Loving Life
Life is an interesting journey. It knocks you down, and you have to drag yourself up again. I have had a few health issues lately with a kidney stone. I am up to stint number two and it has been unpleasant to say the least. I have been feeling really low and unhappy about the […]
Continue ReadingIt is a slow march to decay. Well thats what it feels like. I feel pretty done at the moment two surgerys in the last month and a half and another one soon. Who would have thought a tiny kidney stone would have caused so much grief, but it has. Health is everything, if your […]
Continue ReadingUnfortunately, we are not going to see an Australian pavilion at the 2026 Venice Biennale. Disappointing for everyone, but that is what happens when you mix politics with art. The choice of artist this year was Khaled Sabsabi (website), A Lebanese Australian that came to Australian during the civil war in Lebanon. Khaled started outy […]
Continue ReadingHi There, I just completed a day trip to Canberra yesterday with Anna and two of my granddaughters. A great day was had after an early start and a long day. As you can guess there was a motivation or two behind the trip. The first and foremost was to see the Carol Jerremns’ exhibition […]
Continue ReadingAt the minimum, you should value everyone, as they all have a place in life. But it is the artists that seem to get the raw deal. We build huge monuments to our sports ‘gods’, but seem to put in second place our cultural icons. We pay them very little and show them little respect. […]
Continue ReadingWell, that is the planning name. I am doing a bit of work on the idea of a space where I can show my work, and the work of others, with the plan to make some money. The hardest thing in this town is finding a shop that will work and be affordable. I need […]
Continue ReadingI have been exhausted, I suppose it is that time of the year we are more than two-thirds through the year and on the downward slope to Christmas. I think the early starts get to me, I try and start early to get cardboard ready and then the days can be more than the 3 […]
Continue ReadingSo it has been my birthday weekend, 3 days away from G Town. Anna and I left Griffith at 7:30 am on Saturday which would have been some sort of record for us, leaving at a reasonable time. Our first stop was Temora where I got a double shot of coffee and a piece of […]
Continue ReadingI can’t believe that the police in Paris shot dead a teenager at a traffic stop. I don’t care if the guy was driving a stolen car, or not. I have no idea if that was the case at all. What truly surprises me is that it caused riots. Riots are not something that we […]
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