by Lindsay | Jul 18, 2021 | inspiration, new work, studio
“I used to visit all the very gay placesThose come-what-may placesWhere one relaxes on the axis of the wheel of lifeTo get the feel of lifeFrom jazz and cocktails” —from “Lush Life” by Billy Strayhorn A FEW YEARS AGO, if you told me I’d fall under the spell of...
by Lindsay | Apr 2, 2021 | inspiration, materials
A few weeks ago, I felt inspired to return to an old favourite—purple. When I was a kid, I was crazy for purple. I had a purple pantsuit and an orange coat with a purple lining. I used to sit and stare at my mother’s irises and “accidentally” break one of the stems....
by Lindsay | Mar 3, 2021 | inspiration
“Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.” — Stephen King But he’s so talented! What does he know? “You’re so talented!” It’s lovely when someone says that you, isn’t it? Makes you...
by Lindsay | Jan 30, 2021 | inspiration
I’ve been thinking about influences lately. What are my artistic influences? Do you choose your influences, or do they choose you? Can influences run underground, or will they always show up in your work? How does influence work? Is anything original? My head was...
by Lindsay | Jan 13, 2021 | inspiration, studio
Have you ever wondered how artists titles their work? Or wondered why the heck they chose that title? It’s a bit of a dark art really. Should you dredge up words from the subsconscious, remember old song lyrics, consult a thesaurus, or what? I’ve been thinking about...
by Lindsay | Dec 17, 2020 | inspiration
For me, Christmas has always been about books. I love finding the right book to give someone, and I love the surprise of books people find for me. (I usually end up buying a few things for me along the way!) Here are a few books I’m reading now, recently finished or...
