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Out of Africa – will the colours be the same and the memories as vivid?
Posted August 2, 2010 by thornwoodstudioCategories: Evolving, Journey, Travel Tags: Colours, Home, Journey, Safari, ThornwoodStudio, TravelMy studio is quiet, almost as if it is waiting, knowing that I...
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Out of Afrika - New Impressions
There is no feeling quite as secure as knowing that you are accepted, recognised, at home and safe among friends.As a little boy I spent most of my early childhood at boarding school in a hostel and...
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Lunch with R.D.(Bob) McKenzie
I first met Bob and his wife Fay way back in 1981 in South Africa when I was apprenticed to an electrical engineer. At the time the McKenzie's owned the farm Gray Rocks near Queenstown in the Eastern...
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Autumn Fires
I sat with the fire this evening until it died, I felt like I owed the blaze that much at least, especially as I had called it to perform. Each fire is special, just as people are; they have a...
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A Studio Community
It seems that the creative potential in each one of us is ignited when the combination of ideas and restless energy reaches critical mass and we spontaneously ignite into expression. At flash point we...
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There are few things, for me, that are as engaging as talking to creative people about their passion for art or crafts and so it was with much excitement and anticipation that I headed towards Lee, a...
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Portraits with stories Attached
Generally I keep Friday’s open for local issues, appointments and opportunities to meet with interesting and creative people. This was one of my goals for 2011; to spend more time doing the things I...
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More is Less & Small is BIG
One could be forgiven for thinking that the tiny studio on Tuckton Road Christchurch might not have enough exhibition space to be taken seriously, but that would be a mistake. True, there is not a lot...
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"Red Heads" of Harrison Farm
If you’ve ever been in Africa on a hot afternoon when the smouldering sun is intent on roasting anything which is stupid enough to be found exposed on the dry cracked hot plate of soil, then you will...
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The "Great White Shark" in my studio
Generally speaking I am not intimidated by too many things, however I must admit that I have always been very cautious while swimming in the sea. I guess this is simply the result of growing up in...
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