Category: Thoughts
One year. Zero drinks
This day last year I had my last drink. No major reason other than the idea of pausing for a bit. A few weeks became a few months, which became a year. I’m not gonna preach about any major revelations but I can say it has been a benefit in general. Sobriety gives you a […]
New Year New Art
Once again a new calendar year begins. Another trip around the sun completed. So much more to do, so many things to create. Here’s to another creative year.
Sept 11th – a recollection
20 years ago today, around this time I was emerging from the subway at Bowling Green in Manhattan right by the iconic iron bull sculpture. My subway journey had been marred by delays and the commuting New Yorkers were getting irritable, myself included. Little did we know that above ground the first plane had struck […]
Coca Cola²
For those times when you’re really REALLY tired and want a beverage that makes your heart thump like a small woodland animal. I would love to have sat in on the creative pitch for this one.
Turtley Awesome
Met a new friend in the garden this morning. A little box turtle.
Happy Birthday America
I have been lucky enough to travel to the US for a stretch of time and, after such an incredibly difficult pandemic lockdown, I am enjoying every minute
Where do you get your ideas from?
This is a classic question that often gets directed at creative people like you and me. And there really isn’t a satisfying answer for it. At least, not a definitive, simple explanation that the person asking will be happy with. For me, it’s about allowing space for little connections or sparks to happen in my […]
Vaccination!
Ireland has been through a pretty awful stretch of lockdown and restrictions, with a slow roll out of the COVID-19 vaccine, so I was surprised and thrilled to get my first shot of the Pfizer vaccine today. If you are in a location where it is available, please do the right thing for the community […]
