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I've never been to Mexico, or in fact the Americas - it's all been in the other direction from the UK with New Zealand being the back stop. So the Mexican Gallery at the British Museum delivers something rema...
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At Snape Maltings today for a meeting and so was the spring.
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I liked the grey one best.
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We went to see The Russia Season in Norwich on its last day -
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Most of my recent work has been eaten. My significant moment was getting a complete cake out of a new tin - after only managing (highly-edible) rubble. This weekend is about a household return to school, universities and work. Me to my torch.
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My 'Urban Fairy Ring' is looking seasonal.
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I enjoyed meeting the folks that braved the weather to get to my studio - it WAS good to be at the torch and next to a kiln. Then of course there was this from my window, a ten minute convoy of tractors driven by Santas...
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The windmill round the corner from my studio on a clear spring evening.
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A recipe for Singapore spice mix that looks as good as it tastes and a proper workhorse of a pestle and mortar from Thailand.
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Just back from Yorkshire - our very happy compromise for not driving all the way to the Scotland I grew up in. Later this year for that!
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It's bleak in Suffolk so I'm looking at the beautiful Spirit House from the British Embassy in Thailand and remembering warmth, abundance and light instead.
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I was able to revisit Thailand for the latter part of November to stay with a friend I spent five years at Art College with - a street away from where we used to live. We lived in Bangkok for seven years from 1999 and its fair to say you leave a piece of yourself behind. An amazing way to find it.
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My parents had enough children to mean that I was once told that I was getting a sibling instead of a bike, but also a full shelf of 'Old Masters' art books. Carlo Crivelli was one of my favourites. These were the 'Disney Princesses' I grew up with. I was pleased to find a room of ...
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Just saw Anthony Sher as an amazing Lear - some lovely RSC costumes for light relief.
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Four days on a barge and it took at least four to lose the sensation of being afloat.
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We took in the BP at the National Portrait - which was inspiring but small, then wondered into the National. A staff member was singing out 'Last day!' so we went into what initially looked like an over-exuberant collection of chocolate box covers. On looking closer there were fascinating conventions, subtle skills, quirks, miniaturism and a s...
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Complex and powerful, and in her own words: 'When people read erotic symbols into my paintings they are really talking about their own affairs.'
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First visit to Kew Gardens, a bit of a grey day but the Tropical Greenhouse and The Hive were looking good.