Koh Phi Phi Le, Krabi, Thailand, October 2011
LOST GIRL IN BALI
memories of pain and memories of light, witnessing how love is cut and dried. first time in a foreign land alone i understand that these strangers are not gentle with me, sentiment, in reusable phrases and gestures but these affectations of love do not imply that it exists. pack up, wrap up, deliver these kisses to the next willing stranger because i do not want them.
Seminyak Beach, Bali, January 2012
but i am so happy here, bali has a momentum that suits me – slow bossa nova in afternoon cafes, acoustic guitar riffs on the beach, laughter and pulsating music as night breaks, there is a space for every kind of beat that you feel like and good people who dance and laugh and sing like their spirits are on fire. bali rewards those who love life and camaraderie, freedom and change, it is the lightest place i know and i am here for the good times.
1. The city is not a good place for humans
2. The world is vaster than the objects of my desire
3. Please take me away from here.
Kuta Beach, Bali, September 2011
TEMPLE OF CONCORD, ROMAN FORUM
Wishing i knew more about architecture so i can bring its stories home – telling you i counted Ionic orders, Doric columns, pretended to hold up porticos in pictures and tumbled down a crepidoma (which i am standing on in this picture) into a ramshackle hypocaust, keystones, Byzantine arches, Gothic ornaments, waxing lyrical like a 8th century builder. It would be very good to understand, or would my head explode in rapture? Most of the time i am collecting memories of grandeur i fail to appropriate into mere words. I need you to see all that i have seen.
MONSTER PLANTS AND MORE
Photographic sundry from teaching the children at LITTLE ART BUG. Nothing begs to be photographed like bubble-faced children creating art in glorious colours and i daresay i take more shots of these kids than myself, the time i spend outside of classes. Like an over-proud parent i shall proceed to show off their creations.
1. Origami paper printed with foaming paint
2. One can always trust the boys to think up legit monster plants
3. While the girls decorate theirs like charms
In the studio, it is always a pressing challenge to strike a balance between imparting skills, and nurturing their imaginations. On one hand i need to teach them to paint a perfect leaf, draw perfect circles. On the other, their mottled purple leaves and wonky circles can turn out to be just fabulous. There are many ways to hold a brush, to subvert drawing techniques to suit your purposes. I encourage good techniques whenever i can while they make me understand that art is more encompassing and expressive than the carefully structured lists in my manual.
