life – self-promotion, marketing. This time he was grabbing the headlines after he admitted that some of his art is indeed “rather silly“. Quite. What grabbed my attention more however, was Hirst’s assertion that his work will still be on
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Woke up today to find the sky tinged a bluish hue and the smell of smoke in the air, the smell of burning wood to be precise. The city skyline was obscured by smoke, and familiar buildings had disappeared into the haze. It seemed the city was on fire. But the smell was wrong. This
