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My creative journey on my sabbatical in India and beyond
I spent the Monday with my colleague Eli. She suggested we go to an exhibition at Tate Modern by Do Ho Suh. He was born in Korea and lived in both New York and London. He uses embroidery, paint and builds amazing things out of brightly coloured nylon. Embroidery pieces Man at the end of …
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I already had a Jewish, Muslim, Christian and Hindu Barbie. So it was time to address Bhudism. I started with a box that I planned to spray paint orange having ask ChatGPT to draw me a Buddhist Barbie. And the box I chose was actually too big and the paint job not good at all. …
Tova and I decided to go on a trip to Akko late June 2025. This time Talulah didn’t come to Akko and we stayed in a marvellous stone built ancient house within the old city. We ate at Uri Buri and Doniana and had a wonderful hammam trip to the Ghattas baths. It was a …
Buggerfly Barbie On the Friends of Jaffa WhatsApp group, Itamar who has opened up and new party shop near me was offering kits to make a butterfly and he was going to post them on social media. I popped along but it was all stuff I had and I had some ideas. I had a …
I have chosen to put Barbie either in or within frames or as part of canvases. Barbie escapes the clutches of the hummingbird’s beak by a hair’s breadth….. I went to a painting evening at The Tel Aviv Art Studio at 42 Frug. I sat next to some lovely young people who were from France …
Carly has a good deal to say on the subject of olives and has decided to dedicate an entire story about them. She wrote a good number of her stories on a wonderful yoga and writing retreat in Lemnaradis, Greece. It is silent in the mornings, and this suits her and all the other participants …
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Carly has a cousin whose children always tease Carly that her stock phrase is “Just give it a rub”. This is in response to whatever ailment anyone suffers, however serious or debilitating. It has become their mantra every time they see her. Even if they are entirely healthy or unwell and in hospital. This has …
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I was sent a hilarious video of someone who returns home, having had their kitchen entirely covered in tin foil (aluminium foil) as part of their Pesach (Passover) preparations. https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1Fntkpzbxx/?mibextid=wwXIfr This is to ensure that all the surfaces are ready to be used without fear of contamination of breadcrumbs. This project was a skit on …
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We spent the day in Hydra, an island near Poros which has no cars or scooters. Only donkeys and horses. But one rubbish lorry! And now hand held electric carts that can navigate the cobbled streets. Such a wonderful day. Except for the untimely arrival of two large cruise ships. Hey ho. Still a lot …
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