Since I left Ireland I have been missing my studio and a dedicated space to paint and create but I have been finding spaces and places to paint as I travel. Below are a few of the painted pieces that I’ve created along the way: inspired by the beautiful victorian gardens of Newbold House, the wilds of the Catalan Pyrenees and the process of co-creation […]
Joy in the Catalan Pyrenees
Eco-Dharma is situated at the base of a mountain crest in the Catalan Pyrenees. It is a place that, for me, difficult to describe in words, so I have put together a series of images from my time there that give some sense of the beauty and changes in weather and light from morning till night. I spent my days here hiking and then sitting, […]
Circles in the Pyrenees
From one climate to another: creating circles in the landscape in the dry rugged landscape of the Catalan Pyrenees. ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]
When nature calls
Living in community, I have been learning a lot about the need to find balance between time spent with others and time spent alone: time to simply nourish myself. I felt a little burnt-out after my time in Newbold House in Scotland, I loved it there and loved the community but I really missed time to myself and time for my creative practice. The wildness […]
life begins at the edge of your comfort zone
“Life begins at the edge of your comfort zone” Neale Donald Walsh I have this quote swimming around in my head as I step into 2017. Intense pain over the last few weeks has been an unintended foray out of my comfort zone and into the realm of major and sometimes very frightening discomfort. It has humbled me and forced me to grind to a halt; […]
The briefest of moments
…a portion of a rainbow appeared in the sky in the centre of my field of vision just as I was taking this photo.. I had lined up the two circles and next thing it just shone out over the horizon.. and as quickly, it disappeared. I do love these chance happenings, moments of beauty, one blink and they’re gone. But in one blink you do see […]
Gratitude
“Gratitude is liberating. It is subversive. It helps us to realise that we are sufficient, and that realisation frees us”. ‘World as Lover, World as Self’, Joanna Macy. Last night reading in bed (bundled up in pyjamas, a hooded fleece, socks, a duvet and two blankets, a hot water bottle and a heater in order to stay warm in my caravan in sub zero Scottish […]
Frozen
Temperatures have really been dropping here in the North East of Scotland. Its been challenging to stay warm but really magical to watch the frozen landscape change day to day and see simple objects transform into bejewelled sparkling sculptures. Here are some images from a magical frosty day at Findhorn beach. ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]
Seeking beauty
I knew on setting out on this journey that there may be challenging times ahead. I have been curious about these potential bumps in the road and how I might respond to them away from the familiarity of my studio and dance community, as necessary places of release, ‘coming to terms with challenge’, and creative expression. The biggest challenge for me at the moment with living in community […]
Stone circles
During last summer at the Findhorn Foundation I began to make lines in the shale edge on Findhorn Beach; placing stones of similar colours in rows of white, red, yellow, blue. This became a meditation and a ritual for me before and after swims as I took quiet time on the beach. What I loved about creating them over the summer was the simple interaction with […]
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