There is a proverb: cleanliness is next to Godliness. And in a well-nurtured, well-nourished and well-maintained body, perhaps Godliness...

Following the uncanny dictation I took when writing Chicken Water in 2009, I woke up in 2015 with another title rattling around in my head. Rather, I heard a name . The name of a woman. Happy Lafrance . Once again I sat down and waited to see what would happen when my fingers hit the keys. Unlike Chicken Water, which felt like an ongoing 'download' directly from 'upstairs', the experience this time, although similar, helped me also gain a little more insight into the

One morning in 2009 I woke up with the title of a novel clucking around in my head. The title was ’Chicken Water’. Eh, what? Yes! I...

I first encountered Tony Meeuwissen and his work a little under forty years ago. I had recently met, and fallen in love with, Tony’s...

HEALTH WARNING! DON'T READ THIS! I recommend you don't attempt a reading of this in one go! It is ridiculously long, and my intention...

STELLA SONIC: SAINT OR SINNER? Let's start with music itself and the difficulty one has in putting into words the visceral effect it can...

I was tasked with photographing, for our website (www.gallery9.co.uk) the deep ocean blue ceramics made by Adam Stinson and which we have...

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